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Amid Renovations, Nome’s UAF Campus Remains a Crossroads of Regional Interests

By Davis Hovey | March 26, 2018

UAF Northwest Campus director, Bob Metcalf, stands in the hallway of the newly renovated education center. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2018)

There are lots of new things happening these days at Nome’s branch of the University of Alaska–Fairbanks, including the campus buildings themselves, which have recently seen upgrades from multi-million-dollar renovation projects.

Scientists Listen for Mammals, Ships in a Changing Bering Sea

By Zoe Grueskin | March 2, 2018 |

James Longley uses a pulley over the side of a fishing boat to retrieve a sound recorder from the Bering Sea.

Less sea ice means increased shipping traffic, and that could impact marine mammals in the region. To get a better idea of what’s changing, scientists are listening in on the sounds of the Bering Sea.

In Nome, State Experts Ponder Responses to Potential Bering Sea Crises

By Davis Hovey | February 20, 2018 |

With snow on the beach, the Bering Sea remained unfrozen at the end of October 2017.

Experts from throughout Alaska gathered in Nome last week to discuss marine mammals and potential responses to different types of emergencies that may happen in the Bering Sea.

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Posts Tagged ‘Strait Science Series’

Amid Renovations, Nome’s UAF Campus Remains a Crossroads of Regional Interests

Scientists Listen for Mammals, Ships in a Changing Bering Sea

In Nome, State Experts Ponder Responses to Potential Bering Sea Crises