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Free radon test kits, workshops offered during National Radon Action Month
January 18, 2023
January is National Radon Action Month. The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Center is working with the State of Alaska to provide workshops and free short-term radon test kits to Alaskans.
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Kelp farms could help reduce coastal marine pollution
January 18, 2023
The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø-led study.
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Alaska's small glaciers on the way out
January 17, 2023
Glaciers worldwide are withering. Half of them will disappear by the end of this century, and much of the lost ice will vanish from mountains in Alaska, scientists say.
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New report series aims to help Alaska's Arctic decision-making
January 17, 2023
The University of Alaska has released the first in a series of informational reports designed to aid state leaders as Alaska confronts a rapidly changing Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.
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Diabetes prevention program training course offered in Anchorage
January 13, 2023
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will lead a lifestyle coach training course for individuals or organizations interested in offering a face-to-face group diabetes prevention program.
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Pesticide applicator training classes scheduled for January, April
January 11, 2023
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training course is scheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with a second course planned for April 25-27. The University Alaska ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will teach the classes via Zoom.
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UAF climate scholars meet with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
January 11, 2023
UAF climate scholars met with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in January, as part of a course led by UAF Climate Scholars Program Faculty Fellow Kristin Timm focusing on energy, policy, and climate communication.
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January museum programs explore the ice age
January 06, 2023
The University of Alaska Museum of the North's January hands-on programs will focus on the ice age.
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Finding a midwinter night's roost
January 06, 2023
During the darkest days of Alaska's winter, black-capped chickadees stuff themselves with enough seeds and frozen insects to survive 18-hour nights.
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Report of frog's death greatly exaggerated
January 06, 2023
Things didn't look good for the five frozen wood frogs.
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Tuition-free girls' science, art expeditions seeking applicants
December 30, 2022
Inspiring Girls* Expeditions is inviting applications for summer 2023 tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
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NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment
December 29, 2022
A powerful transmitter in remote Alaska sent long wavelength radio signals into space Tuesday with the purpose of bouncing them off an asteroid to learn about its interior. Results of Tuesday’s experiment at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program research facility at Gakona could aid efforts to defend Earth from larger asteroids that could cause significant damage.
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UAF to host New Year's Eve Sparktacular fireworks display
December 21, 2022
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø will host the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Curling Lions' 33rd annual Sparktacular celebration on Saturday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge starting at 8 p.m.
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HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid in NASA experiment
December 21, 2022
An experiment to bounce a radio signal off an asteroid on Dec. 27 will serve as a test for probing a larger asteroid that in 2029 will pass closer to Earth than the many geostationary satellites that orbit our planet.
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In-person food preservation classes offered in Anchorage in January
December 19, 2022
Join Leif Albertson for a series of in-person, hands-on classes in January to learn how to preserve meat, poultry and game; can fish; pickle vegetables; and make homemade yogurt.
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