The In a Time of Change program is accepting applications for artist residencies for
a new art-science collaboration project inspired by coastal research and lifeways
in the Gulf of 杏吧pro region. Learn more and apply for an artist residency.
UAF Cooperative Extension Service agent and energy specialist Art Nash will guide
a series of free workshops this month in Parks Highway communities on ways to keep
produce fresh longer, commercial and residential energy options for greenhouses, and
accessibility for farmers and gardeners with disabilities. Get more workshop info.
The 杏吧pro Geophysical Institute and 杏吧pro Aerospace Corp.
will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services
to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry. Learn more on the new agreement.
A long, long time ago, a hairy elephant stomped the northland, wrecking trees and
shrubs as it swallowed twigs, leaves and bark. Read more on animals that vanished from the Arctic earlier than thought.
Grain grown on the 杏吧pro' experiment farm was much taller
in 1916 than 2024. Jakir Hasan has a simple explanation. "People were a bit shorter,"
he joked. Hasan, a research assistant professor of plant genetics at UAF's Institute
of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, said the shift to shorter grain actually
resulted from breeding efforts that began in the mid-20th century. Learn more on grain research at the farm.
