On April 5, 2019 history was made at the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy when 10 of the 12 Alaska Native regional chairs attended BA A403 Inside the Boardroom of an Alaska Native Organization. To our knowledge, this is the first time 10 of the 12 regions were represented in this manner and we were honored to have them as our guests.
Read: History Made: Inside the Boardroom
The 2019 At Large Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition was held March 9-10. UAA's team, made up of students from CBPP's MIS program; CoEng's Computer Science Program; and UAA Community and Technical College, placed first.
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Perhaps the most interesting set of hearings during the week of March 4th was the House and Senate Finance Committee’s review of the projected economic impacts of the Governor’s proposed FY20 budget. The committees separately engaged economists from state agencies, the Governor’s office, and UAA’s Institute of Social & Economic Research to assess the economic impact budget cuts will have.
Read: Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi Testifies before the House…
On Thursday, February 21, 2019, the halls of the Hilton Anchorage Hotel were filled with more than 140 students from 16 high schools across Alaska rehearsing presentations in preparation for the 34th annual GCI Alaska Academic Decathlon Speech competition.
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Natural resource rich economics tend to grow slowly, but why? Researchers have theorized that natural resources can shine other sectors of the economy, induce political corruption, and even civil conflict. But new data and statistical techniques suggest that natural resources can fuel economic growth and offers a more nuanced view of the so-called “curse of natural resources.”
Read: Professor Alexander James Presents: A Resource…