Mystery Organism Comes to Light
A few times each week, someone carries something dead or alive through the doors of the UA Museum of the North, hoping an expert can identify it…
Science
Ideas Win Big at Eleventh UAF Arctic Innovation Competition
The University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management awarded $30,000 in cash prizes after the 2019 Arctic Innovation Competition’s final presentations.
Middle Alaska Once Again Part of the Cryosphere
With all the warmth-driven changes to Alaska in the news, this right-on-time snow coverage is comforting.
UAF’s Terry Chapin to Receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.
Research Will Help Seaweed Farming and Traditional Aquaculture
Alaska Sea Grant and the Aleutians East Borough will partner on a project to launch a pilot seaweed farm near Sand Point on the Alaska Peninsula, with a $99,800 grant from National Sea Grant, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sifting Volcano Paydirt to Help Forecast Eruptions
Because people live on the slopes of Alaska volcanoes and thousands more fly through their blast zones each day, scientists want to forecast eruptions with more precision.