University Of Alaska
Climate Change Imacts on the US. Region: Alaska
Matthew Berman, University of Alaska, Anchorage Don Callaway, National Park Service Henry Cole, Hydro Solutions & Purification LLC Randy Cornelius, City & Borough of Sitka Utility Doug Goering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Glenn Juday, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Gunnar Knapp, University of Alaska, Anchorage Pat Livingston, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Heather McCarty, At-Sea Processes Association David McGuire, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Maureen McRae, State of Alaska Rosa Meehan, US Fish and Wildlife Service Robert Ott, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Forestry Section John Schoen, National Audubon Society ... [Read More]
NOAA Ocean Explorer: Gulf of Alaska 2004
Since receiving his PhD in zoology and physiology from Louisiana State University in 1982, Dr. Tom Shirley has been conducting research and teaching graduate courses in marine biology at the Juneau Center, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He has been the Principle Investigator on 10 manned submersible research projects, has participated in more than 40 research cruises, and has extensive scuba and submersible experience. Dr. Shirley has more than 100 scientific publications, and 19 graduate students have received their degrees with him as their advisor. Dr. Shirley has described new species of invertebrates from three different phyla from around the world, including the Arctic, Antarctic, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Philippines, and Alaska. Much of Dr. Shirley’s ongoing research addresses the life history of commercially important crabs of Alaskan waters. Most recently, he has been exploring deep-water crabs, corals, and other invertebra ... [Read More]
Alaska Predator Ecosystem Experiment (APEX)
Alaska Predator Ecosystem Experiment (APEX) is an interdisciplinary and interagency effort of biologists, ecologists, oceanographers, and statisticians from federal, state, private, and university entities. APEX will test the general hypothesis that low food abundance contributes to the decline of seabird and marine mammal populations in Prince William Sound. APEX researchers are sampling the stomach contents of for age fish to see if they are being affected by a lack of food. In addition, researchers are monitoring where the seabirds are feeding and what effect diet has on their reproductive success. ... [Read More]
NOAA Ocean Explorer: Exploring Alaska's Seamounts
Zachary Hoyt is currently a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks at the Juneau Center of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. His master’s project, which is nearing completion, was a submersible project observing and documenting habitat and movement of the deep living king crab, Lithodes aequispinus, in Southeast Alaska. Zac received his Bachelors of Science from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and attended Hawaii Pacific University to escape the cold and dark of Alaska’s interior during his junior year. During his graduate studies he has ventured away to study at the Friday Harbor Marine Lab on San Juan Island, WA. He is an avid climber with several successful climbs in the Alaska Range, Tetons and volcanoes of Mexico. He is an active SCUBA diver and lives on a sailboat in Auke Bay, AK. During his graduate studies he has taken advantage of Juneau’s location exploring the vast waterways, endless glaciers and unique biodiversity of Southeast AK. He has part ... [Read More]
Project WILD in Alaska
These workshops are designed by a Project WILD facilitator with teachers, Elders, and other community members. Workshops are typically 15 hours in length. Community members are asked to participate in the teaching of these cooperative workshops. The focus of these workshops may include: The Native language of your community Traditional uses and relationships with wildlife The importance of Elders and other story tellers in the classroom Outdoor class session ideas and considerations Wildlife issues in the region Other topics determined by your community ... [Read More]
University of Alaska Awarded $19 Million, August 16, 2004 Press Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH also is announcing today the award of $1.75 million for the fourth year of an IDeA grant called a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). (The total funding for the 5-year award, which began in 2001, is $10.86 million.) Under the COBRE grant, the university is developing a multidisciplinary Center for Alaska Native Health Research, which focuses on genetic, dietary, and cultural-behavioral studies related to weight, nutrition, and health of specific Alaska Native villages. Gerald Mohatt, Ed.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research, serves as the principal investigator for the grant. ... [Read More]
Paramedic Programs in Alaska
University of Alaska-Fairbanks MICP program started 5/2003. Chuck Kuhns, Battalion Chief at University Fire Department is the Paramedic Course Coordinator for this program. Bill Witmer is the Coordinator of Emergency Medical Services for the Tanana Valley Campus. ... Don Smith and Michilani Wiseman are the owners of MTI and Teresa Gray is the Paramedic Course Coordinator of this program. NorthStar Academy has run programs in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Wasilla. ... [Read More]
Shipwrecks Off Alaska's Coast
If you would like to find specific information on a particular shipwreck off the coast of Alaska, you can search for it by Year of Wreck , Name of Vessel , Cause, Location or from an alphabetical listing. ... We give a special "Thank You" to our summer interns: Ryan Olson, Megan Huber and Debika Shome. Without their good humor and tolerance for tedious data entry, along with hard work and diligence, this shipwreck database wouldn't be as complete. We thank University of Alaska Anchorage Librarian Ralph Courtney for alerting us to the vast shipwreck archive of the ... [Read More]
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center Homepage
Three vessels chartered by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center have begun more than two months of scientific bottom trawl surveys in the Gulf of Alaska, continuing data-gathering that has gone on every two or three years since 1984. These data are used to help determine future management decisions regarding fishing activities in the Gulf of Alaska. More information. ... The mission of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center is to generate the scientific information necessary for the conservation, management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources. ... [Read More]
Arctic theme page - Northern lights
Illustrated history and tutorial on Aurora from the University of Alaska Aurora folklore and scientific information from the University of Oulu , Finland ... Arctic Research Office, http://aro.arctic.noaa.gov ... [Read More]
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