University of Alaska Anchorage News

The University of Alaska Board of Regents couldn't have been more clear Nov. 30 - its top priority for construction funding in the coming year is the new life sciences building at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

A formal pinning ceremony for University of Alaska Anchorage Associate Degree Nursing Program in Ketchikan graduates will be held at 6 p.m. today at the Sunny Point Conference Center.

The city has announced a new schedule of swine flu vaccine clinics in Anchorage in December.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved a capital budget request with a single new construction item: a science facility at the Fairbanks campus.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved its capital improvement budget request to go before the state Legislature in January.

GeoNorth, LLC , an information technology solutions provider, announced that Steve Finneran has accepted the position of senior GIS programmer/analyst. Along with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Alaska Anchorage, Steve brings to GeoNorth high-level programming and analytical expertise.

The next operating and capital budget tops the agenda for the University of Alaska Board of Regents when the 11-member panel gathers Nov.

Leslie Miyasato, 18, missed two quarters of high school classes to take care of her new baby.

Natalie Semmens and John Low were married June 27, 2009, at the Trail Lake Lodge, in Moose Pass.

Tim Doebler, director of the University of Alaska Anchorage Culinary Arts/Hospitality Program, visited Juneau last week to meet with the Juneau School District to finalize a Tech Prep agreement, so that Culinary Arts I and II and Nutrition high school culinary classes will be offered by Thunder Mountain High School's Culinary Arts teacher Kathleen ...

Bianca Temple is the 2010 Miss Chugiak-Eagle River Teen, and Kimberly Mauser is Miss Chugiak-Eagle River.

Governor Sean Parnell today appointed Neal Foster to the vacant District 39 seat in the Alaska House of Representatives, which covers an area from Hooper Bay up to and including the City of Nome.

When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin', you betcha.

Anchorage property taxes are too low -- at least for some property owners. The original evidence comes from the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute for Social and Economic Research, in a paper issued a number of years ago.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Governor Parnell says he has a plan that will invest in Alaska's assets while creating new construction jobs.

Gov. Sean Parnell says he will propose a $100 million appropriation in the capital budget to address Alaska's deferred-maintenance backlog.

Photo by Chris Arend Photography [enlarge] Work is complete on the new ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architecture.

Former college president Dr. Paul R. Dauphinais has been selected as the Homer Chamber of Commerce's new executive director.

The second of five forums for young Natives and emerging leaders is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Nov.

Two generations separate the Rev. Trimble Gilbert and his grandson Matthew Gilbert.