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Building Alaska's STEM Capacity

Alaska NSF EPSCoR improves scientific research capacity and broadens participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Alaska by engaging in multiyear, collaborative statewide research projects supported through National Science Foundation and the state of Alaska.

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Building collaborations to assess harvested and farmed marine species prioritized by Gulf of Alaska communities facing environmental shifts

2024 - 2029

"Interface of Change" asks how changes in the Gulf of Alaska coastal ecosystems affect marine species of cultural and economic importance, like kelp and salmon, and in turn the well-being of people living in Gulf of Alaska communities.

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Tommy Sheridan and his son, Wesley sharing kelp pickle soup.

The Seeds That You Plant

Nov 27

Growing the Alaska Blue Economy. A reflection by Tommy Sheridan, Director of the Alaska Blue Economy Center

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Davin Holen fishing with his son on the Kasilof River.

Understanding how wild harvests are impacted by environmental stress and the resilience of rural communities in Alaska

Nov 26

A reflection by Alaska Sea Grant Coastal Community Resilience Specialist and Interface of Change Co-PI Davin Holen.

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Josie Sam sits in one of three purple chairs. The paint on the chairs is peeling. Josie holds a clip board and a pen, slightly smiling, leaning in and listening to a man seated opposite of her. Sam is wearing a brimmed hat with sunglasses on top of the hat, a white t-shirt, jeans, and hiking boots. The man sits against the wall. He is holding a paper. He may be smiling a little or he is just talking. He wears shorts and a bright yellow short-sleeved, buttoned, collared shirt with a brown pattern. The shirt is unbuttoned at the top, revealing some of his chest, suggesting a hot environment. Lines in his face suggest he is maybe middle-aged, but not elderly. A third person sits in another of the purple chairs, but all we can see is their knees and fingers. The room they are in is small. The thick concrete walls are painted white on top and bright blue on the bottom up to window height. The paint is a bit textured with age. A large window, which is an open section of wall -- no glass or screen, allows light in, washing out the photo somewhat.

Josie Sam joins IoC as Broadening Participation lead, lends global perspective on community partnership

Oct 30

Josie Sam is a professor and co-chair of the UAF Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development. She co-founded the Nyarkoa Foundation, a non-profit that supports rural development in Ghana. She has been involved in collaborative community work throughout Alaska with the International Arctic Research Center, including ACCAP, and the Food Security Working Group of the Arctic Observing Summit. Sam now brings her wisdom in her new role on the Alaska EPSCoR Interface of Change project leadership team.

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