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This summer, Memphis Hill, Ph.D., led a team to collect sediment and water samples from sites near Grewingk Glacier in the hopes of identifying ‘extreme microbes’ — microbes that can survive in extreme environments, like underneath glaciers.

Scholarly Chronicles: Faculty Voices in Print recognizes the achievements of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s faculty, highlighting their dedication to advancing knowledge in their distinct fields. Through their published research in academic journals, papers and books, they continue to make impactful contributions in the classroom and beyond.

Through a collaboration between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, UAF, and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government, the Building Research Aligned with Indigenous Determination, Equity and Decision-Making project is creating a scientific workforce and community trust through the establishment of a tribal research program located in the heart of St. Paul.

For Diane Hanson, Ph.D., professor emerita of anthropology, retirement is not the end of a career discovering Alaska’s prehistory, but rather the opening of a new chapter. Hanson is currently working on a proposal to return to Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands to investigate an archaeological site she visited decades earlier.

Alaska may not come to mind when you think of places to grow apples, but local apple production — and the pollinating insects that make it possible — is something John McCormack is studying closely.

For Prince William Sound College (PWSC) outdoor leadership graduate Frank Schweers, a passion to explore the outdoors led to new opportunities to help others visualize the outdoors through the use of geographic information system (GIS) technology.

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ) and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) are excited to highlight a publication demonstrating the profound impact innovative technology has on teacher instruction throughout Alaska. The collaborative Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and UAS research project is funded by a grant through Project LEAF.

Hannah Bogdan, a second-year student at Prince William Sound College (PWSC), has been conducting research this academic year in collaboration with the Valdez Native Tribe (VNT), UAF, City of Valdez and Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.

Dr. Paddy Sullivan, director of the Environment and Natural Resource Institute at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, recently teamed up with researchers from Alaska Pacific University and Amherst College on a study funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science.

The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate granted the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ $46 million over the next ten years to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and partners for the newly established Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC)-ARCTIC Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security in the Arctic.