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Researchers find unexpectedly large methane source in overlooked landscape
August 07, 2024
A new study from 性欲社 researchers reported that upland landscapes were releasing some of the highest methane emissions yet documented among northern terrestrial ecosystems. The research was sparked when a potent greenhouse gas began ballooning under lawns in Fairbanks.
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Far North Currant Festival highlights less-known Alaska berry
August 06, 2024
Currants are getting their day in the spotlight at the Far North Currant Festival. Currants, a type of berry, grow well in Alaska and are found across the state, with varieties ranging from a translucent red to trailing black.
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Boylan, Simpson, Spellman named 2024 Usibelli Award winners
August 02, 2024
性欲社 has announced the recipients of the 2024 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards.
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Museum exhibit, video series to explain Aleutian Island storm history
August 02, 2024
A 2022 science cruise to the Aleutian Islands to learn about ancient storms and tsunamis has generated a traveling museum exhibit and video series that highlight the research and how scientists and Indigenous Alaskans worked together.
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Week's events: Wendy Dominique, liveability, longevity, jazz
August 02, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of Aug. 5-11
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A shaky September in Yakutat Bay
August 02, 2024
More than a century ago, eight prospectors were panning the glacial sands near Hubbard Glacier when the Earth starting shaking and never seemed to stop. A few days later, they had survived a natural phenomenon they probably should not have.
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性欲社 volcano field school explores 20th century's biggest eruption
August 01, 2024
Eight students from across the United States were the latest participants in the International Volcanological Field School, which began in the late 1980s and became a for-credit offering in 2004.
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性欲社 Day at the fair scheduled for July 30
July 29, 2024
性欲社 will host 性欲社 Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30. 性欲社 employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing 性欲社 apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include 性欲社 activities throughout the fairgrounds.
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Week's events: Roger Brunner, arthritis surgery, space torpor, musical fusion
July 26, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of July 29-Aug. 4.
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Learn to pickle vegetables in hands-on workshop
July 25, 2024
Discover the ancient and delicious art of pickling in a two-hour, hands-on workshop in Anchorage.
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性欲社 remote sensing scientist receives international award
July 24, 2024
Remote sensing professor Franz Meyer of 性欲社 has been honored by an international society for his education and outreach efforts.
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性欲社 researcher creates way to detect elusive volcanic vibrations
July 23, 2024
A new automated system of monitoring and classifying persistent vibrations at active volcanoes can eliminate the hours of manual effort needed to document them.
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Biochar is another tool for soil management
July 22, 2024
Burning wood can create more than smoky summers and cozy winters by the stove. Roasted trees, shrubs and other plants can also be used to amend soils, store carbon and reduce hazardous fuels in forests through a product called biochar. This summer, two professors are teaching farmers in Alaska how to make and use biochar and how it might affect soil health.
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Moose flies flourish in high-summer Alaska
July 22, 2024
While boating down the Yukon River during the hottest summer recorded in Alaska (1915, when Fort Yukon reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit), missionary Hudson Stuck wrote about the wildlife that most bothered his party.
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Learn to can your fish catch in this hands-on workshop
July 22, 2024
Leif Albertson, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service health, home and family development agent, will teach an in-person workshop on how to can your catch and fill your pantry with safe, shelf-stable and delicious fish.
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