Fifty years of far-north biology
For 50 years, scientists at UAF’s Institute of Arctic Biology have been studying creatures great and small, including the wood frog.
Photo by Ned Rozell.
While waiting for the talking to begin in darkened auditoriums, I sometimes scan the room, counting heads. “I’ve interviewed him, and her, and him. And her.”
At last week’s dedication of the Institute of Arctic Biology’s lovely new building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, I saw more than a dozen people who have appeared in this space since fall 1994 (when I took over this column from Carla Helfferich).
Alaska Science Forum: A supertanker voyage through the Northwest Passage
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozel)l
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Aleutians
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck just 58 miles east/southeast of Adak, Alaska on Aug. 30, 2013 was a whopper, but not unusual for the region. The earthquake occurred at 8:25 a.m. that morning at the interface of the Pacific and North American plates, a region called the Aleutian Arc.
The Aleutian Arc is home to more than 20 earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or larger within the last century.
Alaska Science Forum: Fifty years of far-north biology
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
While waiting for the talking to begin in darkened auditoriums, I sometimes scan the room, counting heads. “I’ve interviewed him, and her, and him. And her.”
Finding her way: Mary Albanese to discuss mapping Alaska in the 1970s
In 1977 at the age of 23, Mary Albanese came to Alaska to be a teacher When she didn't get a job, she became a geologist, earning a masters degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
She spent ten years in the wilds mapping the state at a time when much of Alaska was still unmapped. Her motto served her well: "If at first you don't succeed, try something that's harder."
Alaska Science Forum: A continent of ice on the wane
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Sea ice decline spurs the greening of the Arctic
Sea ice decline and warming trends are changing the vegetation in nearby arctic coastal areas, according to two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists.
Uma Bhatt, an associate professor with UAF’s Geophysical Institute, and Skip Walker, a professor at UAF’s Institute of Arctic Biology, contributed to a recent review of research on the response of plants, marine life and animals to declining sea ice in the Arctic.
PDF Download"Earth, Wind & Fire": September 6 is submission deadline for First Friday artwork
The Geophysical Institute's GeoData Center is gearing up for its October First Friday art show. The show's title is "Earth, Wind & Fire" and coordinators are looking for work that fits this theme to showcase at the event.
