University of Alaska Fairbanks

Founded in 1917, the University of Alaska Fairbanks is America’s Arctic university and Alaska’s research university, emphasizing the biology, climate, natural resources and peoples of the North. Learn more at the Georgeson Botanical Garden, Geophysical Institute, International Arctic Research Center, Large Animal Research Station, Poker Flat Research Range and UA Museum of the North. Free, student-led walking tours of campus weekdays at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Signers’ Hall.

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UAF Geophysical Institute Summer Tours

Elvey Building
Recurring weekly on Wednesday until August 28, 2019

A guided walking tour of the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute, a world-renowned research center for the study of earth sciences and space physics, is offered...

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Climate change: from cutting-edge science to innovative solutions

UAF Salisbury Theater
September 9, 2019

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist who served as a lead author for the National Climate Assessments under the Bush, Obama, and Trump administration. She also is...

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

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UAF Geophysical Institute Summer Tours

Climate change: from cutting-edge science to innovative solutions