UAS in the News
Glen Charles "Chuck" Craig (1947 - 2012)
05-22-12 | Juneau Empire - In 1995, Chuck began his teaching career at the University of Alaska Southeast. Drawing from his extensive practical knowledge of power technology and his hands-on approach with his students, it became evident that Chuck had an innate gift for teaching. ...More
Great big graduation
05-07-12 | Juneau Empire - The largest graduation ceremony ever was held at the University of Alaska Southeast on Sunday, as 529 degrees and other certificates were awarded at the Auke Lake campus. ...More
BioBlitz
05-11-12 | Juneau Empire - Chip McMillan, left, and Megan Buzby, both of Professors at the University of Alaska Southeast, help Auke Bay Elementary fourth-grader Kaitlyn Jensen identify small plant in the understory near her school during the BioBlitz for Juneau fourth-graders on Friday. ...More
Alaska Native languages: It all comes down to choices
04-26-12 | Juneau Empire - Linguists have been predicting the death of Alaska Native languages for decades now, and whether or not those predictions prove accurate comes down to the choices you and I make on a daily basis. ...More
UAS Semester in Cuba
04-27-12 | UAS Cuba Blog on Tumblr - A 10-week immersion course in Cuba provides students with a rare opportunity to explore this culturally unique country. Focusing on language development, anthropology, recreation, and literary study, the program asks students to think critically about their own culture, politics, and history. ...More
Tom Cosgrove: Nearly normal storyteller
04-26-12 | Juneau Empire - This Friday, Tom Cosgrove brings his Nearly Normal Tales to the University of Alaska Southeast’s Sound and Motion Arts at Egan series, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Egan Lecture Hall, UAS Auke Lake Campus. Admission is free. ...More
UAS Outdoor Studies completes icefield trek
04-27-12 | Juneau Empire - For University of Alaska Southeast student Bradford Chadsey, the outdoors is the ultimate classroom. ...More
Tlingit traditional knowledge: trees are people
04-22-12 | Juneau Empire - Tlingit Elder Elaine Abraham shared stories of her ancestors’ relationship with their environment at the Alaska Rainforest Center's symposium at Centennial Hall, Thursday. ...More
Juneau's coastal rainforest center hosts symposium
04-20-12 | Juneau Empire - The Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center hosted the Coastal Temperate Rainforest Symposium at Centennial Hall, April 17-19. ...More
'Tidal Echoes' celebrates 10th anniversary at UAS Friday
04-19-12 | Juneau Empire - This Friday’s Sound and Motion series at the University of Alaska Southeast will celebrate the special 10th anniversary launch of Tidal Echoes, Southeast Alaska’s literary and art journal. ...More
A new kind of atlas for Southeast
04-19-12 | Juneau Empire - “I hope people who are interested in the region will think of it like an atlas, but also almost like an instrument – to reorient the way they think about the region of Southeast Alaska, or maybe just the places they’ve known,” said editor Thomas Thornton, a former anthropology professor at University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
High school students take mine tour as part of intro to mining class
04-18-12 | Capital City Weekly - Most high-schoolers don't start class at 5 a.m. - on a Saturday, at that. But on March 17, 18 students embarked on a field trip with life-changing potential. ...More
Fire and Rescue offers student scholarships
04-18-12 | Capital City Weekly - The Capital City Fire and Rescue awards 12 scholarships each semester to Alaska residents planning to attend the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Zombiefest at UAS
04-16-12 | Juneau Empire - Six humans made it to the extraction point at the end of the game and survived the apocalypse. All other 114 players were zombies at game's end. ...More
UAS bookstore to host triple poetry reading on Friday
04-12-12 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast Bookstore by the Bay will host a triple reading and booksigning this week, featuring three prominent Alaska writers from Fairbanks. ...More
DZ selects JDHS teacher as assistant principal
04-11-12 | Juneau Empire - She has been the JDHS student government adviser since 2008 and has a master’s degree in educational leadership and Master of Arts in teaching from the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Alaskapella to be featured at UAS Sound and Motion event
04-12-12 | Juneau Empire - Juneau’s only a cappella choir will be performing at the next Sound and Motion Arts at Egan event at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
10th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
04-05-12 | Juneau Empire - The Juneau Arts and Culture Center is also hosting an opening reception for the 10th Annual University of Alaska Southeast Juried Student Art Exhibition, Friday April 6, 4:30 -7 p.m. The UAS singing group Alaskapella will perform in the JACC main hall at 6:30 p.m. ...More
UAS students experience Cuba
04-01-12 | Juneau Empire - Twelve University of Alaska Southeast undergraduates are in the final weeks of a 10-week course in Cuba. ...More
Making the right path
04-02-12 | Juneau Empire - Northern Lights Development work on forms for a concrete footing and wall during the construction of a new cul-de-sac and bike path in front of the Hendrickson and Soboloff buildings at the University of Alaska Southeast on Monday. ...More
