It took months to become eligible for a transplant, a time spent repeatedly flying to Seattle for dozens of tests.
Interior
Population survey shows that Alaska’s wood bison herd is healthy and growing
The goal is to reestablish the animals in Alaska, where they disappeared from the wild over a hundred years ago.
Iconic Fairbanks satellite dish helps map floods thousands of miles away
The Alaska Satellite Facility’s chief scientist talks about using satellites to map what’s happening on the ground in flood-prone areas, even if they’re covered by trees or clouds.
Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim
The geophysics professor who found the photos say they move the summit claim “from shadowy, maybe it did or didn’t happen, right into the mainstream.”
State of Alaska plans to sue federal government over trail corridors across public land
Some of the trails are near the community of Eagle.
State downsizes bison hunt after a third of Delta Junction herd starves to death
The Delta Junction bison hunt usually extends from October to March, but the state limited this year’s season to just two weeks.
Bear encounter north of Fairbanks raises questions about carrying protection in winter
Although very unusual, there have been some deadly winter bear encounters over the decades.
Predator reduction efforts have not increased moose harvests, study says
The study used about 40 years of state harvest data to analyze the efficacy of using wolf and bear reduction to increase moose hunter success.
Director of new film ‘Till’ got her start in Fairbanks
Chinonye Chukwu produced her first feature film in 2012 when she was a student at UAF.
Activists blockade road leading to Nenana-area agricultural project
Opponents say the agriculture project is a form of industrialized farming that will deplete the land and disrupt its ecology.