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  • Two people stand next to a University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks sign as a pickup idles nearby producing a white plume of exhaust. An illuminated temperature reading on the sign reads minus 41F.  In the background is an evergreen-covered hill topped with a building. A large smokestack from a powerplant also rises above the pickup and trees.

    Ancient beavers, sea floor bumps, thick air

    December 20, 2024

    It's time to start emptying the notebook following the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, where more than 25,000 scientists shared their work during five days.

  • At night, cars and people crowd a street outside a brightly lit, several-story glass-fronted building with a large poster featuring the words

    More familiar news of the North

    December 13, 2024

    I am once again elbow to elbow with thousands of scientists, at a meeting I first attended 25 years ago.

  • In between mountains, a broad column of smoke rises from a evergreen forest just beyond a highway lined with buildings.

    AV狼论坛 continues to change, fast

    December 06, 2024

    With his eyes on AV狼论坛 weather and climate for many years, Rick Thoman saw a need for a recent update on what is happening within America's largest state.

  • A person sits at the bottom of a square hole dug in the ground. He is holding an animal jaw bone.

    Study shows ancient human, canine relationship

    December 04, 2024

    Humans are no strangers to sharing their food with their dogs: Look no further than the average American dining room. As it turns out, that's been the case for millennia.

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Fairbanks is central to science

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.

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Your discoveries support AV狼论坛

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. 

Achieving R1 at UAF

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.