Wildlife Wednesday to feature poet Wall
3-22-12 | Juneau Empire - Wall will present “Communities of the Wild: Poems & Stories” beginning at 7 p.m. March 28 in the UAS Glacier View Room, Egan 221/222. ...More
UAS to honor Tutunov with reception Sunday
03-29-12 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast artist-in residence Dr. Alexander Tutunov will be honored with a reception on Sunday, April 1, following the last student recital of his Piano Master Class at UAS. ...More
UAS Media Club to host Community Poetry Reading Friday
3-29-12 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast will host their first community poetry reading on Friday, as part of the Sound & Motion series of events and lectures. ...More
Calling all poets - novices to laureates
3-14-12 | Capital City Weekly - Danny Peterson is 22, handsome and gearing up to host the first event he has ever emceed: The Community Poetry Reading Showcase, on March 30. ...More
'Life Thus Far'
03-01-12 | Juneau Empire - UAS art majors to give their capstone presentations at Friday's Sound and Motion event ...More
UAS unveils $800K mine trainer
02-26-12 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast is the only educational institution in the United States with an underground hard rock mine training simulator. ...More
Climate change conference draws diverse crowd
02-20-12 | Juneau Empire - A diverse panel of eight convened at the University of Alaska Southeast on Saturday afternoon to spread their message to college students and others in the audience: it is a moral imperative to take action on human-accelerated climate change. ...More
On Exchange: Muslim student ambassadors bring international perspectives to Juneau
02-15-12 | Capital City Weekly - Friday, Feb.17, the public is invited to meet the Muslim exchange students from Turkey, Palestine, Kuwait and Egypt in a public forum at University of Alaska Southeast Egan Lecture Hall. During a panel presentation moderated by UAS professor David Noon, the students will talk about their culture, share their Juneau experiences and discuss their role as student ambassadors for their countries. ...More
Greetings from 'Down Under'
02-15-12 | Capital City Weekly - G'day, mate! I'm Rizza, and I attend the University of Alaska Southeast but am currently on exchange in Australia. ...More
Travel: Explore the Mendenhall Glacier
02-07-12 | CNN - Glacier trekking is an adventurous way to explore Juneau's glaciers. Video includes ODS student and Above and Beyond Alaska guide Travis Haskin.(00:31) ...More
Ketchikan artist drawn to paint animal carcasses
10-30-11 | Anchorage Daily News - Bellon, who graduated in 2010 from the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus with a degree in art, said she loves animals, and because of that love, planned to study veterinary medicine. ...More
Second season of Art of Place kicks off Friday
01-25-12 | Juneau Empire - The second annual Art of Place lecture and demonstration series begins Friday with “Art of Place as History,” led by Steve Henrikson and Janice Criswell. ...More
Mayor's Awards for the Arts recipients named
01-25-12 | Capital City Weekly - Musician, classical guitarist and music teacher Hopson has been an integral part of the music community in Juneau since 1970. He teaches guitar at the University of Alaska Southeast and performs regularly at the Gold Room in the Baranof Hotel. He served on the JAHC Board of Trustess for six years and continues as a weekly volunteer. He just released his first CD, "Solo Classical Guitar." ...More
Carol Griffin retires after 30 years at UAS
12-18-11 | Juneau Empire - UAS Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Carol Griffin has announced her retirement after serving UAS for more than 30 years. ...More
UAS Celebrates 2nd Annual International Education Week
12-18-11 | Juneau Empire - In mid-November students and faculty may have noticed pink signs placed in a variety of locations around campus labeling things like doors, windows, and stairs in a variety of different languages. ...More
Evening at Egan lecture, JWAC forum to explore long-term climate change policy
11-11-11 | Juneau Empire - Each year, the Juneau World Affairs Council brings together local, national, and international experts to encourage dialogue and understanding of important contemporary issues. ...More
My Turn: Come to the climate change forum
11-08-11 | Juneau Empire - Thursday night’s panel, from 7-9:30 p.m. in the Egan Library, will lay the groundwork for the weekend with presentations on climate change science and controversy. ...More
As Alaska's glaciers retreat, scientists look for links to climate
10-30-11 | Juneau Empire - “Glaciers are an important player, even though they’re not that big,” he said. “That means they’re changing more rapidly than the ice sheets” of Antarctica and Greenland.” O’Neel spoke at the University of Alaska Southeast’s Evening at Egan forum Friday. The school’s Department of Environmental Science brought him to Juneau. ...More
Nine new miners graduate from UAS
10-30-11 | Juneau Empire - Kensington and Greens Creek mines have a fresh crop of nine miners after graduation day at the University of Alaska Southeast center for mine training. ...More
UAS welcomes new Arts and Sciences faculty for fall semester
09-18-11 | Juneau Empire - A new semester kicks off at the University of Alaska Southeast, bringing six new faces to the Arts and Sciences Department on the Juneau campus. ...More
Evening at Egan kicks off Friday with Tutanov performance
