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Hair ice enlivens an extended fall

October 24, 2025

Just when you thought you'd seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting from the ground.

Pinneta receives Holmberg Education Scholarship

October 23, 2025

The ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº School of Education has selected Elianna "Bair" Pinneta as the recipient of the 2025 Steve and Cynthia Holmberg Education Endowed Scholarship. The award provides $5,000 to support tuition and other educational expenses and will aid Pinneta in pursuing her degree in elementary education.

UAF summit to explore health care careers, education

October 21, 2025

Community members can explore an ever-expanding array of health careers and educational opportunities at the 14th annual Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit. The summit will feature demonstrations, panel discussions and hands-on activities to introduce attendees to various health care careers and education options. It will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Murie Building at the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº.

2025 growing season one of the longest in ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº history

October 17, 2025

The 2025 ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº growing season officially ended on Sept. 24, according to measurements taken at the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Experiment Farm on the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Troth Yeddha' Campus. The freeze on Sept. 24 ended a 129-day growing season, defined as the number of days between freezing temperatures, said Rick Thoman, a climate specialist with the UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness.

Researcher helps examine puzzling Arctic Ocean ice fog

October 17, 2025

A type of cloud that forms low near Alaska's northern coast and over the Arctic Ocean lasts far longer than scientific understanding says it should. Associate research professor Carl Schmitt is helping a federally funded research team figure out why it's happening.

Mountain glaciers will lose their insulating air layer

October 16, 2025

A natural cooling mechanism has been shielding the world's mountain glaciers from increasingly warm summer melt seasons, but new research by an international science team says the protective process will break down by mid-century.

Alaska volcano as climate disrupter

October 16, 2025

A circular scar on Alaska's face speaks to an event that may have contributed to the fall of societies on the far side of the world.

Museum of the North to host Halloween activities

October 16, 2025

The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host its Halloween at the Museum celebration on Friday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Researcher to discuss benefits of using kelp as fertilizer

October 15, 2025

Kelp shows great promise for improving soil health and crop production in Alaska. In a free webinar, Erin Oliver, a postdoctoral researcher with Washington State University, will discuss the lab and field studies conducted at the Matanuska Experiment Farm to investigate the effects of kelp on soil health and crop production.

UAF names summer 2025 honors students

October 15, 2025

The ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the summer 2025 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.

Acoustic tagging seeks answers to king salmon decline

October 14, 2025

An ambitious new research project is aiming to better understand the lives of king salmon by focusing on their difficult journey from freshwater habitat to the ocean. The project, a collaboration between the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is using hundreds of acoustic tags and an array of underwater hydrophones to track young salmon as they navigate the Kenai River to Cook Inlet.

ACUASI adds new drones for cargo trials

October 14, 2025

Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº' drone industry development program. They will be used to test cargo deliveries and emergency responses.

Mendenhall Glacier to pull toe from lake

October 09, 2025

In the near future, Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say.

Food preservation, healthy living classes offered in Anchorage

October 09, 2025

The ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Cooperative Extension Service and the Anchorage Museum's Seed Lab are offering five in-person food preservation and healthy living classes in Anchorage this month.

UAF receives $3.26 million grant for tribal heart health research

October 09, 2025

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº a $3.26 million grant for a new research project to address coronary heart disease among Yup'ik Alaska Native people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.

Scientists aim to map Mount Edgecumbe volcano's upper plumbing

October 09, 2025

Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska sits in a place where a volcano shouldn't really be sitting. Research underway with new federal funding aims to solve that mystery.

Biologist to discuss Alaska's bats in free webinar

October 08, 2025

An Alaska wildlife biologist will lead a free lunch-and-learn webinar on bats in Alaska hosted by the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Cooperative Extension Service. Arin Underwood, who works with the Threatened, Endangered and Diversity Program with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, will discuss Alaska's tiny flying mammals.