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July 27, 2021
And it's about to celebrate its 75th birthday!
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Did you know UAF recently received a NASA award to fund continued ocean research?
July 21, 2021
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded University of Alaska researchers $730,000 for three years of research for a project that will support NASA's mission to seek a better understanding of the ocean's role in the Earth system.
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Did you know that a UAF alum is now helping NASA map routes for Mars Rover missions?
July 21, 2021
Fred Calef (UAF '10) is the lead mapper on NASA's Perseverance rover mission.
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At 75 years, one of Alaska’s smartest investments is still paying off
July 25, 2021Read ArticleIt’s hard to envision how profoundly our knowledge of the place we live would be poorer for their absence — but none of them might have come into being without the establishment of the University of Alaska’s Geophysical Institute, which celebrates its 75th birthday this week.
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Anchorage teens can now obtain pilot licenses through UAA, ASD partnership
July 16, 2021Read ArticleWith this new partnership with UAA, the district estimates students will average about 50 hours in the air.
Students receive dual credit for both high school and college through the program. The district pays for the flight time and the cost of UAA course credits.
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Dynamic glaciers identified as cause of Southeast Alaska’s summer ‘ice quakes’
July 13, 2021Last year, glaciologist Jason Amundson of the University of Alaska Southeast actually flew out to investigate one of the bigger ice quakes near Wright Glacier and Mount Ogden on the United States-Canada border.Read Article
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