Tag: UAF
Aurora Viewing
Catching Alaska's Light Waves by Todd Salat from Todd Salat on Vimeo.
When is that last time you saw the northern lights? Standing outside in a parka looking straight up. Did you feel the awe? On the next Outdoor Explorer we'll hear about the research rockets the UAF Geophysical Institute is using to study the aurora. We will also be sharing aurora memories, learning how to see them and how get a good photo with The Aurora Hunter, Todd Salat. Read more... KSKA Thursday 2/28 at 2:00 pm, repeating at 7:00 pm Go to Outdoor Explorer pageUAF Students Testing High Efficiency Homes
New housing for University of Alaska Fairbanks students will test high efficiency design and construction. The Sustainable Village will include four-bedroom homes designed to be heated with the equivalent of 200 gallons of oil per year, but the houses will use a mix of solar and biomass energy.
The Undersea Aleutians
We know more about outer space than we do about the undersea environment of our own planet. This is especially true in the mysterious waters of the Aleutian Islands, where unknown creatures and plants are being discovered.
KSKA: Tuesday, 1/24 @ 10:00am
Afghan War Reunites Sitka Classmates
A pair of recent Sitka High graduates had an unexpected meeting last week – in a combat hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
UAF Union Organizing Hits Stumbling Block
The union that’s trying to organize University of Alaska staff says that UAF’s refusal to deliver some 1,200 letters to UAF staff is just the latest of several obstacles that the university has thrown in the path of the organizing effort.
Fairbanks Residents Weigh In On Long-Term UAF Plan
Fairbanks-area residents got a chance last week to add their voices to a planning process launched this fall by University of Alaska President Pat Gamble.
Navy Space Scientist Heads to UAF
An astro-physicist from the Navy has been named the new head of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Robert McCoy comes out of a career at the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory.
Life Sciences Building Transforms Look of UAF’s West Ridge
The University of Alaska Fairbanks west ridge is taking on a new look, as construction of the new Life Sciences building progresses.
UAF Researchers Unlocking Secret of Hibernation
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are unlocking the secrets of hibernation. The studies are aimed tapping the mechanism that safely slows down metabolism, as a tool to save humans from heart attack and trauma.
UAF Hosts International Arctic Ocean Policy Workshop
The international waters over the high arctic are a new horizon for human activity. That was the driving force behind an Arctic Ocean Policy workshop this week in Fairbanks.
Alaska News Nightly: July 28, 2011
Arctic Scientist Under Investigation, Officials Hammer Out Details on U.S. Russia Polar Bear Treaty, UAF Researchers Unlocking Secret of Hibernation, Young Argues to Strip Park Service’s Power in Yukon Charley Preserve, and more...
Alaska News Nightly: August 13, 2009
Photo by Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
Demolition work gets underway in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood and makes way for new housing initiative.
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