New book explores the skies with Dene knowledge
April 24, 2025
Chris Cannon, an assistant professor at the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Indigenous Studies, has published "In the Footsteps of the Traveller: The Astronomy of Northern Dene."
Alaska native plants, insects featured in webinar series
April 24, 2025
A series of webinars highlighting Alaska's diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is Alaska Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and the Alaska Native Plant Society.
Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2025 awards
April 23, 2025
The Arctic Innovation Competition awarded over $45,000 on Saturday, April 19, at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks. The competition had almost 150 submissions entered by participants across Alaska and the U.S.
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Liberal Arts names outstanding students
April 22, 2025
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Liberal Arts has named 29 outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Tiny ocean wave vibrations hold Alaska climate secrets
April 22, 2025
Tiny ocean wave vibrations from the Gulf of Alaska — too subtle for humans to notice — can travel through land as far north as Alaska’s Arctic coastline. These and other low-frequency vibrations generated daily by ocean waves offer insights into climate change.
New book explores the skies with Dene knowledge
April 24, 2025
Chris Cannon, an assistant professor at the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Indigenous Studies, has published "In the Footsteps of the Traveller: The Astronomy of Northern Dene."
Alaska native plants, insects featured in webinar series
April 24, 2025
A series of webinars highlighting Alaska's diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is Alaska Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and the Alaska Native Plant Society.
Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2025 awards
April 23, 2025
The Arctic Innovation Competition awarded over $45,000 on Saturday, April 19, at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks. The competition had almost 150 submissions entered by participants across Alaska and the U.S.
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Liberal Arts names outstanding students
April 22, 2025
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Liberal Arts has named 29 outstanding students for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Tiny ocean wave vibrations hold Alaska climate secrets
April 22, 2025
Tiny ocean wave vibrations from the Gulf of Alaska — too subtle for humans to notice — can travel through land as far north as Alaska’s Arctic coastline. These and other low-frequency vibrations generated daily by ocean waves offer insights into climate change.
Bear awareness and bear spray workshop offered in Delta Junction
April 21, 2025
Delta Junction residents can learn how to react during a bear encounter and practice using inert bear spray in a one-day workshop offered by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service and Delta Career Advancement Center.
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Certified food protection manager classes scheduled
April 18, 2025
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will offer three certified food protection manager classes in May and June. The course will cover the material required to pass the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Manager exam for Alaska.
An early ascent of the Yukon River
April 17, 2025
Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so far away from his home in New York City he couldn't imagine it.
Expert offers tips for gardeners to keep slugs at bay
April 17, 2025
Learn how to keep slugs from enjoying more of your garden than you do during a free statewide webinar. Joey Slowik, an integrated pest management technician with the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service, will share best practices for designing your garden to discourage slug incursions. He also will discuss ways to whittle their populations and other management strategies.
Love birds? Learn how to attract them to your backyard
April 16, 2025
Delta Junction residents can attend a free in-person workshop offered by the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service office to learn about birds that frequent their area and how to attract them to local yards. Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District, has worked with birds throughout his career. He will discuss species found in Delta and highlight the ones residents are likely to see in their yards.
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø research provides a roadmap for soaring global lithium demand
April 15, 2025
New work by a 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth's resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles.
Birch tapping workshops on tap in Anchorage, Palmer
April 14, 2025
Southcentral Alaska residents can learn the process of collecting birch sap to make refreshing drinks or boil down into birch syrup in two 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service workshops. The workshops, led by retired Extension educator Meg Burgett, will introduce birch "sugaring" and cover where, when and how to tap birch trees to collect sap.
Arctic Innovation Competition finals and awards set for April 19
April 14, 2025
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø College of Business and Security Management will host the annual Arctic Innovation Competition finals and award ceremony at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 19, from 1-5 p.m.
NextGen scholarships, paid internships available
April 11, 2025
The application period for U.S. Department of Agriculture NextGen scholarships is open. Undergraduate and graduate students can apply for scholarships of up to $12,000 annually to support their education and gain exposure to career opportunities in agriculture. Paid summer internships are also available.
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø drones enter the hot zone to make volcano research safer
April 11, 2025
The four-propeller drone sitting briefly on a rocky and dusty surface in Central America in early March had an impressive diameter of nearly 7 ½ feet. This small speck had a big and innovative mission: sample gas escaping from the soil of an active volcanic crater about a half a mile wide and about 1,000 feet deep, one of Earth's largest.
The adaptable, continental great horned owl
April 10, 2025
The knee-high owl known for its "plumicorns" -- tufts above its ears that resemble horns -- haunts every forested bit of Alaska.
Alaska climate report: Record low maximum Arctic sea ice
April 09, 2025
Winter's sea ice extent in the Arctic set a new record low as it peaked March 22, according to the Alaska Climate Research Center's monthly report.
