An early morning bomb threat sent to the University of Alaska Fairbanks police department, forced UAF to cancel classes until noon on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus and led to the closure of several offices west of the Museum of the North.

Eight days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination during his visit to Utah Valley University, Kirk’s conservative non-profit advocacy group Turning Point USA, or TPUSA, held a meeting in the Wood Center.

Last week Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III visited UAF’s Geophysical Institute, or GI, for a presentation from the institute's leaders.

On September 25 and 26, the University of Alaska Fairbanks hosted the Pogo Geology Symposium in a collaboration with Northern Star Resources and UAF’s Geophysical Institute to explore the geology of the Pogo gold mine.

Ever since he was around the ages of 16 and 17, young Gary Black would open his town newspaper to the opinion section once he was home from school every day. The born and raised Texan has been working at the Fairbanks Daily News Miner for the past 19 years.

Every year in Fairbanks summer goes out in a blaze at Starvation Gulch. In a long-standing tradition, giant structures made of pallets and plywood are constructed by various departments and student organizations across campus and set alight to kick off the school year and herald the coming winter. 

University of Alaska Fairbanks Interim Chancellor Mike Sfraga delivered a message of progress and purpose Tuesday, Sept. 9 during the 2025 convocation, praising the university community for its resilience and outlining ambitious goals for UAF’s future.

On Sept. 6, the Large Animal Research Station, or LARS, concluded its summer tour season with Locals Day, a community oriented event giving people the opportunity to spend time around reindeer and musk ox, learn about Alaska's fauna, and help to raise funds for the station's continued operation.

From May to August in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Georgeson Botanical Gardens, local music artists gather to celebrate music and family fun.

Despite steady rain over the weekend, mushroom enthusiasts, families, mycologists, and artists gathered at Ester Community Park on Sunday for the Fairbanks Fungi Festival, an annual celebration of the vibrant and varied fungi that thrive in Alaska’s boreal forests.

Earlier this summer, Interior Alaska wildfires were so widespread, Fairbanks resident Nettie La Belle-Hamer had to prepare a go-box in case the flames encroached too closely on her home.

Navigating the world of Financial Aid can be a daunting task for students of all backgrounds. Staying up to date with available programs and resources is vital in times where the landscape of educational funding is shifting.

As the University of Alaska prepares for the start of the 2025-26 school year, interim chancellors will be at the helm of two of its flagship campuses.

Cheryl Siemers, University of Alaska Anchorage interim chancellor, and Mike Sfraga, University of Alaska Fairbanks interim chancellor, are both looking to the future.

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Fairbanks on Thursday, August 14, in protest of Friday's upcoming visit to Alaska by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The demonstration, marked by music, handmade signs, and passionate people, sent a clear message: these politicians are not welcome in Alaska.

Story previously published in Anchorage Daily News.
The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska has brought on a trailblazing engineering educator in a key leadership role at a time when the program is navigating significant changes prompted by federal policy shifts.

Michele Yatchmeneff became the chief operating officer of ANSEP on May 13. Just days earlier on May 2, the National Science Foundation, under the Trump administration, terminated the Louis Stokes for Minorities grant, which ANSEP has been receiving since 2001.

After decades working in Arctic policy and maintaining deep ties to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, or UAF, Dr. Mike Sfraga has stepped into the role of interim chancellor. His appointment officially began July 28 following Chancellor Dan White’s retirement after more than 30 years with the university.