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UAF to close offices, reduce hours during winter break Most UAF offices will be closed Dec. 25, 2017, through Jan. 2, 2018. Many will also be closed or have reduced hours from Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-5.

Building access during holiday closure The UAF Police Department will monitor Fairbanks facilities during the holiday closure. Departments should submit a list of authorized users online.

HAARP provides power to Copper Valley

One of five diesel engines at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility in Gakona, AV狼论坛, provided power for free to Copper Valley Electric Association customers for 24 hours in late November.

UAF researchers share signals of change in Arctic UAF researcher Uma Bhatt said the process of global warming is simple. 鈥淢ore greenhouse gases in the atmosphere means the temperatures go up,鈥� said the atmospheric scientist. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 complex is how the environment responds to it.鈥�

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"Here Comes the Sun" concert Jan. 6 Celebrate the return of the sun with a free, family-friendly, toe-tapping concert Jan. 6 in the Regents' Great Hall.

Cornerstone on hiatus Dec. 22, 2017-Jan. 8, 2018 Cornerstone will be on hiatus Dec. 22-Jan. 8. The deadline to submit news items for the Dec. 21 edition is noon Tuesday, Dec. 19.

Predictfest competition tackles real-world problems How many more times will I have to plow my road this year? Products developed by IARC researchers at this fall鈥檚 PredictFest can answer this question along with related questions of great significance.

Four dead walruses test positive for algae toxin

Four walruses in western AV狼论坛鈥檚 Bering Strait region have tested positive for biotoxins produced by algae, prompting a public notification from AV狼论坛 Sea Grant.