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Huge database gives insight into salmon patterns at sea
April 16, 2024
A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their different temperature tolerances.
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Citizen science project tracks slugs as they slither north
April 15, 2024
Cutworms, voles and moose are common garden invaders in Interior Alaska, but, in the past decade, a pest that frequently eats its way through salad greens and other plants in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska has also made its appearance in gardens north of the Alaska Range: slugs.
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New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety
April 12, 2024
²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska's frozen rivers in the early winter. The approach can be automated to provide current hazard maps and is applicable across the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
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Waiting for the sun at Poker Flat
April 12, 2024
Under a bluebird sky and above a resilient winter snowpack, two sounding rockets point upward, ready to blast through the thickness of our atmosphere to gain a better look at the sun.
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Five-year project will study climate effects on Alaska marine species
April 10, 2024
The National Science Foundation has awarded $20 million to the University of Alaska to investigate climate change effects on culturally and commercially important marine species in the Gulf of Alaska.
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UAF receives $3.5 million to establish radiocarbon dating laboratory
April 08, 2024
The ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø will receive $3.5 million in federal funding to establish Alaska's first radiocarbon dating laboratory on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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New rooftop antenna to be installed on UAF Usibelli Building
April 05, 2024
A new 3-meter antenna will be installed atop the ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø' engineering building as early as Saturday.
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Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann's rule
April 05, 2024
A new study led by scientists at the ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø and the University of Reading calls into question Bergmann's rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer climates.
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Siberian tiger takes final rest at museum
April 04, 2024
It's a safe bet that Aren Gunderson's Toyota Tundra is the only one in ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø that has had its bed filled with a Siberian tiger.
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NASA rockets to gather sun data in rare daytime Poker Flat launches
April 04, 2024
Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA's first campaign to study solar flares with instruments launched on sounding rockets.
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StrongPeople training class offered in ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø
April 03, 2024
A workshop in ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø will teach people how to lead a popular exercise program for midlife and older adults in Alaska communities.
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Science Potpourri is back with a bang April 13
April 03, 2024
The annual Science Potpourri returns on April 13, 2024. Designed to spark children's curiosity about the sciences, this free all-ages event will take place from noon-3 p.m. in the Reichardt Building on the ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø' Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Seafood safety classes set for April 12 and 26
April 03, 2024
Alaska Sea Grant is offering two online seafood safety courses in April through the Alaska Seafood School, both available statewide. On April 12, Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, Segment 2 practical training will be taught via Zoom. On April 26, Sanitation Control Procedures for Seafood Processors will also be taught via Zoom.
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April museum programs explore travel
April 02, 2024
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore the theme of travel in April.
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Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for April 23-25
April 01, 2024
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for April 23-25. It will be taught by the University Alaska ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and is available statewide.
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