PALMER, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: At an industrial manufacturing shop in Palmer, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy celebrated the work of Alaskan entrepreneurs who are manufacturing and exporting innovative medical, commercial, and industrial products from Alaska. "These business owners have overcome the perception that Alaska is too remote for manufacturing, with their ingenuity and their ability to capitalize on Alaska's air cargo access t  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy challenged the proposed new definition of WOTUS, Waters of the United States, in comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) this week. The Biden Administration is proposing to expand the definition for WOTUS, under which significantly more Alaska waters would be designated as WOTUS and thus fall under federa  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced three bills, a portion of the People First Initiative, intended to address several public safety issues in Alaska. The three pieces of legislation focus on statutory changes in sex trafficking, victim protection, and sex offenses by putting people first and making Alaska safer. "Safety and prevention are my administration's top priorities, and these new bills ref  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Hecla Greens Creek Mine has donated $300,000 to create an endowment to provide support for UAS' Environmental Science program located at the Juneau Campus. The fund will provide monies for faculty and undergraduate research, paid summer internships, field courses and other student experiential learning opportunities. UAS Chancellor Karen Carey commented on the impact of the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Felysha Walker Patrick Walgren and Hannah Stroud, doctoral students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, traveled to Alaska to spend a few days helping first- and second-graders learn about space. Growing up there, Walgren had one of his first introductions to aerospace at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska. Now that he's preparing for a c  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 8 (TNSRep) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The University of Alaska (UA) is hosting a mariculture conference in Juneau on April 12-14, 2022. The conference is scheduled to take place at Centennial Hall and will focus on the status of mariculture in the state, including challenges and opportunities for developing the industry. Mariculture as related to the cultivation of marine organisms in their natural environment and the enhanceme  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Last semester, the UAS Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Committee announced its eleventh annual competition for Undergraduate Student Awards for Research and Creative Activity (URECA). The committee received 15 proposals from across a wide range of programs with funding requests totaling $31,000. The RCA Committee reviewed these based on several criteria including eligibility, purpose, i  more