It’s part of an experiment called “AWESOME,” which seeks to observe how auroras affect Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty fear research funding cuts amid DEI rollback
The federal government has suspended research funding for some universities for not complying with recent executive orders. That’s left some UAF faculty and students waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Tanana Chiefs Conference to rejoin Alaska Federation of Natives
Tribal leaders cited a need for unity Thursday amid looming federal spending cuts, two years after the conference left AFN over support for subsistence salmon.
Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they’re busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ last-minute decision to push the starting line north.
Ukraine invasion anniversary draws Fairbanks protest
A couple dozen Fairbanksans sang songs and rallied on a main street corner Monday, in an impromptu protest marking three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This Fairbanks couple saved money on housing by building their own home
While biking near their rented home in Fairbanks, Alaska, Justine Schmidt and her partner, Josh Paul, stumbled upon a plot of land that spoke to them.





