In a period of profound leadership changes in the University of Alaska system, with the search for a new UA president and UAF chancellor open, the College of Liberal Arts is coming close to finishing the dean search.
As students prepare to travel home, high fuel and energy prices squeeze Fairbanksians. The ongoing conflict in Iran has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a shipping corridor off the Arabian peninsula. The Strait of Hormuz is critical to the global energy supply, with approximately 20% of the world’s crude oil passing through it.
Alaska Native language advocates clashed with University of Alaska leaders again over the future of the Alaska Native Language Center, warning lawmakers that the state’s Indigenous languages are on the brink of extinction.
At the University of Alaska Fairbanks the mission of the Alaska Native Language Center has been clear since its founding in 1972: to document and preserve the state's Indigenous languages. But according to recently released federal deposition footage, an algorithm used by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, viewed the center's work through a different lens.
The Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks rehashed bills from previous weeks that discussed Senator stipends and abstention from Senator voting at their Tuesday meeting.
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department hosted their yearly end of the year celebration, which discussed happenings on campus, highlighted program student’s work and handed out awards to accomplished community members.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks held its annual Science Potpourri Saturday to the delight of the children in attendance. Laughter and “oohs” and “awws” were heard many times as the event held demonstrations with explosions, microscopes, museum curation, and other items to get children interested in science.
The bear trap is a condensed version of the daily crime log released by the UAF police department.
Over the weekend, athletes from the University of Alaska Fairbanks ski, rifle and swim teams took part in the NCAA Championships. With four All-Americans and two individual titles, the Nanooks presented a successful end of the NCAA season.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ hockey team ended the 2025-26 season winning the first edition of the United Collegiate Hockey Cup 4-3 against Lindenwood. The Nanooks took home the tournament trophy after a tight final game ending in overtime on March 7. This is their second title of 2026 after the Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup win against Anchorage.
In February UAF’s Nordic skier Rosie Fordham competed at the XXV Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. She took part in 5 out of the 6 events dedicated to nordic skiing for the Australian team. Fordham sat down with The Sun Star to reflect on her training process, Fairbanks’ upsides and downsides, and offered insights on ways UAF could support the development of its endurance athletes.
One of the most common questions we get at ASUAF is some version of "what do you guys actually do?" A lot of what student government does happens behind closed doors: advocating for individual students, pushing policy, and representing the student body in rooms most students never see. One of the biggest examples of that is our ongoing advocacy to the Alaska Legislature and our recent trip to Juneau. So we want to pull back the curtain a bit, because "student government went to Juneau" probably sounds like an abstract thing that doesn't affect you. It very much does.
A letter from the Alaska Press Club Board: We should not accept these actions by Carpenter Media as normal. They threaten the ability of journalists to serve as watchdogs for our communities.
We will always defend editorial independence, transparency and the right of Alaska’s journalists to do their work free from intimidation.
Over the past few years, Russian and Chinese incursions into U.S. territory have become more frequent and more brazen. On September 24, 2025, multiple Russian aircraft, including Tu-95 “Bear” long-range bombers and Su-35 fourth-generation fighters, breached the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Lil Jit: December 12, 2024 to September 18, 2025
On a cold winter night, with a sliver of moon high above, peeking through wisps of cloud, a small bundle of joy came into our lives. White as the snow beneath our feet, with eyes red like glowing embers, we gave him a name worthy of his spirit: Lil Jit.
Fireweed Collective Fairbanks released their voter guide for the 2025 Fairbanks North Star Borough Municipal Election.
