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    UAF's Seward Marine Center celebrates a half-century of supporting marine research

    UAF's Seward Marine Center celebrates a half-century of supporting marine research

    • Alice Bailey
    • Feb 28, 2021
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    The center attracts scientists from around the world. 

    Vaccinations are part of the COVID-19 solution for rural Alaska

    Vaccinations are part of the COVID-19 solution for rural Alaska

    • Miki Collins, In the Bush
    • Feb 28, 2021
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    For Bush residents Miki and Julie Collins, getting the vaccine was a no-brainer. 

    For a glacier, Malaspina has plenty of get up and go

    For a glacier, Malaspina has plenty of get up and go

    • Ned Rozell, Alaska Science Forum
    • Feb 28, 2021
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    But glacier is shrinking, and rapidly, too. 

    Reliving history and a legendary tale of Arctic survival

    Reliving history and a legendary tale of Arctic survival

    • David James
    • Feb 28, 2021
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    In “Dead Reckoning,” his masterful history of Europe’s search for the Northwest Passage, Canadian historian Ken McGoogan argues persuasively that those explorers who payed close attention to Native peoples of the Arctic, and who worked closely with them, generally thrived. In an often deadly…

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    Summit Quest 300: Different race, same sense of awe

    Summit Quest 300: Different race, same sense of awe

    • Robin Wood, for the News-Miner
    • Feb 21, 2021
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    The race that replaced the Yukon Quest is still worth your attention. 

    How a ‘ghost forest’ got run over by a glacier

    How a ‘ghost forest’ got run over by a glacier

    • Ned Rozell, Sketches of Alaska
    • Feb 21, 2021
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    You can find all sorts of interesting things when a glacier retreats. 

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    Finding the feminine mystique in the works of Olena Ellis

    Finding the feminine mystique in the works of Olena Ellis

    • David James
    • Feb 21, 2021
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    Drawn to the feminine form, the artist is exploring womanhood and what that means. 

    Mudhole Smith helped build Alaska’s aviation industry

    Mudhole Smith helped build Alaska’s aviation industry

    • Ray Bonnell, Sketches of Alaska
    • Feb 21, 2021
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    And he actually went by "Mudhole," too. 

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    First responder class teaches safety for military working dogs

    First responder class teaches safety for military working dogs

    • Eve Baker
    • Feb 14, 2021
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    The class tackles canine anatomy and life-saving interventions for both medics and non-medics.

    The right tent can make or break a winter trail excursion

    The right tent can make or break a winter trail excursion

    • Julie Collins, In the Bush
    • Feb 14, 2021
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    That fancy schmancy designer tent you paid too much money for? Might want to leave it home. 

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    The mystery of the dancing wires revealed

    The mystery of the dancing wires revealed

    • Ned Rozell, Alaska Science Forum
    • Feb 14, 2021
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    You know how some telephone wires bounce? This is why that happens. 

    UAF receives $8 million for teacher mentoring program

    UAF receives $8 million for teacher mentoring program

    • Tanya Clayton
    • Feb 14, 2021
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    The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the reach and effectiveness of mentor-based teaching throughout Alaska.

    Along with Alaska’s gold rush come swindlers and scoundrels

    Along with Alaska’s gold rush come swindlers and scoundrels

    • David James
    • Feb 14, 2021
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    There’s a familiar joke about Alaska’s gold rush days. It wasn’t the miners who got rich, it was the people who mined the miners — barkeepers, madams, card sharks, as well as more reputable shop owners and suppliers. But Alexander McKenzie took such plans one step further when he arrived in …

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    John Hagen is capturing a sense of self and heritage with his photos of Alaska

    John Hagen is capturing a sense of self and heritage with his photos of Alaska

    • David James, Creating Alaska
    • Feb 7, 2021
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    The photos are on exhibit now at Bear Gallery in Fairbanks. 

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    Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?

    Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?

    • Ned Rozell, Alaska Science Forum
    • Feb 7, 2021
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    How they got to Alaska is still a mystery, though.

    Anchorage Depot has been an Alaska Railroad centerpiece for 80 years

    Anchorage Depot has been an Alaska Railroad centerpiece for 80 years

    • Ray Bonnell, Sketches of Alaska
    • Feb 7, 2021
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    There is a lot of history in that old train building.

