$1M Grant Helps CITC Expand Super Fab Lab for STEAM Education
A million-dollar gift from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust helps Cook Inlet Tribal Council expand its Super Fab Lab, supporting STEAM education.
Education
State Grants $300K to UAF to Train Manh Choh Miners
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is providing a $300,000 grant to UAF for training workers from the Tok area for the Manh Choh gold mine.
Sealaska Heritage Institute Buys Downtown Juneau Building for School Programs
Sealaska Heritage Institute has taken over a three-story structure on the same block as its Walter Soboleff Building, with plans to convert it into educational space.
UA Launching Teacher Internship Scholarship as a Pilot Program
The University of Alaska is launching a new pilot program to offset the financial burden of teacher internships, paying tuition, fees, and a $10,000 stipend.
UAF Alaska Satellite Facility Selects New Director
Wade Albright has been named Director of the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) at the UAF Geophysical Institute.
UA System Granted More Land
A provision on the federal spending bill breaks a deadlock that had kept the University of Alaska from receiving its full land grant.