This week a diverse group of experts joined together with the shared goal of identifying connections between glacial change and the ecosystems that surround these hulking bits of ice.
Eran Hood, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the lecture was the first of it’s kind ...
Climatologist, Meet The Biologist
Posted On Thursday, March 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska Climate Science Center, Environmental Science, glacial change, survival rate, University of Alaska
This week a diverse group of experts joined together with the shared goal of identifying connections between glacial change and the ecosystems that surround these hulking bits of ice.
Eran Hood, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the lecture was the first of it’s kind ...
Community Spotlight: Northwest Strategies
Posted On Thursday, March 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Kalyn Simon, Northwest Strategies, Saba Adley, UA Scholars, UAA grads
Eight of their 27 employees are UAA grads; three are former UA Scholars and one paid for college by investing in the UA College Savings Plan
Sitting around the conference table at Northwest Strategies (NWS)—a full-service marketing, public relations and advertising agency in Anchorage—are three UA Scholars, a former ski racer, ...
Become a Gatekeeper! Suicide Prevention Training Opportunity, Feb. 28
Posted On Thursday, February 28, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: gatekeeper training, Suicide Prevention, UAA-ISPI
UAA Integrated Suicide Prevention Initiative (UAA-ISPI) offers gatekeeper training for students to help them recognize suicide risk and feel confident intervening with someone who may be suicidal. During this training you will learn about warning signs of suicide, how to effectively interact with someone who may be at risk for ...
UAA And APU Announce The 2013-15 Books Of The Year
Posted On Thursday, February 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Books of the Year, Brooke Gladstone, Faculty Steering Committee, Influencing Machine
The Books of the Year Faculty Steering Committee, after several months of reading and discussion, is pleased to announce the overall theme and the two books that will be the UAA/APU Books of the Year for the next two academic years.
The theme is "Information, Ideas, Ideology: Shaping Your Reality." And ...
Mercury in the Ecosystem, What a Threespine Stickleback Can Teach us
Posted On Thursday, February 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: endless patience, Kyle Shedd, Maio Nishkian, Nicole DeLuca, stable isotope analysis, threespine stickleback
Pay a visit to Frank von Hippel's lab and you might find undergraduate biology students and lab employees Nicole DeLuca and Maio Nishkian preparing threespine stickleback for stable isotope analysis. On grinding days, they're grateful for help from the "angry penguin," a cryogenic mill that makes short work of pulverizing ...
UAA Biologist At Center of Predation And Climate Change Management with His Caribou Research
Posted On Thursday, February 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain, Climate change, INNOVATE Award money, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, UAA biologist Don Spalinger
Two to three years ago there was a flurry of controversy over aerial wolf hunting on Unimak Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain. Not the first controversy of predator management in Alaska (and it probably won't be the last), but this particular scenario ended in a decision to instead do ...
Submit Your Self-Portraits To ‘No Apologies’ By Feb. 18
Posted On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: exhibit, No Apologies, Student Union Gallery, UAA community
The Student Union Gallery is looking for submissions for their upcoming "No Apologies" exhibit. The exhibit will showcase themes of self-appreciation and beauty in imperfection. It will run Feb. 21-March 7, 2013 in the Student Union Gallery. All members of the UAA community are invited to submit their own self-portrait ...
Planetarium: ‘Coral: Rekindling Venus,’ Two Showings On Feb. 15
Posted On Sunday, February 3, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: coral reefs, Coral: Rekindling Venus, narrative structure, stand-by customers, Sundance-selected
"Coral: Rekindling Venus" is a film made without narration. It is made to be an immersive experience of the diverse and complex community of coral reefs using a subtle and imaginative narrative structure.
"Coral" is an immersive and emotional journey. It invites you to lose yourself in the truly extraordinary world ...
Deadline For 2013 Selkregg Community Engagement and Service Learning Award is March 1
Posted On Saturday, January 19, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Selkregg Community, Selkregg Community Engagement, Service Learning Award
Faculty proposals are now being accepted for the 2013 Selkregg Community Engagement and Service Learning Award. Proposal deadline is Friday, March 1, 2013, by noon.
The Selkregg Community Engagement and Service Learning Award of $5,000 supports faculty to develop community-based research, creative activity and course-based service-learning projects. The award seeks to ...
UAA’s Alaska Civil Rights Month: Jan. 15-Feb. 16
Posted On Monday, January 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., tremendous achievements, UAA Alaska Civil Rights Month
In recognition of the tremendous achievements made by civil rights leaders past and present, UAA will celebrate Alaska Civil Rights Month, Jan. 15-Feb. 16, for the 28th year. Join us as we honor the legacy and actions of civil rights leaders at a number of events on campus throughout the ...
Men’s Basketball Notches Rare Road Win at Central Washington
Posted On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Central Washington, Men’s basketball, Mick Durham, Nicholson Pavilion, Sergej Pucar
Behind a game-high 25 points from junior guard Pat Voeut (Bellingham, Wash./Communication), the Alaska men’s basketball team won for just the third time ever at Central Washington, with an 82-75 Great Northwest Athletic Conference victory on Thursday night at Nicholson Pavilion.
The victory for the Nanooks (7-4, 2-1 GNAC) ended a 17-game losing ...
