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Bartlett breaks away late to beat Wolfpack 28-10 in Fairbanks
Sithri Fainuulelei and Colt Jardine fueled a second-half comeback under the lights Friday in Fairbanks that led the Bartlett football team to its first win in Week 3 on the gridiron. The dynamic duo combined for 313 all-purpose yards and had a hand in all four touchdowns to power the...
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North Pole flag star Jade Skipps named Alaska Athlete of the Week after electric performance
North Pole High School flag football player Jade Skipps scored five TDs and amassed an eye-popping 303 all-purpose yards in a 67-0 victory over West Valley to garner our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. Skipps, a multi-sport dynamo, caught three touchdown receptions, ran one in, and scored on a...
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New UAF students gather for orientation
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Incoming freshmen at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) gathered at the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall for orientation, part of a multi-day campus event welcoming new students. Among the speakers, the assembled crowd heard from Interim Chancellor Larry Hinzman, who expressed excitement on behalf of...
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UAF welcomes freshmen for 2026 move-in day
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Dormitories at the University of Alaska Fairbanks opened their doors Thursday for incoming freshmen to move in for the start of fall semester. For many of these students, this was their first time in Fairbanks or even in Alaska. Freshman Angelina Chavarria drove up to Fairbanks...
uafsunstar.com
Beyond the siren: On patrol with UAF police
Not everyone gets to watch a traffic stop from the passenger seat of a police car. For University Police Officer Jake Spencer, it is one of many responsibilities that comes with working in law enforcement. Spending a few hours with Spencer, however, revealed less about emergencies and arrests than about what police work looks like when nothing is going wrong. That afternoon brought two traffic stops and one emergency call. Most of the patrol, however, was spent talking about the other parts of his job.
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First day of school arrives in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Children across the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District returned to class Tuesday, after district employees had completed weeks of preparation for their arrival. “Principals and the office staff come back about two weeks before school starts, and the teachers and staff come back about a...
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University of Alaska Eliminates Out-of-State Tuition
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to eliminate out-of-state tuition rates for all its universities. In-state and out-of-state students, both undergraduate and graduate, will now pay the exact same tuition rate. The University of Alaska is calling the change “Alaska Unlocked,” intending to draw higher numbers of out-of-state students to Alaska.
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Fairbanks superintendent discusses policy changes ahead of 26–27 school year
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - With classes scheduled to begin on Tuesday, across the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Superintendent Luke Meinert discussed the coming academic year’s outlook with Alaska’s News Source. “We’re feeling great coming into the school year. I always measure my years by the start...
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Pearl Creek STEAM charter school delays opening to fall 2027
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School will not open for the 2026–27 school year, with founding parents now targeting fall 2027, according to an announcement from the school’s organizing committee. How the dispute began. The conflict traces back to early 2025, when the Fairbanks North...
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Fairbanks School District welcomes back teachers for 26-27 academic year
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District held a professional development event for teachers and some staff at Lathrop High School’s Hering Auditorium Wednesday morning, after which educators participated in a variety of break-out events across the community. The 800 district employees in attendance were...
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Alaska Native Language Center at a crossroads as staffing changes raise questions about its future
The Alaska Native Language Center is at a pivotal moment. Longtime researchers warn that changes in staffing and institutional support could jeopardize decades of specialized language documentation, while the University of Alaska Fairbanks maintains that the center remains fully operational and committed to continuing and expanding its work. The tension...
The Staten Island Advance
University gets $499 million contract for nuclear proliferation detection
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, has secured a contract with the Pentagon for technology to detect nuclear proliferation. A Pentagon contract notice posted Friday said the university will be paid $499 million for “essential scientific and engineering capabilities focused on the geophysical detection of nuclear proliferation.”. The institution’s...
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University of Alaska board votes to eliminate out-of-state tuition surcharge
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted 10-0 Tuesday to eliminate the non-resident tuition surcharge across all three campuses — UAA, UAF, and UAS — meaning out-of-state students will pay the same tuition rate as Alaska residents beginning in the fall 2027 semester.
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World War II Sparked Creation of Geophysical Institute
Special to the Van Nuys News Press, Alaska Science Forum: Rod Boyce. As presidential bill signings go, H.R. 6486 wasn’t a particularly exciting one for the nation on July 31, 1946. But it would prove historic for the University of Alaska and the future state. It was the day...
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UAF Selected to Lead NSF Critical Minerals Innovation Engine with Potential for $160M in Funding
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been selected to lead a new National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engine focused on critical minerals, a designation that could bring as much as $160 million in federal funding to Alaska over the next decade while expanding research, workforce development, and domestic mineral supply chains.
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Fairbanks Defies “Shall Operate” Law— The First Test of Alaska’s Charter School Appeal Process in State History
In a first-of-its-kind legal battle that has pitted Alaska’s State Board of Education against the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, the proposed Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School has become a high-stakes test of a previously untested Alaska statute that mandates local school districts operate charters if the State School Board approves that charter on appeal.