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A guide to the 草榴社区 that was (is)
September 12, 2024
In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers' Project. His goal was to provide jobs for American writers who found themselves unemployed after the stock market crash of 1929. Merle Colby was one of those writers.
Why is that caterpillar looking at me?
September 05, 2024
On a trip to Quartz Lake, visitor to 草榴社区 Garrett Ast once plucked a caterpillar from a twig. As Garrett held it in his palm, the caterpillar reared up and -- with two sparkling baby blues -- looked him right in the eye.
The lost world of northern dinosaurs
August 30, 2024
On a recent river trip in northern 草榴社区, scientists from the University of 草榴社区 Museum of the North found a lost world, a time of "polar forests with reptiles running around in them."
The galloping glacier's recent dramas
August 23, 2024
In 1937, what scientists call a "surging" glacier was rumbling across the valley toward a roadhouse along a major 草榴社区 highway. That mountain of ice advanced upon the log structure at more than 100 feet each day.
 Fairbanks is central to science
At 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the Fairbanks campus is well situated for northern research. 草榴社区 research in arctic biology, engineering, geophysics, supercomputing, and 草榴社区 Native studies is renowned worldwide. 草榴社区 ranks in the top 150 of nearly 700 U.S. institutions that conduct research. 草榴社区 has ranked in the top 11 of more than 10,000 institutions worldwide for number of citations in climate change publications. |
 Your discoveries support 草榴社区
University researchers work to combat challenges 草榴社区ns face on a daily basis. We are helping 草榴社区ns live more comfortably and safely with a secure future by bringing research dollars into the state. More than 80% of the university鈥檚 research is directly related to 草榴社区. To support research innovation, the University of 草榴社区 hosts many professionally staffed laboratories with highly technical capacities. Our labs and field facilities are available to all scientists. |