Published Jul 2, 2024 by Carter DeJong

A group of 37 highschoolers from 18 different Alaska Communities have spent the last several weeks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks where they have been working on projects that may help solve some of their communities’ toughest problems.

“I think that community empowerment through community engagement is the secret sauce we use,” said Adam Low, director of Teaching Through Technology in Alaska (T3). “The more that students take any of their skills and work to make the world a better place — it ends up being a transformative experience for them as individuals.”

The students spent much of their time in Minto, a village about 130 miles northwest of Fairbanks, where they worked with residents to solve problems best resolved using advanced technology.

One group used drones to create a 3-dimensional interactive map of a log jam near Minto, while another used them to map the village’s landfill in order to determine how much it is expanding.

Yet another group worked with Minto to map ATV traffic, something the Alaska Department of Transportations isn’t currently able to do.

Published Jul 2, 2024 by @ktvf11

On Friday, June 28, a group of students gathered at Schaible Auditorium at the University of Alaska Troth Yeddha campus to commemorate their successful completion of the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy.

The nine-month course is offered around the country, preparing future leaders in emergency management for some of the hardest situations life and nature can dish out.

Speaking at the ceremony, Lead Instructor John Pennington said, “Your successes are too many to list, but we’ve had some incredible success stories just in the timelines of this academy.”

This is the first time the academy has been offered in the State of Alaska. “Together we face an emergency management that is clearly unique from the rest of the United States, frankly the rest of the world. It requires unique approaches, and at all times it requires attention to timelines and to distances and to cultures,” Pennington explained.



Published Jul 2, 2024 by Yvonne Krumrey, KTOO

This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken throughout present-day Southeast Alaska and parts of Canada for over ten thousand years. 

Gunalchéesh to X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing the recorded audio for this series. 

Published Jul 1, 2024 by Lynden News

Earlier this year, Lynden worked with the University of Alaska in both Anchorage (UAA) and Fairbanks (UAF) to set up two separate scholarship funds to help cover cost of tuition, fees, and tools for students enrolled in both the UAA Diesel Tech and UAF Diesel and Heavy Equipment programs.

"The Lynden Family of Companies is proud to support the University of Alaska workforce development programs. We are committed to assisting and developing the next generation of Alaska’s valued industry professionals," says Anna Deal, representative for Lynden. "We hope these scholarships will help give local students an opportunity to be mechanics and to pursue a career in heavy equipment."

Students must first apply and enroll in either the University of Alaska Fairbanks Heavy Equipment Certificate Program or University of Alaska Anchorage Diesel Technician Program. They can then apply using the UAF General Scholarship Application or the UAA Foundation Scholarship Application. The application deadline for both scholarships is July 15.