Public Affairs

In the marine environment of Arctic Alaska, the seasonal presence (or absence) of sea ice influences everything: weather systems, food webs, migration patterns, human cultures, and resource development. Scientists from NOAA, UAF, and the U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service share findings and thoughts on 2 years of unprecedented research in the Northern Bering and Chukchi…

Tsunamis, caused by earthquakes or landslides, are a danger that affects people in coastal communities around Alaska. Large waves caused by displaced water can devastate coastlines for thousands of miles with little warning. Joel Curtis, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service, speaks about the causes and response to tsunamis, and the threat they pose.

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “The Syrian Refugee Crisis: From the Front Lines to the Headlines” with Eric Kocher. Kocher is an EMT and attorney from Haines who’s spent six months in Greece with medical and legal teams helping Syrian refugees who have fled war.

The Juneau World Affairs Council presents “Timeline: Palestine-Israel” with Skip Schiel. Schiel is a photographer, social justice activist and teacher. He’s documented environmental desecration, racism, poverty, oppressive regimes and more domestically and abroad.

A forum with people from the documentary “The Flying University” and experts in the field. The short film reveals a university class inside Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center that is led by Sol Neely, an English professor at the University of Alaska Southeast. Click here to watch the full documentary Interviews with inmates, former inmates,…

Capitol Views (2016 Episode 19) Sen. John Coghill R – North Pole Part 2 (view part 1)