Innovators Win with Solutions to Tool Storage, Earbuds, and Tire Traction
The UAF College of Business and Security Management awarded more than $45,000 in cash prizes to inventors at the 2024 Arctic Innovation Competition.
Science
Alaska Science Forum: Waiting for the Sun at Poker Flat
Astrophysicists need just the right conditions for a rare daytime launch from Poker Flat Research Range so they can study solar flares.
UAF Receives $3.5 million to Establish Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory
UAF to receive $3.5 million in federal funding to establish Alaska’s first radiocarbon dating laboratory on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus.
Alaska SeaLife Center Promotes Scientist to CEO
The board of the Alaska SeaLife Center chose Wei Ying Wong, previously chief science and education officer, as the new President and CEO.
Toolik Field Station Joins New International Polar Research Network
UAF’s Toolik Field Station in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range has partnered with the new Polar Research Infrastructure Network (PolarIN) to boost international collaboration in polar science.
UAF Expands Suicide Prevention Research with Military Partners
A $1.9 million federal grant allows UAF to expand suicide prevention research by partnering with the Alaska National Guard and US Coast Guard.