Aurora fall 2019 issue

Inside Aurora Centennial 2017

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A mine for learning

The mining program formed solid bedrock for UAFโ€™s early enrollment efforts, and today it remains a highly ranked endeavor offering valuable skills.

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From the ground up

UAFโ€™s founders sought to make agriculture blossom in Alaska. Despite the cold climate, successes grow steadily with new varieties and marketing ideas.

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From a cabin to a rocket range

โ€œThe Northern Lights have seen queer sights,โ€ Robert Service wrote. Among them โ€” a little university whose aurora studies opened many scientific doors.

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The care and feeding of a territory

From UAFโ€™s earliest days, the people of the Cooperative Extension Service have shared ways to make life in the Far North easier and healthier.

Alumni across the decades

Myths and legends

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