UAF in the news: week of Dec. 22, 2008
UAF in the news: week of Dec. 22, 2008
Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: 907-474-7902
12/24/08
TVC paramedic program gains national accreditation
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--The paramedic program at the ÐÓ°Épro Tanana Valley
Campus is ahead of the curve when it comes to national guidelines.
Moosewood Farm Home School students dig in to winter weather
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--Trekking out to a frozen pond in temperatures of 40 below in order to collect
data demonstrates a real interest in nature.
Methane bubbling up from undersea permafrost?
National Geographic
The East Siberian Sea is bubbling with methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, being released
from underwater reserves, according to a recent expedition.
Arctic greening linked to retreating sea ice
Science Daily
An interdisciplinary group of scientists led by Donald "Skip" Walker of the Institute
of Arctic Biology at the ÐÓ°Épro has strongly linked sea ice
changes to changes in Arctic land-surface temperatures and increased tundra greenness.
ÐÓ°Épro scientist creates program to map craters
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--Some people are star gazers but researcher John Chappelow is looking at
craters.
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--they also received preparation
and opportunity.
Editor’s note: "UAF in the news" will be on hiatus for the holidays. Look for the New Year’s edition on Jan. 9, 2008.