Archive for July, 2011

Largest recorded tundra fire yields scientific surprises

Largest recorded tundra fire yields scientific surprises

Photo courtesy of the Alaska Fire ServiceThe Anaktuvuk River fire burns during the summer of 2007.Marie Gilbert 907-474-7412 7/29/11 In 2007, the largest recorded...

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Lectures offer insight on the octopus, ethnobotany

Marmian Grimes 907-474-7902 7/29/11 The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting free Alaska-themed lectures throughout the summer, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7...

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UAF presents Family Cultural Night

Marmian Grimes 907-474-7902 7/29/11 The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host this week’s Family Cultural Night, Monday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium...

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Alaska Agriculture Appreciation Day in Palmer Aug. 11

Alaska Agriculture Appreciation Day in Palmer Aug. 11

Alaska Agriculture Appreciation Day will take place noon – 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Matanuska Experiment Farm, 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, in Palmer. Ag...

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UA Press catalog available online

The fall 2011 UA Press catalog is available online. Find the perfect book by browsing the diverse selection of new, recently published, backlist and distributed...

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Grainger awards scholarships for process technology students

Grainger awards scholarships for process technology students

The Alaska-based Grainger team awarded $2,000 Grainger Tools for Tomorrow scholarships to process technology students Norman Carlo and Adam Rushing. The program...

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Sea ice study goes beyond the numbers

Sea ice study goes beyond the numbers

Ned Rozell907-474-74687/28/2011 In places where the air gets cold enough to freeze seawater, sea ice creates a world known by few people. A shifting, ephemeral,...

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Sinkholes develop in WRRB parking lot

An additional sinkhole has developed on the west side of the West Ridge Research Building.  Facilities Services is in the process of removing the asphalt and will...

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Statewide labor and employee relations executive hired

UA President Gamble announced the hire of Executive Director of Labor and Employee Relations Don Smith. Chief Human Resources Officer Beth Behner assumed duties...

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Wendy Redman retires

Wendy Reman, University of Alaska vice president for university relations, is retiring after four decades of service. Her replacement, Carla Beam, is a longtime...

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