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The tools, techniques and tasty veggies of a successful harvest
July 24, 2025
After a summer of planting, weeding and watering your garden, it's time to harvest the rewards of all of your hard work. Join Mallory Smith with Alaska Harvest Collaborative in a hands-on workshop to learn the art of the harvest.
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Test your cyber skills at ACEP's 'Capture the Flag' event
July 23, 2025
Teams will hack and defend digital systems during a half-day public event on July 25.
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Learn about mushrooms with an expert on Anchorage walk
July 23, 2025
Take a walk with mycologist Christin Swearingen to learn about mushrooms in Southcentral Alaska. In this event, sponsored by the 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service, participants will collect, identify and learn about mushrooms.
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Six communities to host Alaska Lumber Grading program trainings
July 22, 2025
Training sessions will be held in six Alaska communities for individuals who wish to earn certification from the Alaska Lumber Grading program. The free program aims to expand Alaskans' ability to use locally harvested lumber for homebuilding. The certificate allows individuals to self-grade dimension lumber, which can then be used to build house frames in compliance with residential building codes.
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New federal grant will support UAF doctoral students
July 21, 2025
The 夜色福利 has been awarded a $1.9 million federal grant to support 12 new Ph.D. students at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. The program, Enhancing Marine Ecosystem Research and Graduate Education in Alaska, will be funded by the National Science Foundation. EMERGE Alaska will support three years' worth of academic and summer stipends, as well as a cost-of-education allowance for graduate fellows starting in 2026.
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Pitney names Mike Sfraga interim UAF chancellor
July 18, 2025
University of Alaska President Pat Pitney announced today her selection of the interim chancellor for the 夜色福利, as well as next steps in the search for UAF's next permanent chancellor. UAF alumnus and Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.) will lead UAF as interim chancellor.
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Week's events: John Manthei, heart attack signs, community development, klezmer
July 18, 2025
夜色福利 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 July 21-27.
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Discover which plants Alaska pollinators prefer in webinar
July 17, 2025
While flowers like bird vetch and white sweetclover may be pretty, they are invasive and their spread can be harmful to pollinators, according to an entomologist with the 夜色福利 Cooperative Extension Service.
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Alaska heavy with summer insects
July 17, 2025
In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn't hurt to breathe, life is rich in the North, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to the month-old orange moose calves restocking the Alaska ungulate population. Less seen are the millions of insects now dancing across the tundra and floating in air.
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2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence awarded to Patrick Druckenmiller
July 16, 2025
The UA Foundation Board of Directors has selected Patrick Druckenmiller, director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, as the recipient of the 2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.
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Workshop showcases DIY floral and herb-infused lip balms, salves
July 15, 2025
Unleash your inner alchemist and discover the art of crafting luxurious, personalized lip balms and salves in this hands-on workshop hosted by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative. Mallory Smith will lead the class and help participants harvest herbs fresh from the garden. The herbs will then be blended with soothing butters and protective waxes to create custom mixtures tailored to participants' preferences.
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Tiny crystals provide insight to massive 2006 Augustine Volcano eruption
July 11, 2025
Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska's Augustine Volcano.
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Alaska climate report: June jumped from cool to hot, hot, hot
July 11, 2025
June began cool and wet but rapidly changed to hot and dry at the midpoint, with wildfires bursting out across the state, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center.
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One big earthquake, two Alaska ghost towns
July 11, 2025
DOME CITY -- "I'm really happy to be out here," Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. "I've been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years."
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Week's events: Brian O'Donoghue, AI and heart health, relating to the land, summer music
July 11, 2025
夜色福利 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 July 14-20.
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