This Day in Alaskan History-July 1st, 1935
Learn about the health benefits of Alaska berries
Registered dietitian and University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Leslie Shallcross will discuss the potential health benefits of eating Alaska’s berries in a free statewide webinar. Shallcross will cover identifying, picking, and preserving berries, as well as the beneficial compounds and nutrients in different berry species. The Zoom webinar is Wednesday, July 9, […]
Beneficial insects can help control garden pests
Not all insects are garden pests. In a free statewide webinar, learn which insects are natural enemies of pest bugs and therefore good friends for gardeners to cultivate. Joey Slowik, integrated pest management technician at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer, will discuss potential insect friends, what they want and […]
UAF Geophysical Institute, Alaska Aerospace to boost space opportunity
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and Alaska Aerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop and offer spaceport services to the booming commercial rocket and satellite industry. The partnership, announced today with a memorandum of understanding, aims to capitalize on the rapidly growing U.S. commercial space industry for suborbital […]