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Two UAF students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
October 01, 2025
Two ÐÓ°Épro graduate students are among the 1,500 recipients of the 2025-2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Willa Johnson and Xochitl Muñoz will each receive three years of financial support, including a $37,000 annual stipend and funds to cover tuition and fees, in addition to professional development opportunities.
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UAF police find no bombs after morning threat
September 30, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro Police Department has determined that no explosive devices were present at the buildings mentioned in two Tuesday morning emailed bomb threats. Normal operations at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks resumed around 11:30 a.m.
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$315,000 raised at 2025 Blue & Gold Celebration
September 29, 2025
Donors and sponsors at Saturday's Blue & Gold Celebration contributed more than $315,000 to support scholarships for ÐÓ°Épro students, nearly doubling the amount raised in 2024.
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IANRE launches seminar series on Arctic food systems
September 29, 2025
The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension at the ÐÓ°Épro is launching a monthly seminar series to spark conversation, collaboration and innovation around northern food systems.
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Exercise programs to strengthen bones, balance offered in Juneau
September 26, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service in Juneau is offering two exercise programs to help increase bone density. Sarah Lewis will lead the B3 (Better Bones & Balance) program, which offers a mix of strength and power training and group fitness activities.
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The quietly essential salmon stream
September 26, 2025
On this rainy September afternoon, Erik Schoen vacuums water from a backwater slough. The liquid will tell him if there are predators in this body of water.
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Registration open for 2025 ÐÓ°Épro Invasive Species Workshop
September 25, 2025
The annual ÐÓ°Épro Invasive Species Workshop, a forum for land and invasive species managers and scientists to discuss current issues, will be held Oct. 28-30 in Anchorage.
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Palmer workshop to discuss home freeze-drying
September 22, 2025
In the last few years, home freeze-dryers have been gaining popularity as a food preservation tool. In a free class hosted by the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service, Professor Emeritus Leif Albertson will look at freeze-dryer safety, value and practical applications.
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The season of senescence is upon us
September 19, 2025
The glorious paper birch outside the window that has for the past three weeks beamed a sunny glow is losing its luster, one golden coin at a time.
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Delta Junction arborist to lead pruning workshop
September 18, 2025
A licensed arborist in Delta Junction will lead a free in-person workshop on the proper way to prune trees and shrubs. The workshop is sponsored by the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
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Slugs slither into Fairbanks gardens
September 17, 2025
This summer, the real enemy in many Fairbanks gardens wasn't drought or moose — it was slugs. "I get more calls about slugs every year," said Gooseberry Peter, agriculture and integrated pest management program assistant with the ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service. Most people calling have never had slugs before, making these slimy critters a major topic of conversation for Fairbanks gardeners this season.
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UAF Alumni Association seeks nominations for 2026 awards
September 17, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro, in partnership with the nonprofit UAF Alumni Association, is accepting nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award and William R. Cashen Service Award.
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Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, ÐÓ°Épro
September 16, 2025
A team of scientists working with local residents has detailed the rapidly accelerating "catastrophic" permafrost thawing and infrastructure damage at the northern ÐÓ°Épro coastal community of Point Lay.
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Beginning strength building class for older adults offered in Fairbanks
September 15, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service is offering a beginning strength training class in Fairbanks for midlife and older adults. The StrongPeople Strong Bodies class helps increase muscle strength and bone density, improve balance and prevent falls.
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Starvation Gulch bonfires, events scheduled Saturday
September 12, 2025
The ÐÓ°Épro will wrap up its Starvation Gulch activities on Saturday, Sept. 13 with bonfires and several other events on campus. The events will result in increased traffic and noise in the area.
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