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ANSEP's Herb Schroeder visits New York City to accept national award for education reform efforts

Wednesday, 07 October 2009 12:14

Dr. Herb (Iiisaurri) Schroeder, founder and executive director of the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP), was selected to receive the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) 2009 Founder's Award, also known as the Reginald H. Jones Award. Dr. Schroeder accepted the award at NACME's 35th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Celebration in New York City on Sept. 29, 2009.

NACME, established in 1974, created the Founder's Award to recognize individuals who showed exemplary commitment and service in support of NACME's mission. The award comes with a $10,000 gift to be given to a non-profit of Dr. Schroeder's choice. Read more.

A 3-2-1 opener for Seawolf speakers

Wednesday, 07 October 2009 11:55

Members of the Seawolf Debate Team opened their season at the U.S. Universities Open last weekend hosted by Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA). Almost 50 teams from around the U.S.--including teams from Vermont, Texas, Washington and Oregon--entered the competition.

The Seawolves had an outstanding showing, advancing three teams to the semifinal round, two of which qualified into the final round and, finally, one that won the tournament outright. Read more.

Wednesday, 07 October 2009 11:40

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. Read more.