A quarter century of change
Ned Rozell in the late 1980s on Canwell Glacier in the Alaska Range;
Photo by Ned Rozell
Not too long ago, I passed a milestone that doesn’t really mean much, but is a nice round number. Twenty-five years ago, I drove a Ford Courier pickup from upstate New York to Fairbanks, Alaska. I rolled into town in August, started college in September, and have lived here ever since.
Alaska Science Forum: A quarter century of change
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Not too long ago, I passed a milestone that doesn’t really mean much, but is a nice round number. Twenty-five years ago, I drove a Ford Courier pickup from upstate New York to Fairbanks, Alaska. I rolled into town in August, started college in September, and have lived here ever since.
Arctic Visiting Speaker Program: Join the bureau, apply for grants for speakers to visit Alaska
The Arctic Visiting Speakers Program, managed by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States with funding from the National Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences, is currently accepting applications from individuals, institutions or organizations interested in hosting an arctic visiting speaker. AVS provides travel grants for speakers to present on arctic topics to a variety of audiences.
2012 Golden Days Rubber Duckie Race tickets: GI is official outlet
Get your tickets for the 2012 Golden Days Rubber Duckie Race at the Geophysical Institute's Public Relations Office in Room 616. Both $5 and $10 tickets are available for cash or check. Prizes for winning ducks include $10,000, a Jacuzzi hot tub, roundtrip tickets on Condor Airlines, a wood pellet stove and more!
GI offers public tours: Wednesdays through Aug. 22, 2012
Visit the world-renowned Geophysical Institute, where scientists study everything from the center of Earth to the sun. Learn about the Alaska Satellite Facility's work with remote sensing data and polar-orbitting satellites and the Alaska Volcano Observatory's unique monitoring system for all volcanoes in the North Pacific. Visitors are welcome to tour both ASF and AVO with guides on Wednesdays, June 6 through August 22 at 2:30 p.m. Meet in the Elvey Building lobby.
Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. There will be no tours on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Viewing of Venus in transit: Fairbanks community comes out in full force
Whether you were a kid eager to build your own paper rocket to launch, a robotics enthusiast or a stargazer, all facets of the Fairbanks community participated in the public activies presented by NASA, the Alaska Space Grant Program, the Fairbanks Astronomical Unit and the Geophysical Institute on June 5, 2012.
Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012
On June 5, 2012, Alaskans will have the opportunity to witness an event that no one will likely see again in their lifetime -- the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. Transits of Venus are rare. They occur in pairs and are separated by more than 100 years. Tomorrow will be the second transit to occur this century. The last Venus transit occurred in 2004, but the next pair won't happen until 2117 and 2125!
Alaska Science Forum: 100 years since the big one
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
On June 6, 1912, if you happened to be sitting on a log outside your cabin near Fairbanks, Juneau or Dawson City, you would have heard an explosion.
2012 International Volcanological Field School Begins
