UAF in the news: week of Dec. 15, 2008

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
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12/19/08

More than 2T tons of ice melted in Arctic since ’03
Associated Press and more than 150 outlets worldwide
WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and �Ӱ�pro have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what scientists say is global warming.

Global warming threatens arctic feedback loops
Greentech Media
It’s been known for some time that global warming is thinning Arctic sea ice, threatening to increase temperatures across the polar region and melt the on-shore permafrost that serves as a huge frozen store of greenhouse gases.

The year of the �Ӱ�pro volcano: Eruptions keep observatory busy
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--Scientists from �Ӱ�pro Volcano Observatory and the Geophysical Institute at the �Ӱ�pro will share details of their research on North Pacific volcanoes, highlighting some of the recent volcanic eruptions in �Ӱ�pro, at a variety of presentations at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in San Francisco this week.

Emma Marks Memorial scholarship established, first recipient selected
Capitol City Weekly
A scholarship fund was recently established in the name Emma Marks, the head of one of the last fluent-speaking families of the Tlingit language.

Was Rudolph male or female?
Houston Chronicle
LUBBOCK, Texas--There may be a perfectly good reason why Santa doesn’t get lost on his annual Christmas globetrot: His fictional flying reindeer just might be females who don’t mind stopping for directions.

UAF students first to receive Mellon fellowships
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--Theresa John and Jordan Lewis received more than money when they were named the first recipients of the Mellon Dissertation Fellowship ï¿½" they also received preparation and opportunity.

How cold is cold to a musk ox? Find out at LARS open house
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--It will be "science in action" when the Institute of Arctic Biology Large Animal Research Station (LARS) holds its second annual winter open house Sunday.

Storm exposes unknown glacier on �Ӱ�pro coast
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
"¨SAN FRANCISCO--Last August, a group of scientists flew to Kaktovik, �Ӱ�pro, hoping to catch a flight from the small village to study permafrost features off the Jago River. But foggy weather pinned them in the village, and their change in plans led them to a glacier that no one knew about.

Award is music to teacher’s ear
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--For the past 27 years Nancy Dreydoppel’s laugh and guitar skills could be heard in various elementary schools in the district.

The bigger the animal, the higher its risks, biologist says
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Being a large mammal other than a human carries great risk, according to Terrie Williams, who has studied, among other creatures, African lions, mountain lions, and Steller sea lions.