A career of flying for science (and the occasional sled dog)
Martin Stuefer, the director of the Hyperspectral Imaging Lab at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, is both a pilot and researcher.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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MLB alumni return to Fairbanks to celebrate Alaska baseball history
Fifty years after pitching for the Alaska Goldpanners, former Major League Baseball pitcher Greg Harris returned to Fairbanks Wednesday for a presentation on...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Fairbanks police photo appears to show man pointing weapon at officer in fatal encounter
Brandon Roberts was fatally shot June 26 in a mall parking lot by an Alaska State Trooper and two officers who came to Alaska from Memphis, police said.
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Man dead in officer-involved shooting
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed during an altercation with Fairbanks Police officers and Alaska State Troopers on Sunday afternoon.
Jul 2, 2026Open source
UAF study examines how permafrost affects Alaska farms for first time since 1950s
For the first time since the 1950s, researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are studying how permafrost affects farming in the state and what they...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
UAF honors Mary Binkley with commemorative plaque at a very special tree
In 1946, Mary Binkley and Jim Binkley carved their initials into a tree on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. They met and fell in love while attendi...
Jun 28, 2026Open source
Carlson Center cost concerns prompts postponed partnership with UAF hockey
A partnership renewal with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks hockey team for the Carlson Center was put on ice until July after some Assemblymembers...
Jun 28, 2026Open source
Alaska Special Olympian takes home gold on her 40th birthday
Alexis Lewis, a Fairbanks athlete competing in the 2026 Special Olympics USA, had a birthday to remember Tuesday when she won a gold medal in singles bowling.
Jun 26, 2026Open source
UA Regent Seth Church drops out of Fairbanks legislative race ahead of Saturday withdrawal deadline
Rep. Will Stapp joins the ranks of six other incumbents running unopposed to reclaim their seats in the Alaska Legislature. As of Wednesday, several other fo...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
State AG asks Alaska Supreme Court to compel Fairbanks district to open charter school
The petition comes one week after the Alaska education commissioner threatened to withhold state funding from Fairbanks if they did not open the new charter...
Jun 23, 2026Open source
UAF’s science and environmental journalism program | Talk of Alaska
Department leaders from the University of Alaska Fairbanks talk about their science and environmental journalism program.
Jun 17, 2026Open source
Alaska researchers using tagging data to reduce fishing bycatch
University of Alaska Fairbanks research team uses more than 700,000 data points for chinook salmon
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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Researchers attempt to follow a hummingbird’s journey from Alaska to Mexico for first time
Biologists at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge are capturing and banding some of the world’s smallest birds.
Jul 6, 2026Open source
Flying for science (and the occasional sled dog)
A Cessna 185 zigzagged a tight back-and-forth pattern along Alaska’s southern coast earlier this summer, the pilot intent on his mission to measure the oce...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Energy, apparel costs spike
Inflationary costs were steady in Alaska last year, despite concerns that President Donald Trump
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Book review: A biography of famed biologist George Schaller showcases his Alaska roots
While his work took him around the globe, some of Schaller’s earliest and most vital work came in the Far North.
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Here’s Where The Battle For Election Integrity — After Weeks Of Setbacks — Is Now
The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Watson v. RNC that states can count non-military mail-in ballots received days and even weeks after the closing of polls. L...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
‘I’m Mad at Trump’: Even Trumpers Can’t Stand How Shoddy the Great American State Fair Is
[Essay] WASHINGTON, DC – As I entered the Great American State Fair on Monday, I saw a red-faced older gentleman, looking upset. “I’m mad at Trump!
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Seward pilot helps rescue harbour seal pups from remote Alaska location
One pup was likely less than 24 hours old while the second was suffering from dehydration and malnourishment
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Overturned semi closes Seward Highway north of Seward
The Seward Highway is closed in both directions at Mile 15 after a semitruck overturned, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Former Alaska bush pilot shot, killed after landing in Papua; aircraft burned
Nicholas F. Goselin had years of Alaska aviation experience before flying for PT AMA in Papua, where officials say he was killed after landing.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
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