The trunk and terminus of Jakobshavn Isbræ discharge into Ilulissat Fjord. While this outlet glacier and many others have experienced rapid acceleration during the past two decades, most of the ice sheet interior has decelerated during the past 9,000 years. Photo by Timothy Bartholomaus.

Map shows faster past ice movement in Greenland’s interior

February 4, 2016
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher has helped create the first map that shows how the Greenland Ice Sheet has moved over time. The map...
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A tent sits in camp on the edge of the Jakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland. Photo by Martin Truffer.

Greenland model could help estimate sea level rise

February 1, 2016
University of Alaska Fairbanks mathematicians and glaciologists have taken a first step toward understanding how glacier ice flowing off...
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Cathy Cahill is the new director of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft. Photo by Todd Paris.

Cahill to lead university’s unmanned aircraft center

January 13, 2016
University of Alaska Fairbanks atmospheric chemistry professor Catherine Cahill is the new director of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft...
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Vladimir Romanovsky in front of huge ice wedges in permafrost on an Arctic riverbank. Photo by Sergey Davydov.

North Slope permafrost thawing sooner than expected

December 10, 2015
New projections of permafrost change in northern Alaska suggest far-reaching effects will come sooner than expected, scientists reported this...
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Mark Conde, a space physicist at UAF’s Geophysical Institute, stands next to the scanning Doppler imager. Conde thought up the device, which is heading to Antarctica. Photo courtesy of Mark Conde.

Arctic scientist to map space weather from Antarctica

November 16, 2015
A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is sending two devices to Antarctica to measure winds and temperatures in space more than 100 miles...
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Project aims to increase number of women in geophysics

October 9, 2015
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will begin a study designed to encourage high school-age girls to consider geophysics and technology science...
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Engineering majors (L to R) Jesse Frey, Morgan Johnson, and Patrick Wade hold the cubesat they designed and built as part of their work with the Alaska Space Grant program. The miniature satellite is scheduled to be launched into space Oct. 8, 2015, from Vandenberg AFB, CA. UAF photo by Todd Paris.

UAF students track launch of satellite they built

October 8, 2015
A small research satellite designed and built by University of Alaska Fairbanks students is among 13 launched early Thursday morning from...
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The Susitna Glacier. UAF photo by Regina Hock.

Half of Alaska’s glaciers could be gone by 2100

September 27, 2015
A new study predicts that Alaska’s glaciers will lose 30 to 60 percent of their volume and contribute half an inch to 1 inch to global sea level...
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The ALOS-1 satellite, which carried PALSAR and other sensors, operated from 2006 to 2011. Illustration © JAXA, METI.

Researchers gain access to data at satellite facility

September 24, 2015
A new agreement between the United States and Japan gives international researchers unrestricted access to a type of radar imagery data archived...
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An example of a remote Alaska Transportable Array seismic site.

Alaska benefits from growing number of seismic stations

September 23, 2015
Alaskans can plan better for earthquakes following the installation of almost 90 new high-grade seismic instruments capable of measuring minute...
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Rhett Foster from CompassData pauses on a ridge leading to the 17,000-foot base camp on Mount McKinley in June 2015. UAF photo by Tom Heinrichs.

Revised Denali elevation announced

September 2, 2015
Denali has been downsized by 10 feet as a result of data captured during an expedition this past summer. The elevation of North America’s tallest...
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UAF professor leads Arctic ecosystem science initiative

August 19, 2015
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Vladimir Romanovsky has been named chief scientist for a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to study...
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UAF professor leads Arctic ecosystem science initiative

August 19, 2015
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor Vladimir Romanovsky has been named chief scientist for a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to study...
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UAF will host the next EarthScope National Office

August 4, 2015
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is the new host of the EarthScope National Office, the National Science Foundation has...
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Rhett Foster from CompassData pauses on a ridge leading to the 17,000 foot base camp. Photo by Tom Heinrichs, UAF Geophysical Institute.

Team returns from Mount McKinley elevation survey climb

July 17, 2015
A team of four climbers has recently returned from the highest point in North America with new survey data to determine a more precise height of...
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An artist’s rendition of the New Horizons space probe to Pluto. Image NASA/Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute.

UAF researcher works on mission to Pluto

July 7, 2015
A researcher from the University of Alaska Fairbanks is part of a NASA mission to get close-up photos of Pluto. Peter Delamere, a space physicist...
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Mount McKinley, also known as Denali. Photo by Todd Paris.

Highest peak in North America to be surveyed

June 15, 2015
Several researchers plan to update the height of Mount McKinley this summer by climbing it with a global positioning system device. Tom Heinrichs...
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Savant ice road. Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land & Water.

App tells when it’s OK to build ice roads

June 4, 2015
Alaska’s natural resource managers are using a web app developed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to let oil field companies know when it’s...
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