JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 8: Today Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that he is issuing a new 30-day Declaration of Public Health Disaster Emergency ("disaster declaration") in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The declaration will go into effect on 12:01 a.m. on November 16, 2020 and will expire on 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2020. Dunleavy's initial March 11, 2020 disaster declaration was issued in response to the  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 12: The rapid spread of COVID-19 cases across Alaska, especially among health care workers and other essential first responders, is placing the state's emergency response and health care systems at urgent risk. Today Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy urged Alaskans to take immediate action to combat the virus as the state remains in the red zone, indicating 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 -- Harvard Law School issued the following news: Andrew H. Choi '23 had spent most of his life in Southern California, including as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, where he received a Distinguished Military Graduate award as one of the top ten percent of commissioning ROTC cadets nationwide. But Choi was eager for a serious challenge in his first Army posting, so he chose as radically different an environment as he could imagine: Fairb more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 13 (TNSJou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: A glacier that had held an Alaskan slope in place for centuries is melting, releasing the soil beneath in what can be described as a slow-motion landslide, researchers say. But there's also the possibility of a real landslide that could cause a devastating tsunami. In a study published last week, scientists noted that the slope on Barry Arm fjord on Prince William Sound in southeastern Alaska slid some 120 met more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Nov. 10 -- Port of Seattle issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen P. Metruck: * * * "Brad Tilden has been an incredible partner and leader in the region," said Port of Seattle Executive Director Stephen P. Metruck. "Brad led Alaska Airlines through an extraordinary period of growth, creating exponentially more ways for partners like the Port to make long-term investments in customer service and sustainability, and to create jobs. "Alaska's growth  more PR

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release on Nov. 11: University of Alaska Interim President Pat Pitney announced today that she has appointed Interim Chancellor Karen Carey as permanent chancellor for the University of Alaska Southeast. Carey has served as the UAS interim chancellor since July, succeeding former Chancellor Rick Caulfield who retired in June. President Pitney announced Carey's permanent appointment Wednesday afternoon dur more PR