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University of Alaska Anchorage News
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Sports return to UAA, but fans will need masks and social distancing to watch them
Sept. 3, 2021Read ArticleIt’s the first event in the arena since the pandemic shut down sporting events there in early 2020. Now that events are back, getting in to watch the volleyball tournament and other events will come with safety requirements
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UAA hockey will return to the ice in 2022 after raising $3M
Aug. 31, 2021Read ArticleThe University of Alaska Anchorage hockey team will return to the ice next winter.
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University of Alaska works to address statewide nursing shortage
Aug. 25, 2021Read ArticleAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up to half a million registered nurses could retire in the U.S. by next year. Carla Hagen, director of University of Alaska Anchorage’s school of nursing says here in Alaska, the state is at the top of the list when it comes to the nationwide shortage of registered nurses.
University of Alaska Fairbanks News
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UAF begins four-year project to utilize supercomputers aimed at revolutionizing seismology
Sept. 7, 2021A new project lead by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, professor of geophysics Carl Tape, will unite seismic analysis and modeling with supercomputing power.Read Article -
UAF researchers looking at how the ocean is changing and what that means for us
Sept. 7, 2021Read ArticleOcean waters wash and feed Alaska’s shores and let fish swim inland, sustaining people living off rivers. When oceans change, so does life across the state.
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At long last, sports return to UAF
Aug. 29, 2021Read ArticleThis year, however, UAF and the rest of Division II are back in full swing with all sports ready to go. This weekend saw the Nanooks return athletics for the season and boy was it exciting.
University of Alaska Southeast News
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UAS Chancellor thinks Ironman will be great for Juneau and her school
Aug. 24, 2021Next year's Ironman competition in Juneau will start and finish on the Auke Lake campus of the University of Alaska Southeast.Read Article
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Fall Semester at UAS underway with pandemic protocols in place
Aug. 24, 2021Read ArticleChancellor Dr. Karen Carey said on Action Line that they are excited to be back and that the buzz with the students is great.
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Underwater glacial melt happening 100 times faster than previously thought
July 29, 2021Jason Amundson, a glaciologist from the University of Alaska Southeast, and co-author of the study also points out that only 50 of approximately 100,000 glaciers in Alaska are tidewater glaciers, and they’re some of the biggest.Read Article