University of Alaska Southeast students working on becoming teachers don’t need to worry about the University of Alaska Anchorage losing accreditation at its school of education. But the UAS dean says the decision could hurt efforts to recruit students.
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Loss of accreditation leaves UAA education students unsure about teaching licenses
“You’re asking us to believe in you and what we’re doing in this program, and yet, it’s not there,” said Keith Boswell, one of the UAA education students at a recent meeting with university officials.
Found in a cave in Northwest Alaska, an ancient tooth offers insights into the first inhabitants of the Americas
A 9,000-year-old child’s tooth found in a cave near Deering, Alaska, belonged to a “relative of all other Native Americans,” says archaeologist Jeff Rasic. The tooth is the oldest human remains found in the Arctic.
UAS named top 10 for marine biology
UAS is one of the 10 best schools in the U.S. to study marine biology, according to College Magazine.
An unexpected agency weighs in on offshore Arctic oil drilling: NASA
In April, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center sent a letter to BOEM estimating that 70 rocket parts have landed in the Beaufort Sea since the 1960s. The agency’s concern, it wrote, “is that future oil and gas development in the Beaufort Sea could result in the need to protect additional persons and property when conducting launch operations.”
It was quite a week for Marko Cheseto, who became a marathoner and an American in a 3-day span
The former University of Alaska Anchorage runner from Kenya lost both of his feet to frostbite in 2011. Racing on carbon-fiber running blades, Cheseto ran his first marathon last Sunday. Two days later, he became an American citizen.