Land
Tiny Aleutian island has big impact
Air
Mortgage is paid on flood control project
Animals
A search for the coldest ice worm
Humans
Unhealthy fats arrive with other changes in Native culture
History
The greatest story of man and permafrost
Humans
Is there a link between diabetes and latitude?
Animals
Dragonfly earns state title; mosquitoes miffed
Air
Due for a spell of the roaring 90s
Humans
Alaska pathway seems free of deadly bird flu

About

Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

Contact info

The GI is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

2156 Koyukuk Drive
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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