Toolik Field News Today

Artists and writers can apply for the 2024 Dalton Highway artist-in-residence position, based this year at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Toolik Field Station.

Artists and writers can apply for the 2024 Dalton Highway artist-in-residence position, based this year at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Toolik Field Station.

This week, scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are presenting their work alongside thousands of colleagues from around the world at the 2023 American Geophysical Union fall meeting. Some

UAF scientists investigate mineral deposits, volcano emissions, mammoth history and more, leading innovative programs and inquiries that draw millions of dollars to Alaska.

On my way to work on this damp morning, I enjoyed a rainbow in the ditches. While the fall colors of the canopy are losing their luster, many of the

In late August, 12 students from OSU’s TRIO Upward Bound program spent five days at the field research station, which is part of the Institute of Arctic Biology at UAF. The students participated firsthand with Toolik Field Station staff, scientists, artists and others responding to the warming Arctic.

In Alaska, the well-loved pastime of birdwatching means an incentive for habitat conservation and a significant boost to the state’s economy.

At UAF, failure to comply with the federal vaccine requirement puts in jeopardy $200 million in multi-year contracts, with close to $100 million more expected.

Article content Scientists have extracted proteins from ancient frozen feces in Alaska and, in this case at least, those proteins reveal that Yup’ik sled dogs at an ancient settlement by the Bering Sea ate the muscle, bones, intestines and roe from a range of salmon species, says UBC anthropologist Camilla Speller. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Frozen feces a poop scoop, reveals diet of Arctic sled dogs three centuries ago Back to video “...