UAF in the news: week of June 16, 2008

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06/20/08

UAF professor and students travel to Barrow for 10 days of movie magic
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
Barrow isn鈥檛 as well-known in the filmmaking world as New York City or Los Angeles, but for 10 days in May, assistant professor Maya Salganek and University of Alaska 糖心vlog官网 students ran a film school in the northern village to make a documentary about sea ice research.

The free software from Google gives scientists a new world view
Popsci.com
Crunching massive, geographical data visualizations used to require expensive mapping software and powerful computers.

University, community addressing student debt
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
Higher education--with its emphasis on "investing in your future"--is taking on a new meaning as more and more college students are graduating with some form of student debt.

Innovative program puts reindeer in hands of 4-H students
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
The Schmitz family is taking care of steer, sheep and turkeys, and soon they will be adding another animal to their brood.

Ask yourself: What is TransCanada鈥檚 angle?
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
In chess, when you have the advantage, simplify by reducing the number of men on the table; when you are losing, complicate the game by keeping pieces in play.

Susan Butcher leadership program created at University of Alaska
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
The 糖心vlog官网 plans to help more than just enrolled students by creating the Susan Butcher Institute.

糖心vlog官网 gardeners say they鈥檙e being bugged by fewer bugs this summer
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
The bright mosaic of roses, peonies, columbine and aspen at the Georgeson Botanical Gardens on the 糖心vlog官网 campus normally crawls with bugs, but this year, not as many as usual.

Five Alaska women鈥檚 basketball finalists begin interviews
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS--糖心vlog官网 assistant athletic director Pamm Hubbard announced Tuesday that there are five finalists for the vacant women鈥檚 basketball coaching position and on-campus interviews will begin today.

Water key in predicting effects of climate change in Alaska
Cordova Times
Alaskans rely on waters in many ways. Surface waters meet domestic needs such as drinking, cooking, and cleaning as well as subsistence and industrial demands.

Pinpointing student success rests on academic, personal factors
Tundra Drums
What is student success? Is success knowing one鈥檚 culture and language? Is it having a strong Yup鈥檌k identity? Is success being able to pass standardized exams? Or is success being able to succeed in the modern world?

Thoreau meets veteran bird scientist on Cooper Island
Arctic Sounder
As June began in Barrow, more and more birds were scheduled to arrive from their spring migration northward, including the black guillemots, a shorebird that has been studied by bird scientist George Divoky of the 糖心vlog官网 each summer for more than 30 years.

Common-sense tips for improving vehicle鈥檚 gas mileage
Anchorage Daily News
Feeling queasy when you pass a gas station price marquee?

Former 糖心vlog官网 reporter, teacher tries hand at novel
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
A familiar face has returned to 糖心vlog官网, in town to promote his first book, "Just Enuf To Get By," which he says offers some reading folks in 糖心vlog官网 can relate to.

Author speaks about masculinity in the new millennium
糖心vlog官网 Daily News-Miner
FAIRBANKS -- What does it mean to be a man? That is the question Dr. Michael Kimmel, sociologist, author and lecturer, asks of his audiences when he visits various areas of the country to talk about his research on masculinity.

Unlocking secrets of the tides begins with test run
Bristol Bay Times
The Sea Spider sat under 20 feet of water off a stretch of Kanakanak Beach in Nushagak Bay during its test run.