Current Soundings
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UAS News
02-10-2012New Mining Simulator at the TEC
The University of Alaska Southeast is now the only educational institution in the United States with a simulator for underground hard rock mine training.
02-10-2012Rep. Munoz at UAS Center for Mine Training
Introduction to Mining Occupations course for HS students
02-10-2012Arts and Sciences Faculty News
Presentations & Conferences
02-02-2012Career Ed Sets Up Mining Careers Course for High School Students
Class has 19 JDHS students
02-02-2012Shaping Alaska’s Future 2017
Shaping Alaska’s Future 2017: New Directions for Higher Education and Workforce Development
02-02-2012UAS Legislative Internship Program 2012
10 interns are mostly from UAA or UAF
Announcements
02-10-2012Seeking Community Engagement Stories
Community Engagement is a core theme of the UAS Strategic Plan.
02-02-2012Spring 2012 Academic Exchange and Study Abroad Students
Exchange Students Love UAS
02-02-2012New UA Benefits Director Announced
Van Flein oversees employee benefits administration, including health care, retirement, disability and life insurance.
02-02-2012UA Capitol Relations Listserve
Keep track of UA's efforts at the Legislature
02-02-2012E-Learning Transition
Distance Education Gateway becomes a distant memory as of Feb. 1st.
Presentations and Exhibits
02-02-2012Tamone and Students Present East to West
Work has interesting implications for cold-water adaptation.
02-02-2012Neely and student present Papers
Neely's paper was well received and it prompted an invitation to present at a conference on the philosopher Emmanuel Levinas in Paris, France this fall.
02-02-2012Sesko to Present Dissertation in California
Conference held in San Diego CA January 26-28.
Events
02-10-2012Muslim Ambassadors Panel
Egan Lecture Hall on Friday, February 17 at 7 p.m.
02-10-2012Art of Place: Steve Henrikson and weaver Janice Criswell
All lectures are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Alaska Southeast Glacier View room.
02-02-2012Films on Most Fridays in February at UAS
February is Film Month for the Sound and Motion Series at the University of Alaska Southeast Auke Lake campus.
02-02-2012Saturday Sessions with UAS Career Education
The School of Career Education is the hands-on educational branch of the University of Alaska Southeast.
Faculty/Staff Professional Development and Training
02-02-2012Statewide Incident Command Training Opportunity
February 6-10 at the REC Center
02-02-2012Adjunct Music Professor Recipient of Mayor’s Arts Award
From the Juneau Empire
Publications, Grants and Awards
02-02-2012Hood Funded for International Collaborative Study on Glacier Carbons
UAS Associate Professor of Environmental Science Eran Hood has been funded for a collaborative study on the origins of organic carbon in glaciers.
02-02-20122012 URECA Awards Announced
Eight students submitted proposals; 6 were selected for awards.
02-02-2012Wall’s Second Collection of Poems Published
Assistant Professor of English Emily Wall just had a second volume of poetry published by Irish press Salmon Poetry.