JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Dec. 11: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced his Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget package, A Path Forward, with the goal of stabilizing the state's economy in the wake of a devastating global pandemic while honoring his commitment to Alaskans. The FY22 budget creates efficiencies within government, implements the basis for a stable fiscal future, puts money into Alaskans' hands, and prioritizes more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed the Disaster Declaration for the storm that caused damage in multiple communities in Southeast Alaska. The Disaster Declaration activates the State of Alaska Public Assistance program which is designed to help communities, government organizations, and certain non-profits make repairs to utilities, public buildings, roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on Dec. 7: * * * Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today released his second annual Report to Alaska, highlighting accomplishments and shared successes with the people of Alaska. Governor Dunleavy issued the following statement: "Let me first say that I am honored to be Governor of the great State of Alaska. As my second year in office comes to a close, getting Alaska back on the right track so we can provide  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he will issue another 30 day COVID-19 Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration for the State of Alaska. The declaration will go into effect on 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and expire at 12:01 a.m. on January 15, 2021. "While the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Alaska any day now, the threat posed by the v more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 12 (TNSRes) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Sunflower sea stars - once ubiquitous all along the Pacific Coast, from Mexico to California to the shores of Alaska - may be on the brink of extinction. Citing a 90% decline in the species' global population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Dec. 10 officially placed the sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) on the group's Red List of Threatened Species, meaning that it is c more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 12 -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: As a founding member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN-USA), University of Alaska, represented by UAS Dean of Arts & Sciences and VPRSP, Thomas Thornton, was a contributor to the America's Zero-Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP). Released on 23 October (and coinciding with an Evening at Egan presentation on Juneau's transition to a sustainable city by board members of the non-profit orga more PR

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: University of Alaska Interim President Pat Pitney has appointed Dr. Bruce Schultz to serve as University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Interim Chancellor. Schultz will begin in that role on January 4, 2021 succeeding outgoing chancellor Cathy Sandeen. He is expected to serve in that capacity until a permanent chancellor is named. The search will begin later this month. "Bruce brings a steady hand an more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 8 (TNSGra) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) have received a $650,000 competitive award from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships for Alaska Native and rural students to pursue 4-year STEM degrees at UAS. This 5-year grant award is the product of a collaborative effort between UAS and UAA faculty and staff, led by UAS Professor of Biolo more PR

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 7 -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: The Western Washington University student chapter of Society of Professional Journalists was named 2020 Outstanding Campus Chapter of the Year for Region 10, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The announcement was made at an online event, the SPJ Student Summit, on Nov. 19. The Western SPJ chapter was last recognized as Outstanding Campus Chapter for Region 10 in 2016, more PR

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 7 -- Western Washington University issued the following news release on Dec. 4: What can looking into the past tell us about the future? Western Washington University Anthropology Research Associate Mike Etnier and his colleague, Boston University Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology Catherine West, are hoping that digging deep into Alaska's past can shed light on how to move forward to conserve and protect one of the region's most important  more PR