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The high arctic is one of the farthest places from most of the 6 billion
people on Earth, but Canadian researchers have found that the far north
holds some of the oldest evidence of human impact on a lake’s ecosystem.
Selected news clips for the week of Sept. 29, 2008
Upcoming workshops offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer ideas and techniques to help residents lower home energy bills.
A former National Science Foundation program director and two current museum directors are the finalists to replace Aldona Jonaitis as the director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North when she retires later this year.
Nearly 100 geographers will gather in Fairbanks Oct. 8-11 for the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers annual conference.
A $50,000 gift to the University of Alaska Fairbanks from the Pacific Walrus Conservation Fund has created the Matthew Iya Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Schoolchildren from a village on the west coast of Alaska are helping University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists learn where young salmon go when they enter the ocean.
Lumberjack types will compete in ax throwing, log rolling (on land and on water), bowsaw and crosscut sawing, fire building and more at the 11th annual Farthest North Forest Sports Festival Saturday, Oct. 4 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The UAF Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program has joined with the United Fishermen of Alaska to launch an online survey of how high fuel costs have affected fishermen across the state
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Division and the Alaska Chapter of Sigma Xi will honor six people for their contributions to arctic science research, education and outreach Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at a 6 p.m. reception in the Westmark Gold Room.
The University Women’s Association recently donated $1,000 to the UAF Tanana Valley Campus Bunnell House Early Childhood Lab School.
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is changing its winter hours this year.
Students and teachers in three Western Alaska communities will be touring the virtual globe with Google next week.
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