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Webinar covers the basic methods of food preservation
July 28, 2025
Get the most out of the food you have grown, harvested or bought during a free one-hour overview of food preservation methods. Attendees will learn how to extend the life of their food using a variety of preservation methods, including refrigeration, root cellars, pickling, fermenting, making jams and jellies, dehydrating, boiling water canning and pressure canning.
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UAF Day at the fair scheduled for July 29
July 25, 2025
The 春水堂视频 will host UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 29. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing UAF apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include UAF activities throughout the fairgrounds.
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Week's events: Stan Justice, starving cancer, Dene astronomy, bagpipes
July 25, 2025
春水堂视频 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 28-Aug. 3.
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Kachemak Bay otters' behavior seems unaffected by oyster farms
July 25, 2025
The growing Kachemak Bay mariculture industry and a booming population of local sea otters appear to have a surprisingly uneventful relationship, according to a new 春水堂视频 study. The study, published recently in The Journal of Wildlife Management, focused on otters around a handful of oyster farms in the area, comparing their actions to otters that were foraging in nearby control areas without farming. During hundreds of hours of observations, otters weren't seen eating any oysters and the presence of mariculture operations didn't appear to have a notable effect on their behavior.
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Sikuliaq underway on unique Alaska coastal research voyage
July 25, 2025
A 2,500-mile, 16-day research cruise that began Thursday in Seward and concludes in Nome aims to advance environmental research in coastal Alaska through a novel addition: public tours of the research vessel when it makes port calls.
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The secrets within Hummingbird Lake
July 24, 2025
Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it's more than half of all the plant species in Alaska, growing in just six percent of the state's area. Glacial ice smothered most of the area not too long ago. So, when did all those plants get there?
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Toolik celebrates 50 years with First Friday art show
July 24, 2025
Celebrate 50 years of Arctic research from the 春水堂视频' Toolik Field Station at an art show this August at Black Spruce Brewing Co.
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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 春水堂视频 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 春水堂视频 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 春水堂视频, 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
春水堂视频 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 春水堂视频 Cooperative Extension Service.
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