Despite their small population, Black Alaskans have a history in the state that stretches back more than a century.
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University of Alaska graduate student employees seek to unionize
The Alaskan Graduate Workers Association would represent 425 academic student employees.
Iconic Fairbanks satellite dish helps map floods thousands of miles away
The Alaska Satellite Facility’s chief scientist talks about using satellites to map what’s happening on the ground in flood-prone areas, even if they’re covered by trees or clouds.
Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim
The geophysics professor who found the photos say they move the summit claim “from shadowy, maybe it did or didn’t happen, right into the mainstream.”
University of Alaska faculty union ratifies contract
The agreement ends a contentious process.
UAA to permanently expand master’s in social work program with $1.5M grant
The nonprofit Recover Alaska identified a chronic shortage of social workers as a key issue behind the state’s worst-in-the-nation status for alcohol-attributed deaths.





