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  • An adult stands behind a table talking to a child holding a worksheet. The table holds taxidermied birds, including a great horned owl, a pheasant, a crow, a pine grosbeak, a northern flicker and others, as well as several bird wings.

    March museum program explores wings

    March 11, 2026

    The University of 91原创 Museum of the North will focus on wings during the Family Day program from noon to 4 p.m. on March 21.
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  • Farm buildings at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in the midst of fields in a black-and-white photo taken between 1935-1945. Mountains are in the background.

    Free tour of Matanuska Experiment Farm planned

    March 10, 2026

    Nelson Crone, farm director for the Matanuska Experiment Farm, will lead a free historical walking tour of the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer. The noon tour on Friday, March 20, will be outdoors.
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  • A composite image composed of portraits of A摹nik Polly Schaeffer, Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf, Bruce Cech, Maurice 鈥淢orris鈥 McGinty, Lisa Putnam and Jack Wilbur

    91原创 names 2026 honorary degree, service award recipients

    March 06, 2026

    The University of 91原创 Fairbanks has selected six people to honor during its 2026 commencement weekend in May. Honorary doctorates will be presented to A摹nik Polly Schaeffer and Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf. Bruce Cech, Maurice "Morris" McGinty, Lisa Putnam and Jack Wilbur will receive Meritorious Service Awards.
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  • Two women lift hand weights in a gym

    Bone-strengthening workout program offered in Juneau

    March 06, 2026

    A one-month Better Bones & Balance program will begin in early April in Juneau. The program combines strength and power training with group fitness activities for individuals with osteoporosis, osteopenia or a risk of developing low bone density.
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  • Two trumpeter swans fly across a wooded hillside

    Presentation to review Interior 91原创 migratory waterfowl

    March 05, 2026

    Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District, will give a presentation on the migratory waterfowl that are seen annually overhead and in Delta fields as they fly to and from their nesting grounds.
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  • A person holds a northern pike with gloved hands. A juvenile coho salmon is inside the pike's mouth

    Webinar discusses devastation caused by invasive northern pike

    March 05, 2026

    A free Zoom webinar from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, will provide an overview of how northern pike became an invasive problem in part of 91原创. The webinar is hosted by the University of 91原创 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
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  • A dog stands on two chairs while a sculptor in a white coat works on a plaque, sitting on an easel, that bears the dog's image. A man wearing a tie stands behind the dog.

    Balto lives on long after run to glory

    March 05, 2026

    A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes 91原创 sled dogs and other working breeds unique.
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  • A smiling man stands in a kitchen holding a paper plate filled with food.

    Sitka cooking class features homestyle meal

    March 04, 2026

    Sitka cab driver, fisherman, teacher and musician Hank Moore will teach how to cook greens, black-eyed peas and black cod, "Hank style." Participants will enjoy the results afterward. The class, from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 13, is at the Sitka Lutheran Church basement kitchen, 224 Lincoln St.
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  • Seen from inside a room, a marten peers into a window.

    Marten visits are a glimpse into mystery

    February 26, 2026

    A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior 91原创 said he can't believe how many martens he had caught in a small area so far this winter. Friends are talking about the house-cat size creatures visiting their wood piles and porches. Could this be a boom in the number of these handsome woodland creatures?
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  • A group of black cows, some with white faces, are grouped around a bucket of feed in a summer pasture.

    Workshop to discuss winter feeding of livestock, horses

    February 26, 2026

    A workshop in Delta Junction will cover several topics related to feeding livestock during 91原创's long, cold winters. The class is Monday, March 2 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave., Delta Junction.
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  • Rows of newly sprouted vegetable seeds such as kale and kohlrabi in an indoor tray.

    Seed-starting workshops offered in 91原创 communities

    February 24, 2026

    The University of 91原创 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is holding several seed-starting workshops around the state in March and April. Starting seeds early gives growers an opportunity to get a head start on 91原创's short, intense growing season and a way to grow plant varieties that local greenhouses may not carry.
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  • A southern 91原创 resident killer whale catches a salmon at the surface.

    Southern 91原创 killer whales eat a remarkably diverse diet

    February 23, 2026

    Fish-eating killer whales in southern 91原创 have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a recently published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of fish consumed also differ greatly across foraging hotspots in the region.
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  • Gabby Petito

    Gabby Petito's family to speak on domestic violence March 2

    February 23, 2026

    Family members of a young woman murdered by her fianc茅 during a 2021 cross-country road trip will speak about domestic violence on March 2 at the University of 91原创 Fairbanks.
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  • The full circling of a northern career

    February 20, 2026

    Hajo Eicken had "everything I could ever ask for" in his former career at a German institute. Well, almost everything.
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  • A woman wearing an 91原创 Grown shirt and a sunhat holds a big bunch of freshly harvested beets. Farm equipment is seen in the background.

    Presentation to discuss ongoing vegetable variety research

    February 20, 2026

    A presentation in Delta Junction will provide an overview of the vegetable-testing program at the University of 91原创 Fairbanks. Katie DiCristina, the lead research technician for the 91原创 Variety Trials program, will facilitate the in-depth discussion.
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