9-15-11 | Juneau Empire - Prokofiev's "War Sonata" and selections in honor of Liszt's 200th Birthday to be performed Friday ...More
Professor aims to reinvigorate Tlingit language studies
9-04-11 | Juneau Empire - Twitchell returns to Juneau for UAS assistant professorship. ...More
Group brings street art to Juneau's First Friday scene
8-27-11 | Juneau Empire - It's difficult for young artists to get gallery space in Juneau, said Reeder, who plans to graduate this fall with an art degree from the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Ground broken on new US Forest Service lab
8-25-11 | Juneau Empire - A groundbreaking ceremony marked Thursday’s official beginning for the new U.S. Forest Service laboratory on the University of Alaska Southeast campus. ...More
Nature lectures kick off again this fall at UAS
8-25-11 | Juneau Empire - Gain insights into nature this fall as Wildlife Wednesday’s kicks off again at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Glacial lake drain leaves Mendenhall River area soggy
7-21-2011 | Juneau Empire - An unusual glacial lake drain left residents along the Mendenhall River a little nervous about just how high waters would rise. Eran Hood, environmental science professor at University of Alaska Southeast, took a helicopter ride above the glacier to see where the outburst came from. ...More
Foresters find historic canoe on Prince of Wales Island
7-12-2011 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast anthropology professor Daniel Monteith surveyed the site for Sealaska, and found evidence that traditional tools, not modern saws, had been used to cut the trees and hollow the canoe. ...More
Between polar bears, grizzlies, a sharing of the genes in Ireland
7-11-2011 | Philadelphia Inquirer - "Hybridization seems to have occurred in the history of polar bears, and it's completely normal and natural," said biologist David Tallmon of the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
UAS dedicates Auke Lake Trail
6-18-2011 | Juneau Empire - It was a beautiful day at the UAS Noyes Pavilion when the Auke Lake Trail dedication ceremony was held June 11. ...More
Hadley claims Stephenson Award from University of Guam
6-4-2011 | Juneau Empire - Alison began attending the University of Guam as an exchange student from the University of Alaska Southeast in spring 2009. ...More
Hecla donates $300K to UAS for mining training program
5-19-2011 | Juneau Empire - Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co. made its biggest single donation ever Thursday before the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. ...More
Thieving whales slurp up $6-a-pound butterfish catch
5-16-2011 | A.P. - Straley's role in the latest research will be to determine whether 28mm beads attached to each ganion will throw the whales off their game. ...More
Tlingit book collaboration turns new page in Alaska kids' reading
5-14-2011 | Juneau Empire - "It was something we thought needs to be done," she said. "No one else is doing it." ...More
The UAS green routine
5-14-2011 | Juneau Empire - The green routine at the University of Alaska Southeast is led by students Boni Parker, Chelsie Harris and Erin Weekly. ...More
Harborview celebrates khoo.éex' with guests
5-9-2011 | Juneau Empire - Elder Richard Dauenhauer expressed his pleasure with all the students had done, but urged them to continue. "This was really, really wonderful," he said. "There is an old saying, ‘you ain’t seen nothing yet.’ I think you guys are going to get better and better. It’s been a long battle to get acceptance in the schools like this. ... We Have a whole generation now of people going to UAS and to university. Thank you for doing this and thank you for fighting the good fight." ...More
Wayward Whale in Mediterranean Likely Migrated from North Pacific
5-4-2011 | Scientific American - "You could make an argument for any species with an open-ocean phase in its life history," says evolutionary biologist David Tallmon, from the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
UAS Grad: ‘Learning doesn’t stop’
5-1-2011 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast students celebrated its 40th commencement on Sunday with 541 students completing programs, but, as the class speaker said, learning doesn’t stop here. ...More
Practicing for the season
4-12-2011 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast student Nick Hajdukovich practices his flyfishing casts Tuesday at the mouth of Auke Lake. ...More
Humpback Whale from Glacier Bay National Park is a Regular Winter Resident of Hawai'i
3-27-2011 | National Parks Traveler - The site, which gathers photographs contributed by many research groups and individuals into a single catalog available to all, was developed by Jan Straley and Jen Cedarleaf of the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
Alumni & Friends grows, gives back
3-27-2011 | Juneau Empire - While most of the association’s activities have been Juneau-based, UAS Alumni & Friends has been working on building chapters in regional areas including Sitka, Anchorage and Fairbanks, as well as in the Seattle and Portland areas. ...More
Partnership provides weatherization training
3-27-2011 | Juneau Empire - About 40 Alaska Natives from all over the State have come to Juneau for the training. Another 100 rural residents of Southeast received training through a Denali Commission program in 2008. ...More
'Writing Eden:' Wednesday lecture to feature poet Emily Wall