    Doctor and author fights medical misinformation in time of COVID-19

    Doctor and author fights medical misinformation in time of COVID-19

    • Martha Ross, Tribune News Service
    • Feb 7, 2021
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    When Cambridge-trained physician and author Seema Yasmin started investigating outbreaks for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she noticed a troubling pattern: Children were falling severely ill or dying from vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and whooping cough.

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    From below to above: Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into atmosphere, researchers find

    From below to above: Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into atmosphere, researchers find

    • Jessie Creamean and Thomas Hill
    • Jan 31, 2021
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    The ability to easily form ice could mean big consequences for clouds and weather.

    Bowhead whales: A recent Alaska success story

    Bowhead whales: A recent Alaska success story

    • Ned Rozell, Alaska Science Forum
    • Jan 31, 2021
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    They've rebounded but scientists aren't sure what the future holds. 

    Mailing a big order to the Bush? Here’s how you do it

    Mailing a big order to the Bush? Here’s how you do it

    • Miki Collins, In the Bush
    • Jan 31, 2021
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    And we're talking big, too. 

    Murder, community and history overlap in small town Alaska thriller

    Murder, community and history overlap in small town Alaska thriller

    • David James
    • Jan 31, 2021
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    In keeping with the theme of my most recent review, let’s return again to the subarctic noir genre, this time with Talkeetna author Sarah Birdsall. “Wild Rivers, Wild Rose” is her latest book, and it’s one that shouldn’t be missed. Set in and around the fictional town of Susitna Station (a c…

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    Under the aurora, photographer Sean Kurdziolek finds his spot

    Under the aurora, photographer Sean Kurdziolek finds his spot

    • David James, Creating Alaska
    • Jan 24, 2021
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    The northern lights are his inspiration and his office. 

    Alaska’s all-time cold record turns 50

    Alaska’s all-time cold record turns 50

    • Ned Rozell, Alaska Science Forum
    • Jan 24, 2021
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    The average temperature in January 1971 was 31.7 below zero. Brrr! 

    P&H dragline at Pioneer Park represents early 1900s industrial innovation

    P&H dragline at Pioneer Park represents early 1900s industrial innovation

    • Ray Bonnell, Sketches of Alaska
    • Jan 24, 2021
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    When gold was discovered in Alaska at the end of the 19th century, it was individual miners who initially exploited the resource using picks and shovels and other rudimentary equipment. As easy diggings disappeared, individuals were supplanted by companies with the necessary capital to inves…

    6 new paperbacks to read as the days get longer

    6 new paperbacks to read as the days get longer

    • Moira Macdonald, Tribune News Service
    • Jan 24, 2021
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    The days are getting longer, right? That means more time for reading, at least by my definition. Here are a half-dozen recommended paperback, if your bedside table is currently bare.

    A subarctic noir thriller that gets Alaska mostly right

    A subarctic noir thriller that gets Alaska mostly right

    • David James
    • Jan 17, 2021
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    Alaska, with its daunting climate, endless wilderness, and remoteness from the world, is the ideal location for mystery and thriller novels. Start with a good plot built on questions that devolve into a maze of half-answers, maintain the hint of immanent violence, add some long dark winter n…

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    The awe and wonder of ice, that staple of Alaska life

    The awe and wonder of ice, that staple of Alaska life

    • By Julie Collins
    • Updated Jan 17, 2021
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    Can you imagine how awful winter life in Alaska would be if frozen water sank? We couldn’t travel any waterway that hadn’t frozen solid; at 20 or 30 below the cold hull of a boat or hovercraft would ice up until it sank.

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    High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior

    High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior

    • Ned Rozell
    • Updated Jan 17, 2021
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    Taras, a wildlife education and outreach specialist, said people are seeing a lot of lynx in Alaska’s Interior.

    Pandemic highlights need for more accessible internet

    Pandemic highlights need for more accessible internet

    • Reina Hasting
    • Updated Jan 18, 2021
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    At least 18 million individuals across the United States, including urban, rural and tribal communities, have limited or no access to high-speed broadband infrastructure, according to the Federal Communications Commission. 

    Getting to the heart of the Alaska yoga craze

    Getting to the heart of the Alaska yoga craze

    • David James, Creating Alaska
    • Jan 10, 2021
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    Yoga might be hotter than ever right now, but Marsha Munsell's yoga passion started long before yours. 

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