University of Alaska Fairbanks | If it's about the North, chances are it's being studied right here. Current research spans many disciplines, much of it focusing on issues that affect Alaskans and their way of life. Oversight and advancement of UAF's research mission and the development of research policies are the responsibility of the Chancellor's Director of Research. |  | | A Changing Landscape: Investigating a Warming Arctic (short)Researchers from many disciplines have long looked to the Arctic for signs of climate change and an understanding of the dynamic interrelationship of changes in local ecosystems and global change. As ... Arctic Region Supercomputer CenterFind out how the Arctic Supercomputer is helping scientists study and predict events around the globe. The supercomputer, which transfers enormous amounts of numbers into visual patterns, assists rese ... Contaminants and Human Health in the ArcticThe Arctic Council, a high level forum of the eight circumpolar nations and indigenous peoples organizations, met in Fairbanks, Alaska in April 2000.
Council members participated in a University o ... Fishlift: The Recovery of an Ichthyosaur (short)Retrieving a 220 million year-old, 14-foot fossil from rock some 350 miles away posed a number of logistical problems for a team from the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks. Because those challe ... Fishlift: The Recovery of an Ichthyosaur Conversation (long)Retrieving a 220 million year-old, 14-foot fossil from rock some 350 miles away posed a number of logistical problems for a team from the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks. Because those challe ... Investigating a Warming Arctic: A Conversation (long)Researchers from many disciplines have long looked to the Arctic for signs of climate change and an understanding of the dynamic interrelationship of changes in local ecosystems and global change. As ... King Cove and Pavlof FieldworkScientist Steve McNutt of the Geophysical Institute at University of Alaska Fairbanks created this video of King Cove and Pavlof fieldwork from June 17 to July 12, 1996. ... Mount Redoubt SimulationA simulation created by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Supercomputer Center. The graphics simulation demonstrates the ash fallout and effects of Mt. Redoubt. ... Mount Redoubt SimulationA simulation created by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Supercomputer Center. The graphics simulation demonstrates the ash fallout and effects of Mt. Redoubt. ... Steller Sea Lions In Jeopardy: Wildlife Research on the Last FrontierOnce numbering over 200,000 animals, the population has plummeted in recent years, in some areas by as much as 80 percent. Why are Steller sea lions disappearing, and what can be done to stop the popu ...
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