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UAF, Defense Innovation Unit launch collaboration
May 08, 2026
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today announced a newly inked collaboration between the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks and the federal Defense Innovation Unit.
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Webinar will discuss ways to control root maggots in gardens
May 08, 2026
Root maggots, the larvae of a small fly that feed on crops such as turnips, broccoli and cabbage, are a difficult pest for many home gardeners in Alaska. Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researchers at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station have been researching the species, timing and damage these maggots cause. A free webinar will go over some of their findings and discuss options for controlling these pests.
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UAF to host Really Free Market May 16
May 08, 2026
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons. The popular annual market helps find new homes for items donated by the Fairbanks community.
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Workshops to demonstrate design, operation of solar lumber drying kilns
May 07, 2026
Daylong workshops in Fairbanks and Palmer will give participants hands-on experience of the design and use of solar kilns to dry lumber. The workshops will be led by Brian Bond, professor and associate dean of Extension at Virginia Tech, in collaboration with the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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Native plant identification walk set in Delta Junction
May 07, 2026
A free native plant identification walk is planned in Delta Junction in May for Alaska Native Plant Month. The walk, from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, is co-hosted by the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Partners for Progress in Delta and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District. Location details will be provided upon registration.
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Museum program to focus on seeds in May
May 06, 2026
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Museum of the North will feature seeds during a family program in May.
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Study of 2025 Alaska landslide and tsunami contains warnings
May 06, 2026
Scientists studying the massive August 2025 landslide and tsunami in Southeast Alaska warn that the likelihood of similar large-scale events has increased substantially across the North as glaciers retreat and permafrost degrades.
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UAF to host free Arctic Â鶹¹ÙÍø Open House May 14
May 05, 2026
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will host its annual Arctic Â鶹¹ÙÍø Open House from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, on the West Ridge of the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks.
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Camp planned for teen 4-H leaders in Sitka
May 05, 2026
Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H is holding a two-day training camp for teens interested in serving as youth leaders and counselors at one or more 4-H camps this summer.
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Coring for permafrost insights in the Goldstream Valley
May 04, 2026
Drilling for a permafrost core in the Goldstream Valley of Fairbanks on this late-March day first required creation of a workspace. The project is one of many efforts to understand how people can adapt to, and plan for, a warming Arctic.
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Starting a native berry patch topic of hands-on Anchorage class
May 01, 2026
A hands-on class in Anchorage will teach participants how to plan and start a native berry patch, both from seeds and cuttings.
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UAF to honor graduate award winners, student speaker, outstanding students
April 30, 2026
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will honor its 2026 outstanding undergraduate degree recipients and commencement speaker at a ceremony on Friday, May 1. In addition, UAF schools and colleges have named their outstanding students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Meeting deadlines and interesting people
April 30, 2026
The deadline has been my quietly relentless muse for the last 30 years. She used to give me headaches. But then I met her so many times that the headaches stopped.
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Poker Flat to launch rocket to image solar flares
April 30, 2026
The fifth flight of a NASA-led mission using X-rays to learn more about the sun is scheduled for a daytime launch from Poker Flat Â鶹¹ÙÍø Range during the first two weeks of May.
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UAF to host 104th commencement ceremony
April 29, 2026
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will honor the Class of 2026 during its 104th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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