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    Pitney names Mike Sfraga interim 性欲社 chancellor

    July 18, 2025

    University of Alaska President Pat Pitney announced today her selection of the interim chancellor for 性欲社, as well as next steps in the search for 性欲社's next permanent chancellor. 性欲社 alumnus and Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.) will lead 性欲社 as interim chancellor.

  • A man with glasses, an orange ballcap and long gray hair smiles as dozens of mosquitoes fly around his head. In the near background is a tundra hillside, and more tundra-topped hills form a distant horizon under a mostly clear sky with a few sunlit stratocumulus clouds.

    Alaska heavy with summer insects

    July 17, 2025

    In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn't hurt to breathe, life is rich in the North, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to the month-old orange moose calves restocking the Alaska ungulate population. Less seen are the millions of insects now dancing across the tundra and floating in air.

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    Workshop showcases DIY floral and herb-infused lip balms, salves

    July 15, 2025

    Unleash your inner alchemist and discover the art of crafting luxurious, personalized lip balms and salves in this hands-on workshop hosted by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative. Mallory Smith will lead the class and help participants harvest herbs fresh from the garden. The herbs will then be blended with soothing butters and protective waxes to create custom mixtures tailored to participants' preferences.

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    Tiny crystals provide insight to massive 2006 Augustine Volcano eruption

    July 11, 2025

    Samples of extremely small crystal clots, each polished to the thickness of a human hair or thinner, have revealed information about the process triggering the major 2006 eruption of Alaska's Augustine Volcano.

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    Alaska climate report: June jumped from cool to hot, hot, hot

    July 11, 2025

    June began cool and wet but rapidly changed to hot and dry at the midpoint, with wildfires bursting out across the state, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center.

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