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New report offers insights into the future of community solar in ²ÝÁñÉçÇø
December 18, 2024
A new report by the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks’ ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Center for Energy and Power provides a roadmap for future developments of community solar.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø offices closed for the winter break
December 16, 2024
Most offices at the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 24, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025. Some offices will also close or have reduced hours Dec. 16-23 and Jan. 2-3.
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More familiar news of the North
December 13, 2024
I am once again elbow to elbow with thousands of scientists, at a meeting I first attended 25 years ago.
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Georgeson Botanical Garden transformed into a winter wonderland
December 12, 2024
Take a stroll through a winter wonderland under the Arctic Lights at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The garden, on the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus, will be festooned with lights on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 19 through Jan. 18.
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University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø marine energy projects receive $1.5 million
December 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $1.5 million to two University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks’ ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Center for Energy and Power projects to advance marine energy research and education.
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Webinar to discuss holiday food safety
December 10, 2024
Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe in a free online presentation given by Leif Albertson, a health, home and family development agent with the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Albertson will summarize the proper cooking, cooling and reheating practices for keeping dishes and families safe.
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Arctic Report Card spotlights caribou, seals and carbon
December 10, 2024
According to the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released this week by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and co-authored by ten University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks scientists, warming is affecting caribou populations, heat-trapping gas releases and many other parts of the ecosystem.
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Join OneTree ²ÝÁñÉçÇø to celebrate solstice under a full moon
December 09, 2024
Enjoy a beautiful evening in OneTree ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's birch grove under the full moon just before the winter solstice. Between 3:30-7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, participants can learn about the long-term monitoring of birch trees in the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks T-field and celebrate the tree stewardship that supports OneTree's mission.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø continues to change, fast
December 06, 2024
With his eyes on ²ÝÁñÉçÇø weather and climate for many years, Rick Thoman saw a need for a recent update on what is happening within America's largest state.
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Nanook skiing hosting historic on-campus races
December 05, 2024
For the first time in decades, the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Nanooks ski teams are set to host races on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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December museum programs explore winter
December 05, 2024
The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Museum of the North will focus on winter themes during family programs in December.
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Study reveals mammoth as key food source for ancient Americans
December 04, 2024
Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of humans throughout the Americas and the extinction of large ice age mammals.
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Study shows ancient human, canine relationship
December 04, 2024
Humans are no strangers to sharing their food with their dogs: Look no further than the average American dining room. As it turns out, that's been the case for millennia.
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NASA-funded project looks for answers about aurora's energy
December 03, 2024
Most electrons that create the aurora have a moderate amount of energy, but scientists want to know more about how electrons on either side on that scale -- more and less energy -- affect the electrical properties of the ionosphere, the part of Earth's upper atmosphere that is ionized by the sun.
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'²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Changing Environment' -- a new report
December 03, 2024
The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks released a new report this week highlighting environmental changes and extremes that impact ²ÝÁñÉçÇøns and their livelihoods. "²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Changing Environment" provides people with timely, reliable and understandable information on topics ranging from temperature and precipitation changes to salmon and polar bears.
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