On Jan. 2, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increased incidence of…
On Feb. 9, 2024, the state of Alaska Department of Health Alaska Department of Health confirmed the first…
On Jan. 9, 2024, biologists in Alaska have confirmed the first case of a polar bear dying after…
On Apr. 27, 2023, researchers at Cornell University announced they had used ancient DNA extraction and analysis to…
On Apr. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
On Aug. 19, 2020, the CDC released a new study that specifically examines how COVID-19 is affecting American…
In 2015, the state of Alaska Department of Health announced they had identified Alaskapox virus in a patient…
On Dec. 3, 2013, Juno Theraputics, a biotechnology company focused on bringing forward novel immunotherapies for cancer, was…
On Jul. 18, 20006, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement…
On Dec. 8, 1994, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska announced that they had…
On Aug. 10, 1993, The Vaccines for Children Program was established after passage of the U.S. Congress’ Omnibus…
In 1991, the University of Alaska is home to the Alaska Frozen Tissue Collection (AFTC) was founded as…
In 1990, the first tests and applications of microbials to combat oil spills were used with the Exxon…
On Mar. 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11…
In 1969, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska was established at the University of…
In 1968, Ted Stevens, Alaska’s senior Senator, was elected to the U.S. Congress. His tenure made him the…
In 1963, the Board of Regents unanimously approved the establishment of the Institute of Arctic Biology in Fairbanks….
In 1955, by the time Alaska became a state in 1959, students could earn Ph.Ds at the university,…
In 1953, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first transmission of rabies by…
In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog in the Iditarod Trail, used to transport diphtheria…
On Feb. 2, 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made…
In 1922, The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines was founded. The College grew quickly, and in…
In 1922 the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines was founded. The College grew quickly, and in…
On May 3, 1917, Alaska Territorial Gov. John Strong signed the bill to create the institution now known…
In 1896, Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was…