GARDEN CITY, New York, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * New discoveries connect Indigenous Alaskans to their ancestors * * * For more than two decades, Professor Brian Wygal, PhD, and Assistant Professor Kathryn Krasinski, PhD, of the Department of Anthropology have conducted collaborative research on past peoples and cultures of Alaska. Their work has resulted in numerous publications and trained more than 100 students from around the world in archaeolo  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Nov. 10 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: Moody's Investors Service has rated Alaska Air Group with an investment grade credit rating in their initial assessment of the airline, citing the company's "strong business profile and conservative financial policy." The agency assigned Alaska a rating of "Baa3," which signals that the airline is a stable and good investment. In a release announcing Alaska's investment grade   more

SEATTLE, Washington, Nov. 7 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: Alaska Airlines is expanding our partnership with Condor Airlines - one of our global partners since March 2017 - with a bilateral codeshare agreement that enables Alaska and Condor to sell each other's flights. Last week, Condor began marketing and selling more than 70 Alaska routes across the U.S. This past summer, Alaska began marketing and selling from Condor's 12 U.S. gatew  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Thomas Baker to the vacant House District 40 (HD 40) seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. District 40 is the northernmost state house district in the United States, stretching from the Kotzebue area east to the Canadian border. The seat was vacated last month after Josiah Patkotak resigned to become mayor of the North Slope Borough. Mr. Baker  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2023: Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska dismissed two lawsuits by environmental groups challenging the Bureau of Land Management's ("BLM") record of decision ("ROD") approving the Willow Master Development Plan ("MDP") and related federal actions. "Today's federal court decision reaffirms that the Willow project is an environmentally responsible energy project in an are  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Angelo State University issued the following news: By Tom Nurre Jr. In commemoration of Veteran's Day, Angelo State University has named retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Thomas G. Nurre Sr. as the 2023 ASU Veteran of the Year. A native of Bancroft, Iowa, Nurre served 33 years on active duty that included assignments in Alaska, Pakistan, the Philippines, England and San Antonio, as well as stints as commandant of the NCO Academy at Goodfellow AFB and as di  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: A Missouri S&T research team has been awarded a Pollution Prevention (P2) grant for over $850,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to focus on pollution and waste related to the mining of critical minerals in Missouri and Alaska. "The United States is facing a critical minerals crisis, and Missouri S&T is uniquely positioned to help with this issue from multiple angles," says Dr  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 11 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: On the foundation of growing enrollment and ongoing fiscal stability, the University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents approved FY25 Budget requests and strategies that allow UA to continue empowering Alaska and building Alaska's workforce. "The University of Alaska System is strong, and the actions taken today show the confidence this board has in our institutions," said Board Chair Ralph Seekins. "Alaska  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 8 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: The University of Alaska (UA) Board of Regents will be putting its proposed "Roadmap to Empower Alaska" into action by requesting funding toward priority strategies during the upcoming November 9-10 Board Meeting in Anchorage. Regents will approve the university system's FY25 operating and capital budget requests, including employee compensation increases, programs to support state workforce needs, cyber se  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Jim Powell, UAS Assistant Research Professor, will briefly speak about how the burgeoning cruise ship tourism industry has impacted coastal communities. How do communities benefit and what are the impacts from cruise tourism? * * * NOTE: This event takes place in the Egan Lecture Hall (not the library), and because of the film's copyright this event will not be live-streamed. Dr  more

EL PASO, Texas, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: A team of researchers hopes to help remote Indigenous communities in Alaska become more energy efficient. "Residential buildings in the Alaska Native communities are significantly energy inefficient as a result of inadequate housing conditions," said Olga Lauter, a researcher at The University of Texas at El Paso who is part of an effort to help communities in Alaska improve energy e  more