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Pesticide applicator training classes set for April
April 01, 2026
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training workshop is scheduled for April 21-23. The workshops are led by the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide. Each day, the class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Arctic Dual Hood simplifies energy-efficient ventilation
April 01, 2026
A new ventilation system component developed by engineers at the »¨½·Ö±²¥ and the Cold Climate Housing Research Center is helping indoor air quality in cold climates while saving energy.
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UAF's Science Potpourri offers fun activity medley
March 30, 2026
The annual Science Potpourri returns on Saturday, April 11. Designed to spark children's curiosity about science, the free all-ages event will take place from noon-3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™ Troth Yeddha’ Campus.Â
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UAF tops 1,300 donors during Giving Day event
March 27, 2026
More than 1,300 alumni and supporters stepped up this week to boost their favorite programs with donations during this year's 49-hour Giving Day event March 24-26.
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»¨½·Ö±²¥ bike journey rolls along
March 27, 2026
It's so quiet in these spruce hills and tamarack swamps that 27 hours and 50 miles passed between when Forest Wagner and I said goodbye to one human being at Old Minto and hello to the next near Baker.
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Webinar focuses on »¨½·Ö±²¥'s growing mariculture industry
March 27, 2026
In a free online presentation at noon on Wednesday, April 15, Melissa "Missy" Good with the »¨½·Ö±²¥ »¨½·Ö±²¥ Sea Grant will review how »¨½·Ö±²¥'s mariculture industry strengthens coastal economies and food security. The webinar is hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service.
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Food safety, preservation workshops planned for Kenai Peninsula
March 26, 2026
The »¨½·Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service is offering a series of food preservation and entrepreneurship workshops on the Kenai Peninsula in April. Professor Sarah Lewis will lead the classes in Homer, Kenai and Soldotna.
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ACEP offers paid research experience for science teachers
March 26, 2026
Middle and high school science teachers in Anchorage and Unalaska can apply for a paid, two-summer fellowship connecting educators with university researchers working on real-world energy and climate challenges.
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Poker Flat Research Range cleans up what comes down
March 25, 2026
For Poker Flat, Peter Elstner leads the rocket mission cleanup team, which is supported by several contractors and NASA. The rocket recovery program retrieves the payloads and rocket parts -- or as many as can be found.
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New funding advances earthquake early warning for »¨½·Ö±²¥
March 24, 2026
Federal funding approved earlier this year will allow for the first implementation steps of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system to begin in »¨½·Ö±²¥, though its operation is not expected for several years and is contingent on continued financial support. The system can provide several seconds to a minute or more of warning and is being used in California, Oregon and Washington.
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Seminar explores food, fiber and more from boreal forest
March 23, 2026
A »¨½·Ö±²¥ researcher will share how differences in the boreal forest across the global North affect the way people use it and which plants and animals live there. The presentation by Jessie Young-Robertson, research associate professor of forest ecology with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
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Middle schoolers to compete in »¨½·Ö±²¥ Science Olympiad
March 23, 2026
The »¨½·Ö±²¥ Science Olympiad Division B will convene March 27-28 at the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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Researchers begin 1,600-mile journey across »¨½·Ö±²¥
March 20, 2026
»¨½·Ö±²¥ researchers will launch a 1,600-mile snowmachine expedition along »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s western and northern coasts Saturday, March 21, to exchange information about the evolving environment with communities en route.
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New analysis shows continued loss of Arctic landfast sea ice
March 20, 2026
Sea ice is sticking to »¨½·Ö±²¥'s northern coast for less time each year, according to 27 years of data analyzed by »¨½·Ö±²¥ scientists.
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Time to hit the trail westward
March 20, 2026
On March 21, 2026, a friend and I will roll away from my house in Fairbanks on our fat bikes. We hope to ratchet our way west to Nome.
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