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    51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø, National Laboratory of the Rockies extend partnership

    May 22, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø has signed a new five-year partnership plan with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies.

  • Two arcticola dunlin walk across a patch of lingering snow near a road in UtqiaÄ¡vik, Alaska, in June 2021. The small shorebirds have mottled brown backs, pale faces and black bellies, and are shown in profile against a soft, snowy background.

    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.

  • 2026 Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 3

    May 22, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 3. The 2026 series is presented by 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø 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.

  • 2026 Healthy Living lecture series begins June 2

    May 21, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø 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.

  • A grain silo is next to a group of red-painted agriculture processing buildings

    2026 crop science conference set at 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø in June

    May 21, 2026

    The 2026 Western Society of Crop Science annual conference will be held in Fairbanks on June 23-24. The conference will take place at the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø. It will bring together plant science students, faculty and researchers from public and private institutions across a broad geographic region of North America.

  • Portrait of Leonard Kamerling

    2026 Legacy Lecture to feature Leonard Kamerling

    May 20, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø 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.

  • A group of students walk across a bridge at Toolik Field Station with their reflections in the pond below them.

    51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A black and white dog sniffs the ground near a red-capped Amanita muscaria mushroom with white spots growing amongst fireweed, horsetail and dwarf dogwoods, with a smaller immature Amanita emerging beside it.

    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.

  • A band performs under the arched wooden pavilion at Georgeson Botanical Garden, with a guitarist, drummer, upright bassist, and additional musician facing an outdoor crowd seated and standing on the lawn amid spring foliage and hills in the background.

    Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 21

    May 15, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 21, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Part of 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

  • A NASA sounding rocket carrying the FOXSI-5 mission lifts off from Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 11:23 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2026. A bright plume of flame and smoke rises from the launch pad as the rocket climbs above a dense forest of spruce and leafless birch trees. The FOXSI-5 mission is part of a continuing NASA-led program to study the sun.

    Mission to study solar flares launches from Poker Flat

    May 15, 2026

    A NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range at 11:23 a.m. Thursday in a continuing mission that uses X-rays to study the sun.

  • Buildings and truck with mountains and an ocean inlet in the background. Haines, Alaska

    Food safety, preservation classes planned in Haines, Skagway

    May 12, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will hold a series of food safety and preservation workshops in Haines and Skagway in May. Sarah Lewis, professor of Extension, will lead the workshops.

  • A person stands at a podium speaking, with their arm raised. There is another person in the background, as well as a globe.

    51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø, Defense Innovation Unit launch collaboration

    May 08, 2026

    U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan today announced a newly inked collaboration between the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø and the federal Defense Innovation Unit.

  • Tunnels left by root maggots are shown on fresh turnips

    Webinar will discuss ways to control root maggots in gardens

    May 08, 2026

    Root maggots, the larvae of a small fly that feed on crops such as turnips, broccoli and cabbage, are a difficult pest for many home gardeners in Alaska. 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø researchers at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station have been researching the species, timing and damage these maggots cause. A free webinar will go over some of their findings and discuss options for controlling these pests.

  • A large crowd browses tables piled high with free books and other items at the 2025 Really Free Market outdoor recycling event, with a 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø-branded tent visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

    51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø to host Really Free Market May 16

    May 08, 2026

    The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø will host the Really Free Market recycling event on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. in the parking lot next to the Lola Tilly Commons. The popular annual market helps find new homes for items donated by the Fairbanks community.

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2025 winter Aurora Magazine cover

From left, Peyton Platter, Kyle Gaffney and Matt Hubbarde skate onto the ice at the Carlson Center during opening lineup introductions at the Governor’s Cup game on Jan. 31, 2025.

In the trenches: 100 years of Alaska hockey
Planetarium construction continues at the west side of the University of Alaska Museum of the North on 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks in August 2025. Photo by Bryan Whitten.

Coming soon: Out-of-this-world experience at new 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø planetarium
Jay Ramras, owner of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, speaks at the Boots and Books Scholarship Dinner on Oct. 23, 2025. 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø photo by Eric Engman.

Fire at Pike’s Landing sparks legacy of scholarship support
GeoFORCE Alaska’s fourth cohort — 31 high school students, 11 staff members, a bus driver and one mentor from Doyon Ltd. — gather at Desert View Lookout in Grand Canyon National Park on June 10, 2025.

Connecting Alaska’s rural students with geosciences
ACEP 2025 summer interns gather by Golden Valley Electric Association’s solar farm after touring the nearby battery energy storage system.

Transforming Alaska’s energy future