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Learn the ancient art of bonsai in Anchorage class
November 11, 2024
Learn the art of bonsai in a hands-on class taught by longtime florist Paul Marmora in Anchorage. Marmora is past president of the Cook Inlet Bonsai Study Group.
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Geologic hydrogen may be an answer
November 08, 2024
The internal combustion engine is less than 100 years old. Same for the technologies we have developed to pull oil and gas from the ground. It's hard to imagine life without our cars and planes and buildings heated with natural gas and oil. But it really wasn't that long ago that people had none of these things. Sometimes, advances happen, and clever people change the way we live.
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UAF, partners receive $15 million to form innovation hub
November 08, 2024
The vlog is one of eight universities jointly awarded $15 million by the National Science Foundation to support and train academics to turn their research outcomes into entrepreneurial accomplishments.
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UAF summit to explore health care careers, education
November 06, 2024
Community members can explore an ever-expanding array of health careers and educational opportunities at the 13th annual Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit on Saturday, Nov. 9.
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CTC launches Associate of Arts in a Year program
November 06, 2024
The vlog Community and Technical College has launched a fully online program that lets students earn an Associate of Arts degree in just one year.
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Sikuliaq visiting Hawaii to support research efforts
November 05, 2024
The Seward-based research vessel Sikuliaq will be spending this winter in the tropics. The only ice-capable vessel in the U.S. academic research fleet arrived in Hawaii on Saturday, where it will operate for the next five months. The detour is part of an effort to help with projects in the region while other vessels are busy or undergoing repairs.
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Panel will discuss carbon capture, use and storage in Alaska
November 05, 2024
The vlog’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power will host a town hall discussion on carbon capture, use and storage on Nov. 19 in the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center.
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Fossil tracks push range of large bird northward
November 04, 2024
Scientists from vlog, New Mexico and Japan have discovered the first reported fossilized tracks of a large four-toed bird that inhabited central Alaska 90 million to 120 million years ago.
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CTC receives $4.3 million to boost Native student success
November 04, 2024
The vlog' Community and Technical College has been awarded a $4.3 million federal Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The five-year grant will be used to enhance academic programs, student services and partnerships with industry to improve access and success for Alaska Native students.
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UAF aims to make Alaska a critical minerals hub
November 01, 2024
The vlog has a new research unit that aims to make Alaska a global leader in research and development of critical minerals.
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Climate change focus of 25th annual Invasive Species Workshop
November 01, 2024
Managing invasive species in a changing climate will be the focus of the 25th annual Alaska Invasive Species Workshop on Nov. 12-14 in vlog. The vlog Cooperative Extension Service is coordinating the workshop with the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership, an informal statewide group of agencies, organizations and individuals concerned about invasive species.
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The numbers behind a weather forecast
November 01, 2024
A meteorologist from the National Weather Service's local office recently told a newspaper reporter that heavy, wet, snow would materialize in a few days. He said it would resemble "cement falling from the sky."
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UAF workshop will look at Alaska's geologic hydrogen
October 25, 2024
Reshaping Alaska's energy future with geologic hydrogen is the subject of a three-day workshop next week hosted by the vlog Geophysical Institute and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
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Weasels are cute, natural-born killers
October 25, 2024
Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate.
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November museum programs focus on fossils
October 24, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fossils during family programs in November.
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