UAF Research

It’s summer TOUR TIME 🎉

LARS is open for the summer season 😄

Our front gate will be open daily from 9:30am-4pm for the summer. Tours are at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm. No reservations needed for groups less than 10 people- we recommend arriving about 15 minutes early to secure tickets for your desired tour time.

Come meet our muskoxen, reindeer, and wood bison and learn all about them from our LARS tour guides.

Questions? Contact [email protected] or 907-474-5724
or visit our website https://www.uaf.edu/lars/outreach-education.php

Photo credit- UAF Photo

Don’t miss out! 🎉🥳

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Arctic Research Open House! We were excited to welcome more than 660 community members, students, families, researchers, and partners together for an evening of connection, discovery, and Arctic science.

A special thank you to all of the individuals and groups who supported, staffed, organized, and participated in the event. Your time, energy, and enthusiasm helped create a meaningful experience that showcased the incredible research and collaboration happening across UAF and beyond.

We also want to congratulate our prize winners for participating in this year's AROH Seed Starter challenge, and thank everyone who participated throughout the evening. We appreciate everyone who helped make this event such a success and look forward to continuing to share Arctic research with our community!

Photo Credit: Eric Marshall

Rooted in place, growing together 🌱🗺️

Our event map is a quick look at the wide reach of Arctic and Alaska research happening across the University of Alaska Fairbanks community, which we'll be show casing tomorrow during Arctic Research Open House!

Join us tomorrow on UAF’s Troth Yeddha’ Campus from 4–7 p.m. Explore hands-on activities, meet researchers behind the work, and discover how research connects directly to communities across the Arctic.

Pick up a map at our info station. Plus — enjoy a free ice cream social hosted by the UAF Vice Chancellor for Research! 🍦❄️

Free parking and access across West Ridge. Look for the signs!

Save the date for this year's Arctic Research Open House, coming to campus Thursday, May 14th from 4-7PM!

Rooted in Fairbanks, UAF research sprouts solutions for Alaska and the Arctic! Visit West Ridge to meet researchers in your community, and see how UAF research branches across science, engineering, and creative activity.

• Park for free along Koyukuk Drive
• Explore West Ridge to win prizes
• Free ice cream hosted by the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research

Minors must be accompanied by an adult

A lookback at the Arctic Research Open House from last week, what a fantastic turnout and opportunity to share UAF research with the Fairbanks community!

Looking for sunshine, science and free ice cream? We’ve got it! Stop by the Arctic Research Open House today on West Ridge from 4-7pm. Park for free along Koyukuk drive and join UAF researchers to explore the unknown and discovery the extraordinary in Arctic Research ☀️🔬🍦