Addressing Alaskans: Oil Spill Commission Report and the Implications for Future Offshore Oil Development
University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor, Fran Ulmer was one of seven people appointed by President Obama to serve on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil...
CROSSCURRENTS: Environmental Writing and Activism
Hosted by the 49 Alaska Writing Center, the Crosscurrents onstage conversation series unites authors and audiences through lively, moderated discussions.Kicking off the first event...
Addressing Alaskans: Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy
As Canada prepares to be the next Chair of the Arctic Council in 2013, followed by the United States, Jennifer Loten says "it's important...
Addressing Alaskans: Remembering and Revisiting the Lost Villages of the Aleutians
Children of Makushin, late 19th century. University of Alaska Anchorage Archive and Manuscripts Department.
Four villages were left behind forever during World War II. In...
Addressing Alaskans: Dashiell Hammett in the Aleutians
This week on Addressing Alaskans, listen to playwright Peter Porco's presentation on "Dashiell Hammett in the Aleutians," recorded at the last lecture...
Addressing Alaskans: Evolution of Creationism
The classroom controversy over whether to teach evolution or creationism has continued for decades in America's schools.This week on Addressing Alaskans, Dr. Eugenie Scott,...
Addressing Alaskans: Muni Election 2011 Bonds & Propositions
There will be a total of eleven bond propositions facing voters in the Municipal election in Anchorage on Tuesday, April 5th. At the Anchorage...
Addressing Alaskans: T. R. Reid
Journalist, author and NPR commentator, T.R. Reid visited the Alaska World Affairs Council last month to discuss his latest book, The Healing of America:...
Addressing Alaskans: Finding Peace Now
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Dr. Greg Kimua, Larry Merculief and Dr. Christine Gerhett interweave Alaska Native culture, Buddhist teachings and modern day technology...
Addressing Alaskans: How To Strengthen Alaska's Local Food Systems
Alaskans spend over $200 billion dollar per year on food, but less than 5 percent of the food we eat is produced in Alaska....
Addressing Alaskans: Living With Urban Wildlife – Can We Coexist?
Photo courtesy of Larry Lewis, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Most Alaskans agree they like seeing moose and even bears in their neighborhoods,...
Addressing Alaskans: What's In Our Fish?
This week on Addressing Alaskans, Todd O'Hara from UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology presents an Alaska perspective on the fish we eat. The federal...
Addressing Alaskans: Teaming with Microbes
This week on Addressing Alaskans, our series of garden talks from the Alaska Botanical Garden conference continues with one of Alaska's best...
Addressing Alaskans: Gardening
Nootka lupines, Ninilchik, Alaska. Source: flickr photostream jimsawthat
Our three part series of gardening talks from the Alaska Botanical Garden conference concludes this week...
Addressing Alaskans: Bristol Bay Salmon
Photo courtesy of Daniel Schindler.
Before the University of Alaska existed, researchers from the University of Washington School of Aquatics and Fisheries Science began collecting...
Renewable Energy Across Alaska
Executive director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP), Chris Rose believes Alaska can be an international leader on renewable energy. Harnessing about...
Crosscurrents: Writing People and Place with Susan Orlean and Julia O'Malley
Rin Tin Tin, the dog actor born during WWI on a battlefield in France is the subject of Susan Orlean's (pictured right) next book....
The Death of Bin Laden
For most of his 30 year career, Peter Probst served with the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Secretary of...
Hometown Security: Climate Adaptation, Social Innovation and Local Solutions
Building parks and motivating residents to take pride in their neighborhoods, Majora Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 and went on to become one of the nation’s leaders in successful urban green-collar job training.
13 Indigenous Grandmothers: Healing the Spirit from the Light Within
This week's Addressing Alaskans features presentations given by local Alaska native leaders, Rita Blumenstein, Rosemary Ahtuangaruak and Larry Merculieff at the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers gathering.