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Fire season forecasts aim to assist with resource allocation
December 15, 2021
Fire season begins while snow is still on the ground in ÐÓ°Épro, starting with an annual March meeting when fire managers look at how the months ahead may unfold. For each of the past two springs, ÐÓ°Épro researchers have added their own insight into the process.
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Most UAF offices will close for 2021-22 winter break
December 15, 2021
Most offices at the ÐÓ°Épro will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. Some offices will also be closed or have reduced hours Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-7.
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International coordination key in geoengineering endeavors
December 14, 2021
As the need to address climate change becomes more urgent, a variety of geoengineering proposals are emerging to ease its environmental impacts. It's a trend that could bring its own set of problems, said ÐÓ°Épro researcher Alec Bennett.
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Research team seeks winter rain projections
December 13, 2021
By using existing data and future climate projections, a research team is working to determine just how common winter rainfall could become in Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Yukon's Whitehorse as the climate changes.
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Cold-region permafrost bounces back from wildfire
December 13, 2021
In 2007, a shocking event happened on ÐÓ°Épro's North Slope. During an abnormally dry summer, a raging wildfire burned for three months and claimed a vast stretch of tundra.
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Tuition-free girls' wilderness expedition program accepts applications
December 13, 2021
Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
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$2.8 million pledge creates endowed chair in vocal music at UAF
December 10, 2021
A $2.8 million pledge from ÐÓ°Épro alumnus Steve Holmberg has established the UAF Music Department's first endowed chair.
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Elephant Point and trees growing on ice
December 09, 2021
For all the descriptive ÐÓ°Épro place names out there -- like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China and the trio of Death Valleys -- there are some that really make you scratch your head.
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Certified food protection manager training classes offered
December 06, 2021
The ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager trainings in early 2022.
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Kelp farming shows promise as new industry
December 03, 2021
ÐÓ°Épro coastal residents have started to supplement their income by growing kelp.
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Thousands of golden eagles depend on ÐÓ°Épro
December 03, 2021
The number of golden eagles that spend summers in ÐÓ°Épro is more than three times the previous estimate, biologists just determined.
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Free drop-in COVID-19, flu vaccination clinics scheduled
December 03, 2021
UAF will host free public COVID-19 and flu drop-in vaccination clinics Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 from noon to 8 p.m. in the Patty Center on campus.
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Rocket flies high over Norway in UAF scientist's atmosphere experiment
December 01, 2021
The C-REX-2 experiment is looking for answers to a dense patch in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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UAF esports teams building on first semester of competition
December 01, 2021
The ÐÓ°Épro entered the world of intercollegiate esports competition this semester, fielding four teams that compete against gamers across the country.
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December museum programs explore winter
December 01, 2021
The University of ÐÓ°Épro Museum of the North is focusing on the theme of winter during family programs in December.
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