Overlooked carbon source contributes to local coastal ecosystems A previously unknown, significant source of carbon discovered in the Arctic has National Science Foundation-funded scientists surprised — and concerned about what it may mean in an era of climate change. In a Nature Communications paper, chemists and hydrologists from The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions present evidence […]
Nicole Misarti has gagged in the name of science. The University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist uses new and old bones of animals to determine what their lives were like. Those bones are not always clean and odor-free. Five years ago, to recover bones from walruses killed during a group-trampling event near Point Lay, Misarti […]
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Adult Education (OCTAE), released Program Memorandum 20-3 regarding Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19. Due to the broad impact of COVID-19 on both State administration of Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) programs, and service delivery by eligible providers, the Alaska Department of […]
A team of public health researchers at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) delivered a report to state and municipal leaders that predicts the number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the Anchorage/Mat-Su area and Alaska will rise exponentially between March and September 2020. However, current and additional mitigation measures put in place March 28 are likely to […]