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Make a pudding cup, learn about soils in Anchorage program
August 29, 2024
Youths can learn about soil science -- and play with their food -- in a fun, hands-on workshop with 4-H and the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ launches energy resource engineering degree program
August 27, 2024
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ College of Engineering and Mines has launched its new energy resource engineering baccalaureate program. Students can enroll in this forward-thinking field of study starting in fall 2024.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ scientists help keep record of global and Arctic climate
August 27, 2024
For the fourth consecutive year, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ scientist Rick Thoman served as an editor of an annual federal report summarizing the world's climate.
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The galloping glacier's recent dramas
August 23, 2024
In 1937, what scientists call a "surging" glacier was rumbling across the valley toward a roadhouse along a major Alaska highway. That mountain of ice advanced upon the log structure at more than 100 feet each day.
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First responder shares tips on home emergency preparedness
August 23, 2024
In a free, statewide webinar, learn how thoughtful preparedness can help keep you safe and healthy during emergencies and disasters, when fire departments and emergency medical services are stretched thin.
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Energy Department funds Alaska climate resilience center
August 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $10 million in funding for 10 innovative climate resilience centers, including one led by the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½.
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Food preservation, gardening workshops planned for Bethel
August 22, 2024
A ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Cooperative Extension Service program assistant will travel to Bethel to teach classes on gardening, food safety and food preservation. Jasmine Shaw will lead workshops Sept. 6-8 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. All events are free.
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Energy costs impose high burden on Fairbanks residents
August 21, 2024
A new report by ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ researchers reveals the energy burden for Fairbanks North Star Borough residents to be drastically higher than the Lower 48.
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Jaunelle Celaire receives 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence
August 21, 2024
The University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence to Jaunelle Celaire, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ professor of voice.
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Microbiologist reviews threats, opportunities of fungi in space
August 21, 2024
Learn about the unseen microbial hitchhikers, including fungi, that join humans in the exploration of space in a free webinar taught by microbiologist Marta Filipa Simoes.
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Learn to save seeds for future generations of plants
August 20, 2024
If you love a plant and want to grow it again next year, tune in to a free, statewide webinar to learn how to save, store and germinate seeds. Alaska horticulturalist Debbie Hinchey will share the knowledge and experience she has gained in more than four decades of collecting seeds.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection
August 19, 2024
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the nation's detection of nuclear weapons proliferation.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ scientists discover phenomenon impacting Earth's radiation belts
August 16, 2024
Two ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere.
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The recent history of a black rock
August 16, 2024
In June of 1867 -- a few months before Alaska would become part of the United States with the transfer of $7.2 million to Russia -- William Healey Dall picked up a shiny black rock from a riverbank.
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ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Community and Technical College to host summer graduation ceremony
August 15, 2024
The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Community and Technical College will host a special graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of students completing degrees and certificates through the Summer Fire Academy and other programs, including aviation. The ceremony is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at Davis Concert Hall on ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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