University of Alaska

Apr 16 2019
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Candidate Dunleavy said he had no plans to cut ferries, schools, university. Then Gov. Dunleavy proposed deep reductions.

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Education, Politics, Southeast, State Government, Transportation, University of Alaska

Dunleavy’s shifting positions on budget cuts have left critics fuming. They argue that the governor made dubious claims on the campaign trail that were never debunked by a weakened mainstream media.

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Apr 03 2019
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For one petroleum engineering student, oil prices change but the dream stays the same

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Science & Tech, University of Alaska

“I saw it as: I’m in a cyclic industry,” said Sydney Deering, who will be graduating this year with a B.S. in petroleum engineering. “I’m coming in in the trough. Hopefully it’s only up from here.”

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Mar 25 2019
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Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, co-chairs a Legislative Budget and Audit Committee meeting in Juneau on Jan 14, 2019.

Alaska lawmakers weigh becoming only state to not fund medical education

By | Economy, Health, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government, University of Alaska

Sixty-one percent of Alaska medical students who graduate from the WWAMI program return to Alaska. That’s higher than the national average of graduates who stay in state, but it’s lower than what Alaska leaders would like to see.

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Feb 16 2019
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University of Alaska campuses like UAS Sitka could face major cuts under Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget. (Photo by Emily Kwong/KCAW)

Proposed budget cuts a ‘disaster’ for Sitka schools, education leaders say

By | 2 Alaska, Education, Southeast, State Government, University of Alaska

Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed budget does away with about 25% of K-12 funding and cuts the University of Alaska system’s funding by 41%. Sitka School District’s superintendent says, “If implemented, it will decimate public education in Alaska.”

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Feb 11 2019
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Tarah Hargrove poses in front of the mural depicting her story created by students at University of Alaska Anchorage.

Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

By | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Solutions Desk, Southcentral, University of Alaska

Stories that start with trauma can end with hope. A new set of murals illustrates the transformation of seven Alaskans, and the process of creating them transformed the artists themselves.

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