Public Affairs

In this session, “US-­German Relationships: Why They’re Grim and How We Can Make Them Worse.”, we hear from Brigham Young University’s Dr. Wade Jacoby. One year on, how can we understand the Trump Administration and Transatlantic Relations? Spoiler alert: they’re not great, but they do have the potential to get much worse. This talk covers…

In this session, “Changes in the World Order: From ‘Embedded Liberalism’ to ‘Hyper Globalization’ to  ‘Economic Nationalism’”, we hear from University of British Columbia’s Dr. Kurt Huebner. After WWII, we saw the establishment of an international order under the hegemony of the US. This order started to collapse during the 1970s and was followed by…

Join Dr. Katherine Ringsmuth for a presentation and community conversation about the NN Cannery History Project, a collaborative effort to preserve the history of more than a century of cannery lives. The NN Cannery is located on the south side of the Naknek River, one of the five rivers that make up the Bristol Bay…

Alaskan submersible pilot and marine ecologist, Michelle Ridgway, describes discovery of new and ancient species, vast canyons full of life, and more about Alaska’s ocean foodweb in our modern climate through studies in ocean chemistry, zooplankton ecology, biodiversity and marine geology. Part of the 2017 National Evening of Science on Screen at the Juneau Public…

A presentation by Dr. Thomas Edwards, Deputy Director at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Since the moment Apollo astronauts relayed images of Earth from space, NASA has helped us see and understand our own planet, solar system and beyond. Dr. Edwards talks about how NASA technology brings critical data to pilots over remote Alaskan territories and…

Chief Justice Craig Stowers delivers the 2018 State of the Judiciary Address to Alaska’s 30th Legislature.