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.
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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.”
University of Alaska faculty union ratifies contract
The agreement ends a contentious process.
UAA to permanently expand master’s in social work program with $1.5M grant
The nonprofit Recover Alaska identified a chronic shortage of social workers as a key issue behind the state’s worst-in-the-nation status for alcohol-attributed deaths.
Former UAS professor Sol Neely honored with a fire dish memorial in Juneau
Neely taught English literature and was a community advocate for criminal justice reform through programs like the Flying University at Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
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.
Study looks at the return of tourism’s impact on whale stress levels
In 2022, tourism was almost back to pre-pandemic levels, so samples taken this year will show the difference in the whale’s stress levels when there are and aren’t boats in the water all summer.
University of Alaska administration and faculty union reach tentative contract agreement
The sometimes contentious contract negotiation between the University of Alaska’s administration and its faculty resulted in both parties filing unfair labor practice complaints, which are still ongoing.
UAF gets federal grant to preserve ‘Into the Wild’ bus
McCandless’ death from starvation at the bus 30 years ago drew travelers from across the world, at least two of whom died trying to reach it.
In busy month, HAARP will do everything from making video art to bouncing a signal off the moon
Another experiment aims to better understand a low-altitude, aurora-like atmospheric glow known as Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, or STEVE.