John Eichelberger leads a group of students to the rim of the Katmai caldera in the 2011 International Volcanological Field School. To get there, students must traverse the top of a glacier, insulated by a thick layer of pumice from the massive 1912 eruption of the volcano. Photo by Pavel Izbekov.

2012 International Volcanological Field School begins

May 31, 2012
On the centennial of the Novarupta eruption – a cataclysmic event that created the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in southwest Alaska – a group of...
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Science for Alaska hits Anchorage with two public lectures

April 20, 2012
The Science for Alaska Lecture Series will host two public lectures in Anchorage to conclude its 2012 season. On April 24, Greg Walker, manager...
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Science Social to offer smorgasbord of UA research

April 17, 2012
Unmanned aircraft, tidewater glaciers, polar-orbiting satellites and biotechnology will be featured in a Science Social at Centennial Hall in...
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A view up the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes from the Overlook Cabin above Three Forks in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The valley is filled with 200 meters of ash-flow deposits from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta Volcano. Photograph by G. McGimsey, USGS.

Lecture explores century of study of Novarupta eruption

April 13, 2012
One hundred years ago this June, a three-day explosive eruption at Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula near King Salmon became one of the five...
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West Ridge to host First Friday event

April 3, 2012
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will host a First Friday event in its GeoData Center Map Office Friday, April 6 from 5 –...
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PREPARES scales up the successful Arctic Climate Modeling Program that was field-tested in Alaska's Bering Strait School District, providing professional development for teachers, a suite of hands-on lessons and more. UAF Geophysical Institute photo.

Program prepares indigenous students for science careers

March 28, 2012
A new $1.8 million National Science Foundation grant will help the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute expand a program that...
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Lecture highlights shaking glaciers of Southeast

February 29, 2012
Icebergs are created when glaciers calve into a body of water. Though scientists who study glaciers often focus on calving and the production of...
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Davis Sentman.

Sprite pioneer elected 2012 AGU Fellow

February 17, 2012
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus Davis “Dave” Sentman has been elected to the 2012 class of fellows for the American Geophysical...
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Lecture highlights space research in the North

February 15, 2012
Access to space has been slow and expensive. However, a new trend among research institutions encourages innovative ways to perform space...
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