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That deceptive basin -- Minto Flats -- is big enough to swallow Denali, if the big mountain happened to stumble in here and fall.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.uaf.edu/news/images/SnowlessCountry-3-27-2025.jpeg" alt="A dirt trail passes between spruce trees in the mountains under a clear, sunny sky." /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/news/snows-absence-and-welcome-presence.php">Snow's absence and welcome presence</a></p> <p class="date m-0">March 28, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">Rick Thoman noted in a recent report that the paucity of 2024-2025 snowfall in Anchorage and other Southcentral Alaska locations may be unprecedented in the era of modern records.<br/></li><li><div class="newsImage"><img src="https://www.uaf.edu/news/images/LV-24-7736-128.jpg" alt="People visit RCA Day presentations." /></div> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/news/invitation-2025-research-and-creative-activity-day.php">Invitation: 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day</a></p> <p class="date m-0">March 26, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">URSA invites you to attend the 2025 Research and Creative Activity Day on Tuesday, April 1, from noon to 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the UAF Fine Art Complex.<br/></li><li> <p class="title h5 internal-feed"><a href="https://www.uaf.edu/news/does-a-project-need-ibc-review.php">Does a project need IBC review?</a></p> <p class="date m-0">March 26, 2025<br/> <p class="excerpt short-desc pt-2">The Institutional Biosafety Committee is responsible for biological safety review and approval of projects at UAF. Projects requiring IBC review include those utilizing the following: recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid molecules, infectious agents, biological toxins, federally-regulated select agents, and other potentially harmful biological agents.<br/></li></ul> </div><a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/research/outreach/index.php#news">More UAF research news</a></div> </div></div></div></div> <div class="multicolumn-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <div class="ou-component-image-card"> <div class="card-regular"><div class="card transition-shadow border custom text-left" style="" > <div class="card-image"><img class="img-fluid" src="/research/images/about/uaf-campus_TP.jpg" alt="uaf campus"></div> <div class="card-title h3 bg-blue text-white">Fairbanks is central to science</div> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"> <p>At 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the Fairbanks campus is well situated for northern research. UAF research in arctic biology, engineering, geophysics, supercomputing, and Alaska Native studies is renowned worldwide.</p> <p>UAF ranks in the top 150 of nearly 700 U.S. institutions that conduct research. UAF has ranked in the top 11 of more than 10,000 institutions worldwide for number of citations in climate change publications.</p> </p> </div> <div class="card-footer"><a href="/research/research-entities/index.php" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" role="button"> Learn more about UAF research</a></div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 mb-3"> <div class="ou-component-image-card"> <div class="card-regular"><div class="card transition-shadow border custom text-left" style="" > <div class="card-image"><img class="img-fluid" src="/research/images/facilities/people-group_new_sm.jpg" alt="alaska people"></div> <div class="card-title h3 bg-blue text-white">Your discoveries support Alaska</div> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"> <p>University researchers work to combat challenges Alaskans face on a daily basis. We are helping Alaskans live more comfortably and safely with a secure future by bringing research dollars into the state. 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