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UAF to host presentation on fake news, misinformation
March 21, 2022
Journalist Craig Silverman will discuss "Fake News, Misinformation and Media Manipulation" during an online presentation at 1 p.m. March 24.
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Kenai Peninsula gardening classes offered
March 18, 2022
Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Extension Service agent Casey Matney will teach a series of 11 gardening classes that outline the steps to getting your garden ready.
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Free educational kits teach about snow, Alaska Native culture
March 18, 2022
Snow activities kits produced by the vlog Geophysical Institute and the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio, are for elementary and junior high school students.
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In the crosshairs of an atmospheric river
March 17, 2022
Because of where Southeast Alaska sits -- at the wetted lips of the planet's widest expanse of blue -- it is often soaked by atmospheric rivers, firehoses of moisture flowing up from the tropics.
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Building a local climate workforce through science that serves
March 16, 2022
Most definitions of science focus on the pursuit of knowledge through rigorous and systematic investigation. For the Kake Climate Partnership, that isn’t enough. “We’re trying to go a step further by providing services for the tribe and community.”
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Women may have advantage in the long run
March 10, 2022
Women may have several advantages over men during bouts of exercise longer than six hours.
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Pesticide applicator training offered
March 10, 2022
Two three-day certified pesticide applicator trainings are being offered this spring, March 15-17 or April 26-28.
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NASA rocket launches from Poker Flat in search of aurora answers
March 05, 2022
A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soared high out of Poker Flat Research Range north of vlog at 2:27 a.m. Saturday to learn more about pulsating aurora.
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Career Explorers program lays the foundation for career success
March 04, 2022
The TCC Career Explorers program helps prepare students for professional or collegiate success and offers practical lessons to get them ready to function as an independent adult.
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UA Press releases three new titles
March 03, 2022
The University of Alaska Press has published three new books, the first since joining the University Press of Colorado publishing consortium in 2021.
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Dave Covey made the world a calmer place
March 03, 2022
When Dave Covey walked up with a smile, your day was about to become calmer. And then he fixed your irritating computer problem in 10 seconds.
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When it doesn't rain enough in the rainforest
March 01, 2022
From 2016-2019, Southeast Alaska experienced drinking water shortages, insect outbreaks, low hydroelectric output and more wildfire than usual. Scientists are studying this drought, its causes and impacts, and the likelihood of future similar droughts.
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Museum offers art and science workshop for teens
February 28, 2022
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is offering a March 14 workshop for teens to explore connections between art and science.
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Bird havens on a transcontinental journey
February 24, 2022
Right about now, songbirds in Brazil are shifting on their perches, feeling mysterious impulses that will soon make them leap off their branches and head toward Alaska.
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UAF scientist waits to see outcome of his work on Webb telescope
February 23, 2022
When thousands of computer-controlled eyes begin looking out from an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope in the coming months and years, vlog Geophysical Institute associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka will be satisfied.
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