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Reindeer research reaches youth

The first reindeer calf of the year was born on March 30 at UAF’s experiment farm

Apr 23 2013 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

Marine Science minor available to students

There’s a new fish in the sea for students casting about for a minor

Apr 9 2013 | Posted in News,Science | Read More »

Annual Master gardener class draws growing attention

The growing season in interior Alaska is one of the shortest in the world, lasting only about three months

Mar 5 2013 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

Engineering students premier an ice arch made of pykrete

Civil Engineering students raised the annual ice arch in the Cornerstone Plaza last Wednesday

Feb 26 2013 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

UAF announces plans for a new power plant

This powerplant photographed on January 29, 2013 is currently a part of UAF and a new university powerplant is scheduled to be constructed soon. David Spindler/Sun Star

UAF administrators are working on plans to replace the university’s half-century old power plant in the coming years

Feb 5 2013 | Posted in News,Science | Read More »

Engineering dinner puts table manners to the test

The colorful cake at the Engineering Dinner. September 18, 2012. Alan Fearns/Sun Star Reporter.

UAF engineering students got a chance to mingle and eat with potential employers at the third annual Engineering Connections Dinner Sept 18, 2012.

Sep 25 2012 | Posted in Features,Science | Read More »

Climate change gallery highlights “Changing Alaska”

The Climate Change gallery is a new exhibit recently intalled at the University of Alaska Museum of the North in the Alaskan Histroy gallery. It can be viewed anytime during museum hours.Sept. 18th, 2012. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

The UAF Museum Climate Change gallery highlights more than just Alaska’s change in weather.

Sep 19 2012 | Posted in News,Science | Read More »

Arctic Innovation Competition celebrates ingenuity with $10,000 prize

The judges of this years Arctic Innovation Competition. The competition is hosted by the School of Management. Sept. 18, 2012. Allen Obermiller/Sun Star

The Arctic Innovation Competition, an annual contest celebrating and encouraging innovative ideas is taking place once again this fall.

Sep 18 2012 | Posted in Features,Science | Read More »

Shocking Science: UAF engineers create award winning electric snowmachine

Despite the cold March weather, the UAF ME Clean Snowmachine Team brought the heat at the Society of Automobile Engineers’ “Zero Emission” Snowmachine competition this year.

Apr 17 2012 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

NSF changes proposal process as congressional budget battle looms

National Science Foundation Assistant Director John Wingfield visited West Ridge to speak about recent updates to the agency and its biology programs… namely the changes to the grant application process.

Mar 6 2012 | Posted in News,Science | Read More »

Alaska schools compete in a robot rumble

On March 3, the second day of the tournament, two of the referees for the 2012 Alaska FIRST State Robotics Championship look over some charts before cleaning up the competition ring in preparation for the next round of robots. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star

On March 4, the Patty Center was packed with students and spectators from all over the state who came to UAF to duke it out Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robot style in the Alaska FIRST State Robotic Championship.

Mar 6 2012 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

UAF uses unmanned aerial vehicles for dangerous research

This 'scout' drone used as a way of gathering data to aid in the clean up of oil-spills. This drone was on display at the Science for Alaska lecture on Tuesday night. The lecture 'Alaska - As Seen From an Unmanned Aircraft' was given by Gregory Walker, the director for the Poker Flats Research Range, the the Westmark, Regency Hotel on Tuesday night, January 31st, 2012. Michelle Strehl/ Sun Star.

In order to introduce the Fairbanks community to new technology, the UAF Geophysical Institute is hosting their annual Science for Alaska lecture series. The first lecture educated the audience about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Feb 7 2012 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

All dressed up and nowhere to grow: Budget cuts spike USDA/UAF research facility

In the USDA/ARS Greenhouses, there are few plants left. Due to the lack of heating lamps, the temperature has dropped causing the remaining plants to wilt. Erin McGroarty/ Sun Star.

When the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) set up shop last summer in their new Geist Road greenhouse facility, workers said hopes for the place were high.

Dec 6 2011 | Posted in Features,Science | Read More »

A greenhouse to call their own

An interior hallway in the new West Ridge Greenhouse. Nov. 18, 2011. Fernanda Chamorro/Sun Star

Following the sound of muffled machinery through a plastic-wrapped doorway, there is a freshly painted room lit by groups of long bright lights.

Nov 22 2011 | Posted in Features,Media,Science | Read More »

NSF awards UAF science facility $16 million

Although the winters at UAF are cold, the scientific research is still hot. On Nov. 16, the National Science Foundation awarded the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology $16.3 million to help fund the Toolik Field Station’s research.

Nov 22 2011 | Posted in Features,Science | Read More »

Havoc in the herd – Extended Coverage

An animal rights group filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Oct. 10 when it discovered UAF violated several provisions of the Animal Welfare Act. Those violations led to the deaths of a dozen muskoxen in fall 2010 and spring 2011.

Oct 22 2011 | Posted in Features,Science | Read More »