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  • A woman in a red sweater, Jessie Young-Robertson, stands in a birch forest

    Seminar explores food, fiber and more from boreal forest

    March 23, 2026

    A Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researcher will share how differences in the boreal forest across the global North affect the way people use it and which plants and animals live there. The presentation by Jessie Young-Robertson, research associate professor of forest ecology with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."

  • Two middle school students squat next to boxes with supplies for the helicopter challenge. They are wearing team sweatshirts, name tag lanyards, and aviator hats. Students from other olympiad teams are behind them in the hallway.

    Middle schoolers to compete in Alaska Science Olympiad

    March 23, 2026

    The Alaska Science Olympiad Division B will convene March 27-28 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

  • Â鶹¹ÙÍøers begin 1,600-mile journey across Alaska

    March 20, 2026

    Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researchers will launch a 1,600-mile snowmachine expedition along Alaska’s western and northern coasts Saturday, March 21, to exchange information about the evolving environment with communities en route.

  • Aerial view of UtqiaÄ¡vik, Alaska, showing a snow-covered coastal town bordered by sea ice. A long, narrow strip of open water called an open flaw lead cuts across the frozen ocean, separating the solid landfast ice attached to shore from the drifting pack ice farther offshore.

    New analysis shows continued loss of Arctic landfast sea ice

    March 20, 2026

    Sea ice is sticking to Alaska's northern coast for less time each year, according to 27 years of data analyzed by Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks scientists.

  • A person rides a fat-tired bicycle on a rutted snowy trail through small snow-covered evergreens. A small black dog trots next to the bike.

    Time to hit the trail westward

    March 20, 2026

    On March 21, 2026, a friend and I will roll away from my house in Fairbanks on our fat bikes. We hope to ratchet our way west to Nome.

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  • A woman in a red sweater, Jessie Young-Robertson, stands in a birch forest

    Seminar explores food, fiber and more from boreal forest

    March 23, 2026

    A Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researcher will share how differences in the boreal forest across the global North affect the way people use it and which plants and animals live there. The presentation by Jessie Young-Robertson, research associate professor of forest ecology with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."

  • Two middle school students squat next to boxes with supplies for the helicopter challenge. They are wearing team sweatshirts, name tag lanyards, and aviator hats. Students from other olympiad teams are behind them in the hallway.

    Middle schoolers to compete in Alaska Science Olympiad

    March 23, 2026

    The Alaska Science Olympiad Division B will convene March 27-28 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus. The olympiad is part of a nationwide competition consisting of hands-on, team-based tournaments designed to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

  • Â鶹¹ÙÍøers begin 1,600-mile journey across Alaska

    March 20, 2026

    Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researchers will launch a 1,600-mile snowmachine expedition along Alaska’s western and northern coasts Saturday, March 21, to exchange information about the evolving environment with communities en route.

  • Aerial view of UtqiaÄ¡vik, Alaska, showing a snow-covered coastal town bordered by sea ice. A long, narrow strip of open water called an open flaw lead cuts across the frozen ocean, separating the solid landfast ice attached to shore from the drifting pack ice farther offshore.

    New analysis shows continued loss of Arctic landfast sea ice

    March 20, 2026

    Sea ice is sticking to Alaska's northern coast for less time each year, according to 27 years of data analyzed by Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks scientists.

  • A person rides a fat-tired bicycle on a rutted snowy trail through small snow-covered evergreens. A small black dog trots next to the bike.

    Time to hit the trail westward

    March 20, 2026

    On March 21, 2026, a friend and I will roll away from my house in Fairbanks on our fat bikes. We hope to ratchet our way west to Nome.

  • Matt Hiller

    Ceramics artist Matt Hiller to lecture and give demonstrations

    March 20, 2026

    Ceramics artist Matt Hiller will give a public talk and live ceramics demonstrations April 1-2 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks.

  • UAF names fall 2025 honors students

    March 19, 2026

    The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans' and chancellor's lists for the fall 2025 semester. The lists recognize students' outstanding academic achievements.

  • A bumblebee burrows into a large, white flower

    Virtual talk explores ways to identify, attract backyard pollinators

    March 19, 2026

    An Anchorage entomologist will delve into how to recognize common bees and other Alaska pollinators in a free virtual talk with the Valley Garden Club.

