Alaska Shorebird Suffering From Troubled Asia Winter Grounds
By Rod Boyce, Special to the Van Nuys News Press The population of a plump northern Alaska shorebird weighing just over 2 ounces has been declining for decades. Reversing that…
UAF, National Laboratory of the Rockies extend partnership
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has signed a new five-year partnership plan with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies. The memorandum of understanding, signed at the…
Let the show begin! New planetarium at UAF ready to open
The stars finally aligned to bring a planetarium to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Now it’s ready for the public. The Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium at the UA Museum…
NBC’s Today Show Shines Bright on Alyeska Resort During Summer Solstice
Last year on June 20th, Alyeska Resort became the star of the show as NBC’s Today Show broadcast live from the breathtaking peak of Mount Alyeska in Alaska during the…
NOAA Cancels Funding for Real-Time Tsunami Alerts for West Coast States: Cantwell Demands Answers
Without this funding, NOAA loses access to real-time seismic data from the Alaska Earthquake Center the Agency uses to issue tsunami warnings and alerts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator…
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Launch of Third NASA Rocket Completes Complex Aurora Mission
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The third and final NASA sounding rocket in a mission to better understand how the aurora affects the upper atmosphere launched last April and dispersed white vapor…
The National WWII Museum Announces New $300 Million Fundraising Campaign
Building on 25 years of support, institution launches ambitious expansion of educational initiatives NEW ORLEANS, LA — The National WWII Museum in New Orleans marked its 25th anniversary today by…
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Universal Service Fund
Murkowski Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Universal Service Fund Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the…
Research by Montana State Alumna Reveals Birds Nested in the Cretaceous Arctic Alongside Non-Avian Dinosaurs
BOZEMAN – A study by a Montana State University alumna featured this week on the cover of the journal Science reveals that forebears of modern birds nested in polar regions…
Precipitation Helped Drive Distribution Of Alaska Dinosaurs
By Rod Boyce, Special to the Van Nuys News Press Precipitation more than temperature influenced the distribution of herbivorous dinosaurs in what is now Alaska, according to new research published…