University of Alaska Fairbanks

In 2019, the Innoko, an Alaska river that drains an area larger than Vermont, is home to fewer people than Vermont’s smallest town.

Recent deployment of an Adaptable Monitoring Package (AMP) reveals potential for tapping into wave energy at sea.

Newtok villagers are moving to Mertarvik more quickly this summer because the Ninglick River is now within 10 yards of a Newtok home.

There are 161 active volcanoes in the United States, more than 1/3 of which have been classified as posing a high threat to nearby communities. A new law aims to improve volcano monitoring.

Biologists in Alaska are learning about the Aleutian tern, which is less common and more mysterious than the similar Arctic tern.

Naming an animal is a big deal. The genus/species name is often chosen to honor the place where the animal was discovered as well as people who were influential in the discovery of the animal. Any proposed name has to be approved by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. University of Alaska Museum of the North Director and former UAF faculty member Patrick Druckenmiller has been a part of many teams that discovered previously unknown ancient creatures. Here are 13 prehistoric animals that Druckenmiller is credited with finding and naming. We contacted Druckenmiller and he provided some insight into how these creatures got their binomial nomenclatures.

At age three, Liz Millman knew she wanted to become a veterinarian. Today, Millman is part of the first class of graduates from the collaborative veterinary program offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado State University.

That's it. Just 13 pictures of the largest mountain in North America. Photos by campus photographers Todd Paris and JR Ancheta, official student photographer Zayn Roohi and contributing photographer LJ Evans.