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ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Day at the fair scheduled for Aug. 1

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s mascot, will make appearances throughout the day. At 6 p.m., the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct an explosives-detection demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ will have several special exhibits and activities:

• Learn about plant identification and observational drawing.
• Talk to a weather expert from the Farthest North Chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
• Prepare for a wildfire near your home in virtual reality.
• Learn about unmanned aircraft and aerospace programs.
• Visit with the team from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

In addition to these special activities, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion throughout the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more.

Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Day, including a horse show and a market poultry and rabbit show.
A full schedule of events is available on .

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