Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
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University of Alaska Board Of Regents Approves 5% Tuition Increase
The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted 8-2 in favor of a 5 percent tuition hike for the 2015-16 academic year. The Board voted down a similar measure last fall.
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Tanaina Supporters Appeal To UA Board of Regents
Supporters of the Tanaina Child Development Center appealed to the University of Alaska Board of Regents on Thursday, urging the board to help save Tanaina. The center was informed it would need to find a new home late last month, when UAA opted to end an agreement which allowed the childcare facility space on campus.
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UAA Prioritization Report Lays Out Next Steps, Many Questions Remain
The University of Alaska Anchorage on Tuesday released its report on the findings of the prioritization process it has been undergoing for the last year and a half. It gives recommendations and lays out a basic plan of how to move forward, but many questions remain unanswered.
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UAA Releases Prioritization Report Findings, Recommendations
The University of Alaska Anchorage on Tuesday released it's report on the findings of the prioritization process it has been working on for the last year and a half.
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Parents Voice Frustration Over Termination Of Tanaina, UAA Agreement
Tanaina Child Development Center has been housed on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus for decades, but, last week the group received a letter from the university saying they would need to find a new home. Parents gathered Monday night to ask questions and voice their concerns.
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Tanaina Child Development Center, UAA May Be Parting Ways
Tanaina Child Development Center at the University of Alaska last week received notice from the university that the center will need to find a new location. The decision has left many parents frustrated, but the two sides are still in discussions to see if a new agreement can be reached.
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Bristol Bay Sockeye’s Prey Quality Affected By Ocean Temperature
Having healthy and plentiful returns of salmon each season is an important issue to subsistence, sport and commercial fishermen alike. But, relatively little is known about what happens to the fish once they leave their spawning grounds and head out to sea. A group of scientists have started investigating a piece of the puzzle in a survey of juvenile Bristol Bay sockeye salmon.
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ARCTREX Tests Arctic Oil Spill Tracking Techniques
Offshore oil and gas exploration has become increasingly prominent over the past several years. But, questions remain about how effective response efforts would be if there's an oil spill. Last fall, scientists began tackling one piece of the puzzle -- tracking how spilled oil would move and spread in the Arctic Ocean.
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Scientists, Fishermen Test Strategies To Reduce Trawl Bycatch, Habitat Impact
Reducing bycatch has been a hot topic in the pollock trawl industry. Scientists are working with the commercial fishermen to find a solution to the problem. And, at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium this week in Anchorage, they say they are making progress.
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APU Set To Develop 65 Acres Of Endowment Lands
Alaska Pacific University has entered into an agreement to develop 65 acres of endowment lands over the next several years. The first parcels of land under development will be on the south side of the campus, along University Lake Drive.
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Canadian Archipelago Likely To Become Important Polar Bear Conservation Region
A new study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests polar bears are in the midst of a generations-long migration to areas that still have year-round sea ice.
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EPA, Alaska DEC Crews Cleaning Up Richardson Highway Diesel Spill
The Environmental Protection Agency and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are working to clean up a diesel spill northeast of Valdez.
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Gov. Walker Signs MOU With Resources Energy, Inc.
Alaska Governor Bill Walker signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday with Japan-based Resource Energy, Inc. for liquefied natural gas development and export out of Cook Inlet.
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AK: Hockey Homecoming
Anchorage has a close knit hockey community, but if players want to continue on to college hockey or eventually play professionally, they have to move away from Alaska at a fairly young age - leaving friendships behind. They use their short breaks back home to re-live some of those childhood memories on the ice. And, the 5th Annual Christmas Classic gives them that opportunity.
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Scientists ID Two Bat Species Never Before Seen In Alaska
Scientists are in a race to learn as much as they can about bats in Alaska. And that race has led to the discovery of two new species previously unknown in the state. The Hoary bat and the Yuma bat were both found in Southeast Alaska.
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Arctic Expedition Uncovers Previously Undiscovered, Ancient Mollusk Specimens
During a 2010 expedition in the Beaufort Sea's deep, Arctic waters off Alaska's northern coast, scientists discovered what turned out to be a previously-unknown, ancient type of mollusk.
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Noble Drilling Fined $12.2 Million For 2012 Incidents
The Alaska U.S. District Attorney's Office announced Monday that a plea deal has been reached between the federal government and Noble Drilling for incidents involving the drill ship Noble Discoverer and drill barge Kulluk while under contract with Shell Oil during the 2012 arctic drilling season.
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Alaska Communications Sells Wireless Customer Base To GCI
General Communications, Inc. - or GCI - will purchase Alaska Communications' cell phone customer base. The $300 million purchase should be finalized by the end of March 2015.
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Judge Temporarily Halts EPA’s 404(c) Process on Pebble Mine
U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland issued a preliminary injunction Monday, temporarily halting the EPA's 404(c) process regarding the Pebble Mine.
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Report: ‘Rural Governance Remains Unfinished in Alaska’
Formalizing a government to government relationship between tribes and the state was the message and mission today of former members of a commission tasked with addressing tribal self governance. Their report says rural governance "remains unfinished business in Alaska."
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