JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the appointment of Kevin Fimon to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of Trustees. Kevin Fimon received his Bachelor of Science in Business from University of Minnesota, Curtis L. Carlson School of Management. He has owned and operated Fimon Financial Services in Anchorage for the past 30 years. Mr. Fimon is actively involved in more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2021: Governor Mike Dunleavy today reacted strongly to the federal Bureau of Land Management's plan to conduct a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing in the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An EIS was already completed in September 2019 and it determined that oil and gas development could take place without harming the refuge. This announce more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and the state's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, publicly encouraged every eligible Alaskan to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The Governor, who contracted and recovered from COVID-19 in February 2021, made the decision to be vaccinated in June. "Alaskans, by working together since early 2020, defied the odds and protected our most vulnerable loved ones and ne more PR

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Aug. 5 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday passed the Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill named in honor of the late Cherokee linguist Durbin Feeling. Senators Brian Schatz, (D-Hawai'i) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the bill which was initially proposed by former Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) in 2020. Udall i more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSRes) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: On the northeastern part of Umnak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska, the Okmok caldera is throwing warning signs. Okmok is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian island chain. In late July, a normally dormant cone was steaming, and that was cause for some concern about new activity that could lead to the eruption of the shield volcano, more than six miles wide more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSGra) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021: By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service A $2.2 million federal grant will help support students enrolled in a Montana State University program that aims to recruit and graduate American Indian and Alaska Native nurses. The four-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will allow the MSU College of Nursing to offer scholarships to  more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 3 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: UT's Office of Residence Life was recently celebrated for using data-driven programs to support on-campus living. Skyfactor Benchworks, a Macmillan Learning company, recognized UT among seven colleges and universities with the Assessment and Impact Award for Housing and Residence Life. The 2021 winners reflect diversity in institution type, size, location and initiatives, including: Emory University-Oxford Co more PR