Institute of Arctic Biology Director Drops ‘Interim’ from Title
Diane O’Brien, a professor of biology and wildlife, has been named Director of the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology after serving for three years in an interim capacity.
Tag: Biology
One Building Remains Busy During Quiet Time
Inside the Alaska State Virology Laboratory, people are busy testing swabs for COVID-19, the unseen entity that has taken over 2020.
The Secret Life of a Red Fox Family
At the beginning, in late March of 2019, there were two characters in the drama: the dark-eyed female, smaller of body, her sides black as well as orange; and the dashing male. He was larger, his coat a brilliant orange, with black highlights on his flowing tail, feet and ears.
Alaska Blackfish in a World of its Own
The Alaska blackfish is an evolutionary loner that fins through lakes and tundra ponds across much of the state. Not much larger than a banana, the fish is different from others in the state because in addition to gathering oxygen through its gills, it can pull oxygen from free air.
What Killed the World’s Giants?
Most of the large animals that have walked the surface of Earth the last 100,000 years are no longer here. Why?
UAF Receives $16 Million to Boost Biomedical Training
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received a five-year, $16 million grant to increase the diversity and research capacity of undergraduate students in its biomedical programs.
Mystery Organism Comes to Light
A few times each week, someone carries something dead or alive through the doors of the UA Museum of the North, hoping an expert can identify it…
When Biologists Stocked Alaska with Wolves
In 1960 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducted a wolf-planting experiment on Coronation Island in southeast Alaska. Alaska’s only wolf-stocking experiment taught biologists the importance of habitat size.
Dragons of Summer Now on the Hunt
Humans have for a long time admired the design of this creature, one that can fly backwards and zigzag with abrupt turns.
UAF’s First Class of Veterinary Students Makes History
A collaborative, cross-school program helps Alaska grow its own veterinarians and for local clinics to make an investment in the future workforce.