UAF professor's work is a step toward elusive 'theory of everything'
June 18, 2025
Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a ÐÓ°Épro scientist. The theory also argues that time comes in three dimensions rather than just the single one we experience as continual forward progression. Space emerges as a secondary manifestation.
Beneficial insects can help control garden pests
June 17, 2025
Not all insects are garden pests. In a free statewide webinar, learn which insects are natural enemies of pest bugs and therefore good friends for gardeners to cultivate. Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will discuss potential insect friends, what they want and some ways to encourage them in your garden.
Workshops to cover vegetable storage, greenhouse energy, accessibility
June 16, 2025
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.
Rainfall, melting permafrost change Interior ÐÓ°Épro stream systems
June 13, 2025
The aquatic chemistry and flow rates in Interior ÐÓ°Épro's streams are shifting in response to thawing permafrost and increased rainfall, a new study reports. The study authors found that groundwater makes up a greater portion of streamflow in areas with less permafrost.
Grain at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm shrank over the past century
June 13, 2025
Grain grown on the ÐÓ°Épro' 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.
Change is the state of ÐÓ°Épro
June 20, 2025
With its melting glaciers, thawing permafrost, and floating sea ice that gets tougher to see from its northern shores each summer, ÐÓ°Épro is the poster state for global warming. Things are changing here, no doubt about it. But it's not the first time.
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Week's events: Mary Ann Borchert, Foundation Health, Indigenous pedagogy, steel drums
June 20, 2025
ÐÓ°Épro Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 23-29.
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Campus road, lot closures planned for 2025 Midnight Sun Run
June 18, 2025
The Midnight Sun Run will begin at the ÐÓ°Épro at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 21. The UAF Police Department will close parts of campus to vehicle access before the race.
UAF professor's work is a step toward elusive 'theory of everything'
June 18, 2025
Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a ÐÓ°Épro scientist. The theory also argues that time comes in three dimensions rather than just the single one we experience as continual forward progression. Space emerges as a secondary manifestation.
Beneficial insects can help control garden pests
June 17, 2025
Not all insects are garden pests. In a free statewide webinar, learn which insects are natural enemies of pest bugs and therefore good friends for gardeners to cultivate. Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will discuss potential insect friends, what they want and some ways to encourage them in your garden.
Workshops to cover vegetable storage, greenhouse energy, accessibility
June 16, 2025
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.
Rainfall, melting permafrost change Interior ÐÓ°Épro stream systems
June 13, 2025
The aquatic chemistry and flow rates in Interior ÐÓ°Épro's streams are shifting in response to thawing permafrost and increased rainfall, a new study reports. The study authors found that groundwater makes up a greater portion of streamflow in areas with less permafrost.
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Week's events: Margo Klass, surgery advances, ÐÓ°Épro Native elders aging, Juneteenth
June 13, 2025
ÐÓ°Épro Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 16-22.
Grain at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm shrank over the past century
June 13, 2025
Grain grown on the ÐÓ°Épro' 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.
Career at rocket range energizing, fun
June 12, 2025
After 35 years of driving to work over a small mountain each day, Kathe Rich will soon make her last daily ascent of Cleary Summit.
Experts to demonstrate ways to control invasive chokecherries
June 12, 2025
Visit the Fairbanks Experiment Farm and watch integrated pest management experts demonstrate techniques to control invasive chokecherry trees, Prunus padus and Prunus virginiana. The free event, a collaboration of the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service and the Northern ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area, is Wednesday, June 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
In a Time of Change announces call for artists
June 11, 2025
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 ÐÓ°Épro region.
New triple-observatory network completes first winter of work
June 11, 2025
Three new Arctic mini-observatories located across the globe from ÐÓ°Épro have completed their first winter studying the upper atmosphere's wind under guidance of a ÐÓ°Épro physics professor.
ÐÓ°Épro climate report: May 2025 kept its cool
June 11, 2025
The month of May was noticeably cooler around ÐÓ°Épro, but data from the ÐÓ°Épro Climate Research Center at the ÐÓ°Épro show that monthly mean temperatures weren't much below normal. It was enough, however, to get people talking about it.
UAF Geophysical Institute, ÐÓ°Épro Aerospace to boost space opportunity
June 10, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro Geophysical Institute and ÐÓ°Épro Aerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry.
Delta arborist to lead workshops on pruning, milling, chainsaw maintenance
June 10, 2025
Three workshops in Delta Junction this month will focus on tree pruning techniques, operating a portable sawmill and chainsaw maintenance. Jesse Roman, a licensed arborist who recently moved to Delta Junction, will lead the in-person workshops, which are hosted by the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
UAF research features in global marine megafauna study
June 09, 2025
UAF researchers contributed to a new study in the journal Science which aims to improve marine conservation efforts by identifying the busiest migration corridors and critical habitats of the oceans' largest species.
