Historically, local jobs in the STEM field have not gone to St. Paul residents — a problem the project manager says the grant could help with.
Science & Tech
In a Fairbanks lab, Alaska scientists search for the new, more contagious coronavirus strain
It’s unlikely the state will be able to keep the new COVID-19 strain from getting to Alaska and taking hold here, said Dr. Tom Hennessy, an infectious disease epidemiologist with the University of Alaska Anchorage’s College of Health.
Massive mountain rockslide near Juneau shakes the earth on Christmas Eve
When all that rock fell, it shook the earth equivalent to a magnitude 2.8 or 2.9 earthquake.
Closures send clamdiggers across Cook Inlet
Scientists aren’t sure why the razor clam crash started about a decade ago. What they do know is that stocks aren’t rebounding.
With some residents still displaced, Haines seeks help from engineers to assess unstable hillside
The unstable hillside above Beach Road led to the suspension of the search and rescue efforts and prevented many residents from returning to their homes.
If ground squirrels can hole up for months without starving or losing muscle, why can’t we?
A UAF study found that arctic ground squirrels’ bodies transform existing nutrients into resources that can be used to build back tissue that atrophies during hibernation.