  • Participants in a 2022 international glaciology summer school walk across the rippled, blue-white surface of Root Glacier near McCarthy, Alaska. Three small figures move along a shallow ice ridge, surrounded by sweeping glacier valleys and steep, cloud-covered mountains in the distance.

    Â鶹¹ÙÍø provides timely views of warming's impact on Alaska glaciers

    March 18, 2026

    Alaska's glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show.

  • A pair of juvenile Chinook salmon emerge from the stomach of a northern pike caught on the Deshka River in Southcentral Alaska.

    Pike eat more as water warms, threatening native species

    March 18, 2026

    Rising temperatures in a Southcentral Alaska river have led to a hungrier population of invasive northern pike, a trend that could imperil native salmon and other fish species.

  • Ingrid Johnson, left, and Rei Shimizu engage with participants during the 2025 Restorative Justice Symposium at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Anchorage. Photo courtesy of Ingrid Johnson and Rei Shimizu

    University symposium explores restorative justice

    March 17, 2026

    Practitioners, community members and partners from across Alaska will gather virtually for a free three-day Restorative Justice Symposium March 30 through April 1.

  • A person lifts the lid of a plastic five-gallon bucket attached to a birch tree to show a spile with birch sap dripping from it. The ground is covered with snow.

    Class to cover birch tapping, sap products

    March 17, 2026

    A class hosted by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for tapping birch trees and making syrup from the sap.

  • Three people cross-country ski along a snow-covered trail through a forest of frost-coated birch and spruce trees, heading toward a large satellite dish rising above the winter landscape at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks. The scene captures a snowy February day during the Winter Carnival Field Day on Feb. 14, 2026, when outdoor activities offered students the chance to try cross-country skiing, ice climbing, dog sledding, sledding and ice skating.

    Alaska climate report: February marked by cold and dynamic weather

    March 16, 2026

    February provided a full Alaska winter weather experience: coastal blizzards, strong temperature swings, heavy snowfall and more deep cold in many locations.

  • UAF philosophy professors to explore AI, language and knowledge

    March 16, 2026

    As artificial intelligence enters everyday life, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Department of Philosophy invites the community to two lectures on what AI means for knowledge, language and human identity.

  • Three photographs show the progression of deep snow accumulation on top of a birdhouse.

    Alaska writer buckling under pressure

    March 12, 2026

    Thirty below again this morning. OK then. Time to reach for the baseball bat and fine-tune the weather station.

  • Vegetables such as broccoli, swiss chard and cabbage grow in raised garden beds. Red-painted farm buildings are in the background.

    Alaska Harvest Collaborative plans gardening workshops

    March 12, 2026

    A series of workshops hosted by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative in Fairbanks will introduce participants to starting seeds, composting, irrigating and managing a garden. Mallory Smith, the collaborative's garden manager, will teach the classes from late March through early June.

  • Four fresh spring rolls filled with fresh vegetables laid out on a plate

    Sitka workshop features healthy spring rolls, sauces

    March 11, 2026

    Dietetics student Paula Veshti will lead a workshop in Sitka featuring spring rolls made with fresh fruits and vegetables. Veshti will teach participants how to make fresh spring rolls, healthy versions of dipping sauces and a fruity dessert.

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2025 winter Aurora Magazine cover

From left, Peyton Platter, Kyle Gaffney and Matt Hubbarde skate onto the ice at the Carlson Center during opening lineup introductions at the Governor’s Cup game on Jan. 31, 2025.

In the trenches: 100 years of Alaska hockey
Planetarium construction continues at the west side of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Museum of the North on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks in August 2025. Photo by Bryan Whitten.

Coming soon: Out-of-this-world experience at new UAF planetarium
Jay Ramras, owner of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, speaks at the Boots and Books Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025. UAF photo by Eric Engman.

Fire at Pike’s Landing sparks legacy of scholarship support
GeoFORCE Alaska’s fourth cohort — 31 high school students, 11 staff members, a bus driver and one mentor from Doyon Ltd. — gather at Desert View Lookout in Grand Canyon National Park on June 10, 2025.

Connecting Alaska’s rural students with geosciences
ACEP 2025 summer interns gather by Golden Valley Electric Association’s solar farm after touring the nearby battery energy storage system.

Transforming Alaska’s energy future