Kevin Berry joined ISER as an assistant professor of economics in January 2017, with a joint appointment in UAA's economics department. His research interests include natural capital, endogenous risk, dynamic optimization, social-ecological systems, bio-economic modeling, and applied econometrics.
Read: Faculty in the Spotlight: Kevin Berry
Alaska Native Corporations were formed when Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971 in response to a rise in native activism and pressure from oil companies to smooth the path for a trans-Alaska pipeline after oil was discovered in 1968.
Read: ANCSA: Diversity of Alaska Native Corporations;…
For the past couple of years, Alliana Salanguit has been working in Juneau. She began as an intern last January and is currently working her second legislative session in Juneau as a full time legislative staffer.
Read: Economics Major Alliana Salanguit in Green & Gold
The College of Business and Public Policy's Professor Darren Prokop will be a presenter at the upcoming event "The United States' Role in the Arctic and What Alaskans Need to Know About Future Plans and Developments". This event is free and open to the public. Join us February 19, 2018 from 5-7pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore.
Read: The United States' Role in the Arctic - February…
The College of Business and Public Policy's Tom Case Leadership Fellows Program pairs high-performing CBPP students with a mentor in the Anchorage business community, giving students the opportunity to learn about real-world leadership from local business leaders. To begin the program, each student protégé interviewed their new mentor. Today’s featured protégé/mentor interview is Tanya Lauscher, and her mentor Leslie Holland, Alaska Bureau of Land Management, Deputy State Director, Support Services.
Read: Leadership Fellows Mentor Interview with Leslie…