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According to the news – University of Alaska Fairbanks weather station is now celebrating its 100th birthday. They have 100 uninterrupted years of getting climate information in the same location.

According the reports of Fairbanks Daily News, it is a feat can be be claimed for only a “small handful” of U.S. weather stations. There are two dozen weather watchers who stayed at the station Thursday to celebrate the anniversary and look at the newesrt weather measuring gizmos.

Fairbanks Weather Forecast Office meteorologist, Tony Hall said that there are two key traits to good weather station: time and consistency. [The federal government] requires a station exist for 30 years before it can be certified a climate station, and it’s important for the station to remain in a consistent place.Moving the station even a short distance can cause significant fluctuations in the data recovered. He also added that it could cause people to perceive drastic changes in the weather that aren’t really there.

According to the news –  Researchers from University of Alaska Fairbanks are not cooperating in a study that focuses about childhood obesity among indigenous people.

United States Deparment of Agriculture funded the study. It will be $23.7 million project for five years.

The research will pair researcher from University of Alaska Fairbanks from American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific islands.

Research will find the factors about the causes of obesity among 2 to 8 years old children and what is the possible approach to combat the problem.

The main focus is to indigenous people in Alaska and Pacific Island, who are struggling with childhood Obesity. Food Nutrition Speciliast Bret Luick with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extensive Service said that it is a group that seems to be especially at risk.

According to the news – Last Monday Nanooks athletic department announced in a press release about the next head coach of the UAF men’s basketball program. It was Mick Durham. He will be the 12th head coach in program history at University of Alaska Fairbanks. He will replace Clemon Johnson.

Clemon Johnson stepped down in May after four seasons to take a DI head coaching job at his alma mater, Florida A&M University.

Over 3 seasons Mick Durham as an assistant men’s basketball coach in Las Cruces helped Aggies of the Western Athletic Conference to a 55-44 record. Before his New Mexico stint, Mick Durham was the head coach at Montana State University for 16 years and won three Big Sky Conference coach of the year awards. His 246 career wins ranks first in conference history.

According to the press release, Mick Durham Durham’s final terms of employment are subject to a background check.