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59 min ago | EurekAlert!

UAF researchers contribute to global glacier study

Fairbanks, Alaska- Alaska's melting glaciers remain one of the largest contributors to the world's rising sea levels, say two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists.

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5 hrs ago | NatureNews

Financial blow for Alaskan volcano monitoring

Volcanologists who monitor eruptions of Alaskan volcanoes are scrambling to cope with US federal budget cuts - even as the Pavlof volcano, 1,000 kilometres southwest of Alaska's biggest city, Anchorage, spouts a towering ash plume that is threatening plane flights.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Alaska, Geology, Science

Tue May 21, 2013

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Archive

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Education Etc., Fairbanks, AK, Kenai, AK, Soldotna, AK

Mon May 20, 2013

A-Infos Radio Project

Radio Ecoshock Show: Who will control the world's climate? , Segment 1

All interviews by Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock. Clips of Julie Brigham-Grette from You tube at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, presented by www.frontierscientists.com, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

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Related Topix: UMass Amherst

Sun May 19, 2013

Jetson Green

World Record Set for Tightest Residential Building

Earlier this year, the World Record Academy awarded a home in Dillingham, Alaska with the record for the Tightest Residential Building .

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Related Topix: Dillingham, AK

Sat May 18, 2013

The Gazette

Archaeology curator applicant to give talk

An anthropologist seeking a job as archaeology curator at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will speak at a public seminar on prehistoric subsistence next week.

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Related Topix: Science, Anthropology

Thu May 16, 2013

The Scarlet

Clark professor studies glacier contributions to sea level rise

Ninety-nine percent of all of Earth's land ice is locked up in the massive Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.

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Related Topix: Clark University, Oceanography, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado

Anchorage Daily News

Borough approves money for UA Fairbanks recycling

The funding was provided after campus officials threatened to shut down community recycling bins in a parking lot on June 1 if the borough did not come up with a contribution.

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Related Topix: Alaska

Wed May 15, 2013

Live Science

The Biggest and Weirdest Maars on Earth

In Alaska, where the winter runs colder, the sun shines longer and the mountains rise taller than any other state, the Land of the Midnight Sun can claim another superlative: The biggest and strangest maars ever found on Earth.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, US National Parks, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

CNN

Volcanoes

Fresh lava flows off Pavlof volcano on May 13, 2013. The photo was taken from a plane at about 10,500 feet.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Alaska, Geology, Science

Tue May 14, 2013

Inventor Spot

Showcase Your Pioneering Invention At The 2013 Arctic Innovation Competition & Win Up To $10,000

If you're looking to win some major cash for sharing your ground-breaking invention or product, and are able to go to Fairbanks, Alaska to do so, then I've got the contest for you! This has to be one of the most open-ended contests that I've ever reported on, but the University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting its yearly Arctic Innovation Competition ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Fairbanks, AK

Sat May 11, 2013

Anchorage Daily News

Molly Rettig: Using climate data to predict snow in Alaska

In Alaska, our lives revolve around the weather. When it comes to predicting conditions like temperature, snow and rain, the best glimpse into the future comes from climate models.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Weather, Kenai, AK

Fri May 10, 2013

APRN

Photo by Emily Schwing, KUAC - Fairbanks.

In June, the University of Alaska Fairbanks will discontinue its recycling program.

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Related Topix: Alaska

Wed May 08, 2013

Capital City Weekly

New wave of seismic modeling

Red and blue waves triggered by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rippled outward from the Anchorage area and fizzled out after 45 seconds.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Anchorage, AK, Alaska, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing

The Daily Courier

Prescott High's Childers to play women's basketball for Alaska-Fairbanks

Senior forward Autumn Childers, a four-year letterman for the Prescott High girls' basketball team, recently signed a letter of intent to play women's basketball for NCAA Division 2 University of Alaska-Fairbanks starting in 2013-14. Childers received a full-ride scholarship to Alaska-Fairbanks, which is a member of the Great Northwest Athletic ... (more)

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Mon May 06, 2013

Scoop

Oil and Environment Expert Visits NZ

American geologist and energy expert Mark Myers is attending ENEX , New Zealand's oil and gas event next month, to share his expertise in handling the commercial, political and social challenges of exploration in environmentally sensitive regions.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science

Wired

Small Explosive Eruptions at Cleveland in Alaska

An AVHRR satellite image of Cleveland volcano in Alaska, taken May 4, 2012. The bright dot in the lower middle of the image is the summit of Cleveland, showing elevated temperatures.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Natural Disasters, Fairbanks, AK

Sat May 04, 2013

SFGate

Man pleads guilty to attempted sex assault at UAF

A 21-year-old Fairbanks man was sentenced to one year behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault.

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Related Topix: Fairbanks, AK, State Prisons, Fairbanks Correctional Center, Prison

Peninsula Clarion

UA prof. lauded for energy-efficient home

When Tom Marsik began work on his new home in Dillingham in 2010, the former Fairbanks resident had a lofty goal of building the most efficient structure he could imagine.

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Related Topix: Dillingham, AK, Fairbanks, AK, Weather

Wed May 01, 2013

LiveScience

Snowy Spring Snaps Records Across US

In interior Alaska yesterday and today , residents hauled out handheld ice scrapers to excavate cars and trucks blanketed by a late-season snowstorm.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Blizzard, Weather, Nenana, AK