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LARS to host Birthday Bash June 6
May 27, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ' Large Animal Research Station will host its annual Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event is open to everyone and will include animal viewing and family-friendly activities. LARS staff will be on site to educate guests about the animals and answer questions.
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Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat Research Range announce summer tours
May 26, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours this summer to showcase some of its science facilities. Two different guided tours are available. One consists of a visit to four sites in the Geophysical Institute home base in the Elvey Building on UAF's Troth Yeddha' Campus. The other is an outdoor walking tour at Poker Flat Research Range, located at Mile 30 Steese Highway.
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2026 Tall Timbers interview series begins June 8
May 26, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ will launch the 2026 ذكذكتسئµ Tall Timbers interview series on June 8. The nine-week series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the ذكذكتسئµ community.
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UAF, National Laboratory of the Rockies extend partnership
May 22, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ has signed a new five-year partnership plan with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies.
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Alaska shorebird suffering from troubled Asia winter grounds
May 22, 2026
The population of a plump northern Alaska shorebird weighing just over 2 ounces has been declining for decades. Reversing that decline will require additional conservation efforts at some of the birds' East Asia wintering grounds, according to new research.
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2026 Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 3
May 22, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 3. The 2026 series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library.
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Mind-bending science for this science layman
May 21, 2026
In my daily "science class," I am always the student hoping for a passing grade from the scientist whose work I'm writing about.
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2026 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 2
May 21, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ will host the Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 2. The free series offers a variety of presentations by Alaska medical specialists and experts.
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2026 crop science conference set at UAF in June
May 21, 2026
The 2026 Western Society of Crop Science annual conference will be held in ذكذكتسئµ on June 23-24. The conference will take place at the ذكذكتسئµ. It will bring together plant science students, faculty and researchers from public and private institutions across a broad geographic region of North America.
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2026 Legacy Lecture to feature Leonard Kamerling
May 20, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ 2026 Legacy Lecture will honor Leonard Kamerling at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the auditorium at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.
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UAF Toolik Field Station open for Visitor's Day
May 19, 2026
Toolik Field Station will host a Visitor's Day on Saturday, June 6, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Study: Tiny rodent-like mammals outlasted Arctic dinosaurs
May 18, 2026
More than 70 million years ago, the Arctic was a lively place for some of Earth's ancient mammals. Today, their fossil teeth are offering clues about where they came from and how they outlived the dinosaurs.
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Alaska climate report: April brought sharp weather swings
May 18, 2026
April was a month of meteorological change in Alaska, as expected each year. What stood out this time, however, was the wide range of conditions during those changes.
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Time Capsule: The world according to a dog's nose
May 15, 2026
When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path, a snowshoe hare has crossed your trail.
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Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 21
May 15, 2026
The ذكذكتسئµ Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 21, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of UAF's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
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