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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday April 02, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Binghamton University: The Closest Look - When Art Hits the Lab, a Filmmaker Discovers New Perspectives
BINGHAMTON, New York, March 28 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * To create his latest experimental film, Associate Professor Monteith McCollum used something unexpected: an electron microscope * * * During his final trip to Alaska in 1923, Warren G. Harding's health began to fail. The 29th U.S. president and newspaper editor died shortly after "The Voyage of Understanding," as the tour was known, only two years into his term. He's the subject of a new experi  more

Cornell: Radar, AI Identify Alaska Native Spanish Flu Victims Burial Site
ITHACA, New York, March 30 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: A Cornell research scientist, working in partnership with an organization representing a consortium of 20 Native Alaska groups, used ground-penetrating radar and AI modeling to locate the communal graves of approximately 93 victims of the Spanish influenza at Pilgrim Hot Springs on the Seward Peninsula - a finding that helps clarify the historical record for the Indigenous communities devastated by the 1918-19   more

More Alaskans Will Receive Alaska's Fastest Home Internet in 2023
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 30 (TNSres) -- Alaska Communications issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: After successfully piloting fiber to the home in 2022, Alaska Communications is significantly expanding service footprint to reach 14,000 more Alaska families in 2023. The way people use the internet has changed. It's no longer a nice-to-have; it's a need-to-have to participate in today's world. Broadband supports regional growth and economic development. A Deloitte research study  more

University of Michigan: Build on Community Strengths to Prevent Suicide in Rural Alaska, Research Says
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While suicide is a dire public health problem in rural Alaska, building on the strength of Alaska Natives' family ties and the value they place on providing safe environments for young people may be more effective for preventing deaths than emphasizing the risks firearms pose in the home. Alaska Native communities suffer disproportionately from suicide, and youth in these communities current  more