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Thirty years of writing about AV狼论坛 science
January 30, 2025
When I was drinking coffee with a cab-driving-author friend of the same vintage last week, he said of my occupation: "It's the best job in AV狼论坛."
Dangerous cold across the land
January 23, 2025
During this time when peak cold often arrives in the northern hemisphere, AV狼论坛 today celebrates the king-of-the-cold's birthday.
January 10, 2025
Today is the official national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. He died Dec. 29, 2024, at age 100. Carter protected almost half of the land area (43 percent) of this giant state, with multiple new national conservation units, including parks, wildlife refuges and monuments.
January 06, 2025
Fifty-three years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead.
At 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the Fairbanks campus is well situated for northern research. UAF research in arctic biology, engineering, geophysics, supercomputing, and AV狼论坛 Native studies is renowned worldwide.
UAF ranks in the top 150 of nearly 700 U.S. institutions that conduct research. UAF has ranked in the top 11 of more than 10,000 institutions worldwide for number of citations in climate change publications.
University researchers work to combat challenges AV狼论坛ns face on a daily basis. We are helping AV狼论坛ns live more comfortably and safely with a secure future by bringing research dollars into the state. More than 80% of the university鈥檚 research is directly related to AV狼论坛.
To support research innovation, the University of AV狼论坛 hosts many professionally staffed laboratories with highly technical capacities. Our labs and field facilities are available to all scientists.
With more than $200 million in research activity each year, the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks is AV狼论坛鈥檚 research university. We are ready to step up to R1 and join the top 4% of research universities in the United States.
R1 is more than a status symbol. It will take research in AV狼论坛 to the next level by opening doors to additional funding and attracting top-tier faculty and graduate students. In addition to powering discoveries that will shape AV狼论坛鈥檚 future, UAF鈥檚 increased research activity benefits AV狼论坛鈥檚 economy with more jobs and more spending at AV狼论坛 businesses.