Rasmuson Foundation Resumes Grantmaking, Issues $5.75M for UA, Housing, and Cultural Projects
Rasmuson Foundation ended its grantmaking pause with $5.75 million in grant awards and news of expanded grantmaking programs.
Education
NASA Awards APU $5M for a Microplastics Research and Education Center
Alaska Pacific University gets nearly $5 million from NASA to build a Microplastics Research and Education Center.
Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula Hires New Executive Director
The board of directors for Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula hired former teacher and school district superintendent Rayna Bird as the organization’s new Executive Director.
Labor Contract on the Horizon for UA System Grad Student Employee Union
About 450 grad students employed by the UA System are days away from working under their first ever labor contract, after their new union voted to ratify it in May.
Institute of Arctic Biology Director Drops ‘Interim’ from Title
Diane O’Brien, a professor of biology and wildlife, has been named Director of the UAF Institute of Arctic Biology after serving for three years in an interim capacity.
New Efforts to Train Technicians for Telecom and Industrial Machining
MTA and Alaska Communications are collaborating to train technicians for a surge of telecom projects, while a new Industrial Machine and Maintenance course launches in Seward.