University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks ( UAF also called ) is a state university in Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. With 9,380 students, it is according to the University of Alaska Anchorage is the second largest site of the University of Alaska system. The origin campus of the University of Alaska is the most important location of the university system. In addition to the campus in Fairbanks, the UAF has seven other outdoor locations: The Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham, the Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue, the Interior - Aleutians Campus in the Aleutians, Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel, the Northwest Campus in Nome, and the Tanana Valley campus in Fairbanks. The university is known for its research and teaching in the areas of Arctic Biology, Arctic engineering, atmospheric physics, geology, geophysics, study of indigenous and wildlife biology. Of importance is the geophysical institute. She is a member of the University of the Arctic.

History

The university was founded in 1917 as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. The college was built on the existing agricultural research station since 1906. From 1935, the College University of Alaska was called. Since 1975, the modern name is used to distinguish the University from the other two locations of the University of Alaska system.

Sports

The sports teams of the UAF are called " Nanook " ( Nanuq ) denotes ( Inupiaq for polar bear ). The university is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Others

The Georgeson Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at the University.

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