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Dr. Jennifer Schmidt Talks Wildfire Risk in Bloomberg Law News

The Institute of Social and Economic Research’s (ISER) Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Management, Dr. Jennifer Schmidt, was recently published in Bloomberg Law News discussing the rising wildfire risk in Alaska. In the article, Dr. Schmidt explains the impact of climate and society on risk in the wildland urban interface (WUI) and suggests actions that can be taken to lower that threat.

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CBPP Alum Featured in Green & Gold

After opening that first lodge in 1997, Kraft and company acquired new lodges in Kodiak in 2002, King Salmon in 2008 and the aforementioned Bristol Bay Lodge in 2012 – however, he’s since sold his stake in the Kodiak and King Salmon properties.

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Dr. Tobias Schwoerer Featured by KTUU

The Institute of Social and Economic Research’s Dr. Tobias Schwoerer, was featured by KTUU to discuss elodea and its potential impact on Alaska’s salmon industry, should the state be unsuccessful in eradicating the invasive aquatic plant.

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Dr. Darren Prokop Talks Port of Alaska in FreightWaves

Logistics in Alaska can be both amazing and frustrating. What is frustrating is to consider the challenge Alaska faces in keeping its fragile logistical web from fraying and breaking. Currently, the Port of Alaska is the most fragile strand within that delicate web.

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Dr. Dayna DeFeo featured on KTUU regarding concern around the number of teachers in Alaska

Director of the Center for Alaska Education Policy Research (CAEPR) and Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Dr. Dayna DeFeo, was recently featured by KTUU to discuss the growing concern around the number of teachers in Alaska.

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