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2025 Tall Timbers interview series begins June 9
May 27, 2025
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø will launch the 2025 ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø Tall Timbers interview series on June 9. The nine-week series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø community.
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2025 Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 4
May 23, 2025
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 4. The 2025 series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with UAF’s College of Indigenous Studies.
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HAARP to hold fifth public open house Saturday, June 14
May 23, 2025
The public can learn how scientists study Earth's ionosphere, the region between the planet's lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a Saturday, June 14, 2025, open house at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program.
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North Pole Science Olympiad team competes in national tournament
May 23, 2025
A team of middle school students from Discovery Peak Charter School in North Pole will compete in the Science Olympiad National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 23-24.
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2025 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 3
May 22, 2025
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø will host the 15th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 3. The free series offers a variety of presentations by Alaska medical specialists and experts.
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The which, where and why of lilacs is focus of statewide webinar
May 22, 2025
Join horticulturist Julie Riley for a presentation highlighting lilacs in Southcentral Alaska and learn which lilacs are best suited for your yard. The adage, "right plant for the right place," holds true when it comes to planting lilacs. Do you want a plant that will stay short or one that you can see blooming out of your second-story window? Do you want deep purple flowers or burgundy fall foliage?
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The American robin returns on time
May 22, 2025
American robins have returned to northern Alaska.
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2025 Legacy Lecture to feature Tim Doran
May 21, 2025
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø 2025 Legacy Lecture will honor Tim Doran at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the BP Design Theater, Room 401 of the Usibelli Building.
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Learn gardening skills and more with Alaska Harvest Collaborative
May 21, 2025
Learn to plant, harvest and compost in the garden, make salves and lip balms, and get hands-on experience with lacto-fermentation in a series of workshops with Alaska Harvest Collaborative in ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø.
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UAF Toolik Field Station to celebrate 50 years with Visitor's Day
May 19, 2025
This summer, travel the Dalton Highway to get an up-close look at the world's largest Arctic research station. Toolik Field Station is celebrating 50 years of research and welcomes all to join them for a Visitor's Day on Friday, June 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22
May 16, 2025
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of UAF's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
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New exhibit explores Earth's changes and beauty through radar data
May 16, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North and Alaska Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar data is received and distributed and how it benefits the public.
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An old friend returns to the far north
May 16, 2025
A ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø biologist recently cupped in his hand a tiny bird whose arrival he had been rooting for. That bird -- a female Hammond's flycatcher -- now holds the title of the oldest known of its species.
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Study sheds light on ancient horse migrations, climate change
May 15, 2025
Corridors that allow animals to move to more hospitable landscapes are essential to their survival in a changing climate, according to a new paper published this week in the journal Science.
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UAF students win national honors for investment portfolio
May 15, 2025
The Student Investment Fund, a student-run portfolio managed through UAF’s College of Business and Security Management, earned a 27% return in 2024. The result outperformed the S&P 500 and ranked second in the Undergraduate Growth Portfolio category at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum, a global finance competition.
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