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Several participants in the Alaska Defense Forum visited the hangar of the UAF Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Tour groups visited several of the university’s research facilities. Photo by Brittany Smart

UAF sponsoring Alaska Defense Forum to assist with nation’s security needs

Geophysical Institute
August 27, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is a title sponsor this year of the Alaska Defense Forum, underway this week through Wednesday at the Westmark...
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Elementary school students digging in the ‘Permafrost Exploration Sled’ while at the BARC Science & Culture Fair in August 2024. Photo by Serina Wesen

SALVO team connects with rural students in Utqiaġvik

Geophysical Institute
August 20, 2024
The Snow Albedo Evolution, or SALVO, field campaign's third — and final — phase was completed this spring. The field campaign was conducted by...
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A field engineer of the Wilson Alaska Technical Center at the UAF Geophysical Institute services a portable infrasound monitoring station near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Photo courtesy of the Wilson Alaska Technical Center.

UAF receives funding to enhance nuclear proliferation detection

Geophysical Institute
August 19, 2024
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been named to a group of 12 universities tasked by the federal government with improving and expanding the...
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The graphic shows the propagation paths of specularly reflected (SR) and magnetospherically reflected (MR) whistler waves. The Earth-ionosphere boundary at about 55 miles is not drawn to scale. Illustration adapted from the research paper

UAF scientists discover phenomenon impacting Earth’s radiation belts

Geophysical Institute
August 16, 2024
Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of “whistler,” an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount...
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 Ice fog blankets parts of Fairbanks as seen from the West Ridge viewpoint at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Feb. 2, 2024. UAF photo by Leif Van Cise

UAF will buy instruments to expand Fairbanks air studies

Geophysical Institute
August 7, 2024
A $702,000 National Science Foundation grant to the University of Alaska Fairbanks will pay for two science instruments to expand the study of...
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Exhibit panels on display at the Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska describe storms and tsunamis. Photo courtesy of Chris Maio

Museum exhibit, video series to explain Aleutian Island storm history

Geophysical Institute
August 2, 2024
A 2022 science cruise to the Aleutian Islands to learn about ancient storms and tsunamis has generated a traveling museum exhibit and video...
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Research associate professor Pavel Izbekov photographs students on the return from a day hike with Novarupta in the background. Photo by Seth Adams

UAF volcano field school explores 20th century’s biggest eruption

Geophysical Institute
August 1, 2024
In the southern mountains of Katmai National Park and Preserve sits Novarupta volcano, which in 1912 belched the 20th century’s largest eruption...
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Franz Meyer receives the Education Award at the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society meeting in Athens, Greece, in July 2024. Photo courtesy of Franz Meyer

UAF remote sensing scientist receives international award

Geophysical Institute
July 24, 2024
Remote sensing professor Franz Meyer of the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been honored by an international society for his education and...
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Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, emerges from clouds on Aug. 20, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ben David Jacob.

UAF researcher creates way to detect elusive volcanic vibrations

Geophysical Institute
July 23, 2024
A new automated system of monitoring and classifying persistent vibrations at active volcanoes can eliminate the hours of manual effort needed to...
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