(KETCHIKAN, Alaska)–Replacing the M/V Tustumena with a modern, efficient, ocean-class ferry is closer to reality as the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a replacement vessel this week. The RFP asks for proposals from qualified companies to provide preconstruction services under the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) project delivery method […]
Venus was once Earth-like and maybe even habitable. Why is it so different from Earth now? This week NASA announced its selection of four finalists in its Discovery Program competition, and one of the selected groups hopes to help find an answer. UAF Geophysical Institute research professor Robert Herrick is a member of the science team for […]
(Anchorage) — The Alaska Board of Game will meet in Anchorage March 14–19, 2019, at the Anchorage Sheraton Hotel, 401 East 6th Avenue. The board will convene Thursday, March 14, at 9:00 a.m. to hear oral reports by agency staff. Public testimony will begin the following morning, March 15, upon conclusion of the oral […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is preparing for votes Thursday on separate Republican and Democratic proposals to end a partial government shutdown that is now in its second month. A bill already passed by the Democrat-led House of Representatives would provide stopgap funding through February 8, allowing the shuttered agencies to reopen while the two sides […]