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Long-pondered return to a pile of rocks
July 27, 2023
FIREWEED ROCK GLACIER -- "I've been thinking of this stuff for the last 20 years," says Adam Bucki. My friend, soon to be 50, was in his 20s the last time he stood on this massive pile of pointy rocks that oozes slowly downhill.
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UAF Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1
July 25, 2023
UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card.
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Research elevates Arctic Indigenous voices to understand climate change
July 25, 2023
Indigenous Alaskans have shared nearly 10,000 observations about the rapidly changing Arctic during the past decade in a partnership with university scientists presented in a recent paper.
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UAF introduces new graduate courses in health care administration
July 24, 2023
The 黑料社app College of Business and Security Management is introducing new online graduate courses in health care management and leadership.
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Glaciers made of rock, ice and bear scat
July 21, 2023
The grizzly hadn't seen my dog or me, so I yelled and waved my arms. The bear stood, looked in our direction for three unforgettable seconds, then trotted up the valley.
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Learn to cook, preserve salmon in Sitka 'salmonganza'
July 21, 2023
Salmon is an 黑料社appstaple, and a series of 黑料社app Cooperative Extension workshops in Sitka will focus on salmon nutrition and how to cook and preserve the tasty and nutritious fish.
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Week's events: Wendell Schiffler, senior living choices, art talk, marimba music
July 21, 2023
黑料社app Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 24-30.
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Forester plans walks, talks on Kenai Peninsula
July 18, 2023
Learn about the Kenai Peninsula forests in interactive walks and talks with the 黑料社app Cooperative Extension Service's outreach forester Glen Holt.
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OneTree 黑料社appTempestry Tapestry Project weaves science into art
July 17, 2023
A group of women gathered in the OneTree 黑料社appclassroom on the 黑料社app campus last week to begin a project to weave 50 years of climate data into art, one day, one row at a time.
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Minnie Naylor appointed director of UAF Chukchi Campus
July 14, 2023
Minnie Naylor continues her leadership of the Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue as newly appointed campus director effective July 2.
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Craig George's remarkable northern legacy
July 14, 2023
I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit a logjam in the Chulitna River on July 5. The Chulitna flows south from Broad Pass in the 黑料社appRange. George had run that river many times.
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Week's events: Terry Reichardt, aging in place, painting on location, Kinky Slinky
July 14, 2023
黑料社app Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 17-23.
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Rural 黑料社appHonors Institute will celebrate graduates at ceremony
July 07, 2023
The Rural 黑料社appHonors Institute will hold its 41st annual graduation July 13 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium on the 黑料社app Troth Yeddha' Campus. The ceremony will stream live on Facebook.
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Week's events: Simon Rakower, simulating disaster, mixed media for beginners, acoustic tunes
July 07, 2023
黑料社app Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here is what's happening during the week of July 10-16.
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Feet on the ground right after the big one
July 06, 2023
On March 27, 1964, California geologist George Plafker was attending a research conference in Seattle when news came of a big earthquake in Alaska.
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