Dr. Oliver Hedgepeth, UAA logistics professor, is the primary Principal Investigator for a project designed to research potential increases in efficiency and decreases in costs for construction trucking operations. The Alaska University Transportation Center (AUTC) and the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public facilities (AK DOT&PF) each contributed $45,000 for a total of $90,000.

This project is a feasibility study, involving field work using at least three trucks in this pilot program, to assess the practicality, cost and modes of use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology used in construction operations.

The goal is to demonstrate potential increases in operational efficiencies and decreases in labor, materials and equipment costs.

Alaska Meth Education Project: Process and Outcome Evaluation, 2009 by Dr. Marny Rivera and Jennifer McMullen of UAA's Justice Center, is the first report to provide information regarding Alaskans' perceptions of meth, including effects and risks associated with meth use and perceptions regarding the availability and use of meth by young adults in Alaska. The report evaluated the efforts of the Alaska Meth Education (AME) Project, a statewide effort to reduce meth use and availability in Alaska by educating Alaskans about, and preventing youth from trying, meth.

Friday, Nov. 20, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Beatrice McDonald Hall (BMH), room 104

The Anthropology Department cordially invites all to attend the thesis defense of MA in Applied Anthropology candidate, Cornelia M. Jessen, on Friday, Nov. 20 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Beatrice McDonald Hall, room 104.

A copy of Jessen's thesis will be available for public review in BMH 212 at noon on Nov. 13. For more information, contact Professor Kerry Feldman, thesis committee chair, at (907) 786-6849 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Refreshments will be served by the Anthropology Club of the University of Alaska Anchorage.

The following story was written by Brian Yannity and was originally printed in Turnagain Times on Oct. 1, 2009.

This past summer, students from the University of Alaska Anchorage, in conjunction with UAA faculty, conducted scientific stream water studies in Glacier Valley, also known as the Girdwood Valley.

The primary purpose of this field research is to begin to understand and document "baseline data" for potential small-scale hydroelectric developments associated with UAA's proposed Girdwood Renewable Energy Research & Discovery Center.

The student study team consisted of undergraduate students Seth Holtshouser, John Sitton and Michael Barnes, with assistance from researchers Matt Rogers and Dan Rinella of the UAA Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI).

The team collected water samples from Crow, Milk, California, Alyeska, and Virgin Creeks from May through September, and will be analyzing the samples at ENRI's stable isotope laboratory.