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Public exhibit blends art, science and community knowledge

By Lia Ferguson | April 9, 2026

An art and science exhibit this spring at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks explores the beauty, complexity and changing nature of Alaska’s winter.

IARC director tapped to lead Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute

By IARC Communications | February 10, 2026

Hajo Eicken, director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, has been selected as scientific director at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.

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