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Nova episode highlights ÐÓ°Épro dinosaur research
January 19, 2022
Scientists who study the planet's northernmost dinosaurs will bring PBS viewers to their field sites and labs in a new episode of the science documentary series Nova.
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Scientists aim to improve sea ice predictions' accuracy, access
January 18, 2022
Sea ice predictions have improved markedly since the founding of an international forecasting and monitoring network 14 years ago. As the amount of sea ice in the Arctic declines, thins and becomes more mobile, accurate forecasts are becoming even more vital.
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UAF names 2022 alumni award recipients
January 14, 2022
The ÐÓ°Épro Alumni Association has named its 2022 award recipients.
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UAF scientists help rural students do science with tiny drones
January 14, 2022
NASA-funded effort seeks to get more students involved in STEM education -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Midwinter rain on snow is a game changer
January 13, 2022
On Dec. 26, more than an inch of rain fell over a wide swath of the state. Much of the backcountry of Interior ÐÓ°Épro now has an ice sheet beneath a foot of fluffy snow.
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Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Feb. 1
January 13, 2022
Recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions sponsored by the sport and recreation business program at the UAF College of Business and Security Management.
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Turning science into music to find common ground and inspire
January 12, 2022
If climate change was a song, what would it sound like? ÐÓ°Épro composer Michael Bucy has an answer to that question.
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UAF researchers featured in permafrost science overview
January 11, 2022
A newly published overview of recent permafrost science includes contributions from seven ÐÓ°Épro researchers who helped review how long-frozen terrain is being rapidly affected by climate change.
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The porcupine's winter in slow-motion
January 06, 2022
On her runs through Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane discovered the ÐÓ°Épro creature she wanted to study: the porcupine.
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January museum programs explore tools
January 05, 2022
The University of ÐÓ°Épro Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of tools during family programs in January.
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Mummified forest tells tale of changing north
January 03, 2022
Twelve summers ago, a warden at Canada's northernmost national park -- in a land that has not hosted trees for thousands of years --found some wood protruding from mud near a glacier.
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Plastic in the rain of Southeast ÐÓ°Épro
December 22, 2021
Researcher Sonia Nagorski discovered just how ubiquitous plastic has become when she looked at precipitation near Juneau.
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'Dirty snow' project connects scientists, students
December 20, 2021
A recent ÐÓ°Épro-led project encouraged a far-flung group of K-12 students to pursue local research questions by examining "dirty snow" in their communities.
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PredictFest brings people to the science
December 17, 2021
An upcoming science brainstorming event will take an uncommon approach to developing new Arctic-based research proposals: Include more people who aren't researchers.
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Carbon emission change follows record rainy season
December 17, 2021
In 2014, the Fairbanks area experienced a summer of record-setting rain. That damp weather may have played a big role in a major shift in the ecosystem.
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