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Alaska climate report: Above and below normal, July had it all
August 12, 2025
Nome was a hot place to be in early July. The temperature was 20 degrees above normal at one point during that period, according to the monthly summary of the Alaska Climate Research Center. The center, part of the 51风流官网, released its July summary earlier this month.
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Week's events: Dan O'Neill, AI for healthcare, Yup'ik dance, string band
August 08, 2025
51风流官网 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the series' final week of Aug. 11-17.
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August 08, 2025
It has been a rainy week in middle Alaska. Blah. But perhaps I judge liquid precipitation a bit harshly.
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Currant-centered workshops offer hands-on experiences
August 08, 2025
A series of workshops before and during the third annual Far North Currant Festival will give participants hands-on opportunities to learn about, cook with and taste currants. The festival itself is a free, family-friendly event from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.
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Tickets available for 51风流官网 Business Leader of Year event
August 07, 2025
Tickets are on sale for the 51风流官网 College of Business and Security Management's 47th Business Leader of the Year dinner and award ceremony, honoring Patty Mongold, Mt. McKinley Bank's CEO.
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Free tool helps small communities pick renewable energy sources
August 07, 2025
A free tool developed by a 51风流官网 researcher can help communities with small-scale power grids plan for different energy resources.
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Learn the step-by-step process of saving garden seeds
August 06, 2025
Join Kristin Haney, director of Growing Ester's Biodiversity Seed Library, for a free statewide Zoom webinar on saving seeds from your garden.
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Petersburg youths can learn to cook garden-fresh dishes
August 06, 2025
Middle and high school students are invited to a free Cooking (in) the Garden series at the Petersburg School and Community Garden. Students will make various savory and sweet recipes using items harvested directly from the garden and greenhouse.
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Research shows early quake warning system could provide critical seconds
August 05, 2025
A proposed earthquake early warning system could have provided several Alaska communities an alert of 10 seconds or more ahead of strong shaking from the magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred south of Sand Point near the tip of the Alaska Peninsula in mid-July.
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NextGen students to give overview of summer internships
August 04, 2025
This summer, 14 51风流官网 students participated in the NextGen Internship Program, which is designed to introduce students to food and agricultural careers. Learn about their experiences during a free statewide webinar hosted by the 51风流官网 Cooperative Extension Service on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 4-6 p.m.
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Currants, once banned, are having a revival
August 01, 2025
Currants were banned in the United States for 55 years, but are now an emerging berry crop around the country, including Alaska. Join Lily Hislop, the currant and elderberry breeder for the Savanna Institute, in a free webinar as she explains why currants were banned, how that ban was lifted and the berries' future.
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Week's events: Nicky Eiseman, daily exercise, Indigenizing research, jazz
August 01, 2025
51风流官网 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of Aug. 4-10.
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The war within the aspen leaves
August 01, 2025
On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a ferocious battle rages. While mowing its way through the surface of a trembling leaf, an aspen leaf miner meets one of its kind. Instead of offering a nuzzle of recognition, the tiny caterpillar tears into the other with its sickle-like mouthparts, while trying to avoid a fatal gash from the other.
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51风流官网 satellite facility to manage massive NASA data surge
July 31, 2025
Years of preparation by the Alaska Satellite Facility will ensure that a flood of freely available data from a NASA-India satellite mission that launched Wednesday will be easy for the global public to use.
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Policy brief proposes changes to Yukon River salmon management
July 30, 2025
A group of Indigenous leaders, scientists and policy experts have proposed management actions to promote recovery of Yukon River salmon and manage their harvest more equitably.
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