Situated in Alaska’s interior region, the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is a public institution with a dedication to research and polar bears. UAF’s campus is just 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Much of the school’s research is arctic, such as a recent analysis of a 17,000-year-old wooly mammoth fossil housed on campus. The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is one of UAF’s nine schools, educating future leaders in Alaska’s many rich fisheries. Named after the local Native Alaskan word for polar bear, the UAF athletic teams compete as the Nanooks. Fitting for its Alaska location, ice hockey, rifle and skiing are among the Nanooks’ 10 sports.
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