Do you think teachers are similar to coaches, pastors or something else? It depends on where you live
Three answers, three countries, one open-ended question: “Teaching is similar to what other occupation or activity?”
UAF Researchers Join $6 Million Effort to Pull Critical Minerals From Alaska Coal Waste
A team of University of Alaska Fairbanks engineers has joined a four-year, $6 million National Science Foundation project that will test whether microbes and artificial intelligence can recover rare earth elements from coal waste.
Nicotine pouches, vaping or cigarettes: Which nicotine product is actually the least harmful?
One of the most important distinctions I make when I talk to patients is distinguishing between the harms caused by nicotine itself and the harms caused by the way it is delivered.
Anchorage invests in waste-to-energy plant as natural gas lags
City officials in Anchorage are turning waste that would otherwise be buried in a landfill into energy.
Alaska State Fair Opens Friday in Palmer
The Alaska State Fair opens Friday at the fairgrounds on the Glenn Highway, running through Labor Day, September 7. The fair is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which leaves 14 open days with gates from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
U.S. Economy Shed 23,000 Jobs in July as Hiring Stalls
The American job market went backward last month. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, against forecasts of an 83,000 gain.
Nanooks Win the First United Collegiate Hockey Cup
Alaska has a trophy that did not exist a year ago. The Nanooks won the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup on Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri, taking the championship game against Stonehill at the Centene Community Ice Center.