| State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday August 14, 2022 ( 5 items ) |
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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Signs Purple Heart Trail, Military Spouse Hiring, Alaska Coordinate System Bills
JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022:
Today at American Legion Jack Henry Post 1, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law two bills to support Alaska's military and veteran community, and a third bill to modernize the state's coordinate system. The bills signed include Senate Bill 203 (SB 203) sponsored by Senator Josh Revak, extending the Purple Heart Trail designation; House Bill 125 (HB 125) sponsored by Representat
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Gonzaga University: Climate Center Receives $100,000 EPA Grant
SPOKANE, Washington, Aug. 10 (TNSfund) -- Gonzaga University issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2022:
Gonzaga University's Center for Climate, Society and the Environment has received a $100,000 Environmental Education grant that will further its work with local and regional schools and assist five local organizations with their own environmental education efforts.
Gonzaga's grant proposal was selected by the Environmental Protection Agency after a review of submissions from across Region 10
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Hamilton College: Myles Tracks Threats to Alaska Shorebirds in Levitt Research Project
CLINTON, New York, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Hamilton College issued the following news:
By Claire Williams
John Myles '24 has now spent two summers in Utqiagvik, Alaska, a small city in northern Alaska with a dense and unique shorebird population. As part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service research team, he searched for shorebird nests, monitored chick hatches, and tagged adult birds. The data he collected went into a 19-year-old database that seeks to track the breeding ecology of these birds and
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University of Montana Leads $10M Project to Advance Native American STEM Education Across the West
MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release:
The National Science Foundation recently awarded $10 million to a six-state collaborative working to boost the underrepresentation of Alaska Native and American Indian (AI/AN) students in STEM disciplines and the workforce.
The grant award funds Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education, or the CIRCLES Alliance. The alliance is led by principal investigator Aaron T
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Verizon Frontline Connects First Responders Battling Wildfires Nationwide
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
With more than 60 wildfires actively burning in more than a dozen states, the Verizon Frontline Response Team continues to deploy mission-critical communications technology in support of public safety agencies and the nearly 10,000 wildland firefighters currently on the front lines.
This year alone, the Verizon Frontline Response Team has deployed nearly 1,000 Verizon Frontline so
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