3-10-2011 | Juneau Empire - Alaska attracts adventurers, people who come for the tall mountains and the deep rivers, who envision themselves discovering something new even as they lose themselves in an ancient wilderness. ...More
Blowin' in the Taku Winds
3-9-2011 | Capital City Weekly - Most Juneau residents spent the last weekend in February trying to avoid the hurricane-force winds blowing through town. Ryan Cortes Perez figured it would be a good time to put up his new art installation on Sandy Beach. ...More
Mendenhall Glacier continues thinning trend
3-6-2011 | Juneau Empire - Visitors at this week’s lecture at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center learned about something going on right in their own backyard. Researchers from the University of Alaska Southeast gave some insight into the work they’ve done over the year on the glacier, and how the ice that makes it up continues to decrease. ...More
Student awarded NASA scholarship
2-27-2011 | Juneau Empire - “It’s a good way to start,” Clark said of the pre-engineering program at UAS. “And they’ve made it so that you can transfer really easily to Anchorage to finish your degree.” ...More
Special education degree program could come to Alaska
2-21-2011 | Juneau Empire - “There is nothing in the state — no way a person in this state can get a teaching certificate in special ed at the bachelor level,” Thomas Scott Duke said. “We’re trying to create an entry-level pathway.” ...More
From supple powder to raging slide
2-18-2011 | Juneau Empire - Local weather stations provide forecasters, patrollers, researchers, public with vital data ...More
Building a foundation
2-17-2011 | The Republic - Juneau class constructs affordable home from student design. ...More
UAS champions in Ordway Basketball
2-13-2011 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast Men’s Division 1 basketball team took first in the Ordway Basketball Tournament on Feb. 2. The tournament is organized by Juneau Parks and Recreation. ...More
Art of Place series kicks off today at UAS
2-10-2011 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast has announced a new lecture series, Art of Place, designed to give community members a chance to connect with renowned Alaska Native artists in an informal setting. ...More
Conference held for educators
2-05-2011 | Juneau Empire - The conference focused on how educators can engage their students and instill in them a desire to return to school day after day. ...More
Climate change may affect arctic biodiversity
1-18-2011 | Juneau Empire - Three local scientists merged their studies to provide a look at how the changing arctic environment can affect species through hybridization. Their work led to a commentary article published last month in Nature, an international science journal. ...More
KTOO, UAS reach agreement for students to get hands-on experience
1-16-2011 | Juneau Empire - Through this agreement, students will receive credits through internships and other opportunities as they work behind the scenes and on the air while receiving guidance from the station’s professionals. ...More
Beginning the day on the ice
1-12-2011 | Juneau Empire - "I try to skate every morning when it is cold enough," Whitwell said. "It is really beautiful and open here, and not as cold as Fairbanks." ...More
An Iceberg Goes to Washington
11-24-2010 | Capital City Weekly - On the face of it, the idea of plucking a 1,500-pound iceberg from a lake in Alaska and shipping it somewhere might not sound like a big deal. ...More
George Rogers, Architect of Alaska's statehood, dies at 93
10-05-2010 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor John Pugh said he remembered when Rogers was on the UAS Juneau campus advisory council while Pugh was the Dean of Arts and Sciences. He said the whole Rogers family were wonderful assets to academia. ...More
Mendenhall iceberg makes its way to Washington
10-05-2010 | Juneau Empire - Snagging an iceberg proved tougher than Hakala expected. The U.S. Forest Service approved the removal of the iceberg and Eran Hood from the University of Alaska Southeast brought out a skiff and helped snag two icebergs. ...More
Scholarship fund grows, benefits students
10-03-2010 | Juneau Empire - Fall 2010 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Southeast Conference Scholarship for students at the University of Alaska Southeast. ...More
UAS begins classes amidst enrollment boom
09-02-2010 | Juneau Empire - The University of Alaska Southeast is on a roll, beefing up academic programs and attracting new students to its Auke Lake campus. ...More
Ulmer, panel ponder BP's Gulf disaster
07-09-2010 | Juneau Empire - University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Fran Ulmer returned to Juneau on Thursday for a panel discussion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, and its future effects on Alaska. ...More
UAS Program Hits its Peak on Denali
06-18-2010 | Juneau Empire - A group of Outdoor Studies students and staff made University of Alaska Southeast history by climbing Denali, North America's highest peak in May. ...More
Three local artists among this year's Rasmuson grant recipients
06-10-2010 | The Juneau Empire - "Grant" is a small, rather dull word, but for the three local Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Grant recipients, it will soon translate into stimulating new creative spaces, in the form of studios for two of the three artists, and fresh vistas for the third. ...More