Media and Public Relations

The Media and Public Relations team promotes Geophysical Institute faculty, staff and student research activities through print, radio, television and online/social media. Public
Relations staff construct press releases, function as media
liaisons, plan community events and lectures, help create announcements
and more.

Some ongoing GI public relations programs include:

•    The Geophysical Institute Quarterly Report
•    The Geophysical Institute Annual Report
•    Science for Alaska Lecture Series
•    The Alaska Science Forum
•    Media Relations
•    Special Editing & Writing Projects
•    Advertising & Public Relations Campaigns
•    The GI Weekly Newsletter
•    The Tanana Valley State Fair

For more information please contact:

Amy Hartley
Public Relations Manager
Elvey 606
amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-5823

 

 

Ned Rozell
Science Writer
IARC 203C
nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-7468

 

 

Diana Campbell
Public Relations Assistant
Special Events Coordinator
Elvey 608
dlcampbell [at] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-5229

 

 

Kaz Alvarez
Student Assistant
Elvey 608
kaz [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu

Press Releases

All GI press releases are displayed here. You may select a group from the list on the left to view a more targeted selection of press releases.

June 12, 2002

UAF Releases Educational Aurora CDROM

An educational, interactive CDROM describing the colorful and dynamic phenomenon of the aurora was released for sale today by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the international leader in aurora research for more than 50 years.

May 24, 2002

Free Summer Tours Open to the Public

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, International Arctic Research Center, and Poker Flat Research Range offer free summer tours that are open to the public.

May 24, 2002

Free Summer Tours Open to the Public

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, International Arctic Research Center, and Poker Flat Research Range offer free summer tours that are open to the public.

April 18, 2002

International Libraries Honored for their Contributions

International Special Libraries Day was commemorated today with a celebration sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center’s Keith B. Mather Library in cooperation with the Alaska Library Association Northern Chapter. Select international members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks research staff nominated award winners based on libraries that provided significant contributions and assistance to their careers.

March 26, 2002

UAF-Geophysical Institute student dies in mountaineering accident

The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is saddened to learn of the death of Karoline Frey, a 27-year-old graduate student with the instituteʼs snow, ice and permafrost group. Frey, a native of Altensteig, Germany, died on March 24 after falling into a crevasse on a small glacier on Item Peak in the Alaska Range. Frey was on a spring break skiing vacation with a group of friends at the time of the accident.

March 19, 2002

Alaska Student Rocket Project Gets Off the Ground

Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have collaborated with students from Toyama Prefectural University and Tokai University in Japan to prepare a rocket that successfully launched from Poker Flat Research Range Monday afternoon at 12:06 p.m.

March 15, 2002

Three rockets launched early Friday

The last three rockets of a four-part rocket experiment successfully launched from Poker Flat Research Range early Friday morning. The first rocket of the experiment was launched March 7th, and the final three launched Friday at 2:15 a.m., 4:03 a.m. and 4:42 a.m.

March 7, 2002

One Rocket Launched, Three More to Go

The first of a four-part rocket experiment successfully launched from Poker Flat Research Range at 1:07 a.m. Thursday morning. The remaining three rockets included in the experiment are scheduled to launch when the weather and aurora conditions are optimal between now and March 23.

March 7, 2002

Alaska Student Rocket Launch Rescheduled

Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are collaborating with students from Toyama Prefectural University and Tokai University in Japan to prepare a rocket scheduled to launch from Poker Flat Research Range on March 11. The launch was originally scheduled for March 4, but was delayed to allow time for the students to fine tune their payload equipment.

February 25, 2002

Alaska Student Rocket Project Gets Off the Ground

Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are collaborating with students from Toyama Prefectural University and Tokai University in Japan to prepare a rocket scheduled to launch from Poker Flat Research Range on March 4th.

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