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…
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…
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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…
University of Alaska (UA) Press Releases Three New Titles
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – “Sin Eaters” by Caleb Tankersley, “Old Woman with Berries in Her Lap” by Vivian Faith Prescott, and “Water the Rocks Make” by David McElroy are three new…
Chena Hot Springs Is The “Destination Of The Week”
NORTHEAST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — Chena Hot Springs Resort celebrated its 100-year anniversary on August 5, 2005. It was discovered on August 5, 1905 by two gold mining brothers Robert…
World Eskimo Indian Olympic Games Hopeful To Return To Fairbanks, Alaska This Summer
FAIRBANKS, AK — The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO), which takes place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks every July, is hopeful for a return to the games this…