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The Riley Creek pack's sole survivor
January 05, 2026
As I was driving down the highway one spring day eight years ago, I saw a shaggy, gray-black canine cruising along on the snowpack, right next to the road.
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2025 Sparktacular celebration postponed
December 30, 2025
The 2025 Sparktacular fireworks display, originally scheduled for New Year's Eve, is being postponed due to extreme cold temperatures and the likelihood of ice fog.
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Fuzzy memories of a real Alaska cold snap
December 25, 2025
More than 35 years have ticked away since I turned my pickup left onto a North Pole road and noticed the clutch pedal remained on the floor. In a panic, I reached down with my mittened hand and pulled. The frozen plunger oozed back into position.
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Postponed: UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 19, 2025
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will host the Fairbanks Curling Lions' 36th annual Sparktacular celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge starting at 8 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed on the UAF Facebook page and YouTube channel.
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December 18, 2025
Matthew Wooller couldn't believe his ears after a California researcher rang his cellphone recently.
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Recent tundra fires 'exceed anything in past 3,000 years'
December 16, 2025
Wildfires on Alaska's North Slope were more active this past century than at any time in the past 3,000 years, according to a study recently published in the journal Biogeosciences.
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Arctic Report Card celebrates 20 years
December 16, 2025
The 20th edition of the Arctic Report Card, published this week, continues to serve as a record of persistent and extraordinary warming in the North. As has been the case since its inception in 2006, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researchers contributed essays documenting the changing Arctic.
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New film documents community resilience in Western Alaska
December 15, 2025
A new short film, "Cumikluten (Pay Attention)," details ways residents in Western Alaska are responding constructively to changes to their local environment.
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A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska
December 12, 2025
A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier.
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UAF 2025-26 winter break office closures set
December 12, 2025
Most offices at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will close for the winter break from Dec. 25, 2025, to Jan. 4, 2026. Some offices will also close or have reduced hours Dec. 15-24. Some public venues will be open during parts of the break.
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Cooperative Extension's Tanana District office moving to new location
December 12, 2025
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office for the Tanana District, now located at the old University Park building at 1000 University Ave., is moving to a new space in the new year. The office is relocating to Room 205 in the UAF Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. in downtown Fairbanks.
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Mammoth mystery takes an unexpected turn
December 12, 2025
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks researcher Matthew Wooller and a large international team have studied the remains of more than 300 mammoths during the past three years. None has delivered a journey quite like samples UAMN3760 and UAMN3724.
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Presentation planned on GPS use for recreation
December 11, 2025
A free in-person and virtual presentation will discuss how to use a GPS receiver for navigation and safer backcountry travel. Nelson Crone, farm director at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will provide a basic overview of GPS use for navigation, plus tips and best practices for recreational travel in Alaska.
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Alaska climate report: November anything but normal
December 11, 2025
November brought two wildly differing snow stories to Alaska, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Â鶹¹ÙÍø Center at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
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State, Cooperative Extension offer free grower safety course
December 10, 2025
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will hold a Produce Safety Alliance grower training in January.
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