Alaska Aquaculture Semester
Study Sustainable Ocean Farming at UAS Sitka Campus – the 2024 Fall semester runs from August 26th to December 14th. Hands-on learning and research includes courses such as: Alaska Salmon Culture Intro to Mariculture Fish Pathology Aquaculture Internship & Lab Small Vessel Operator Outboard Motor Maintenance Cold Water Survival Why Sitka? Sitka is a stronghold…
Read MoreSitka Tribe Family Activities
Sitka Tribe of Alaska Social Services Department invites STA Tribal Citizens and their families to register for Summer 2024 activities June 15th 2-5:30pm – Wildlife Cruise July 27th 1:30-5:30pm – Beach Excursion Sept. 12th 2:30-5:30pm – Wildlife Cruise Space is limited and Registration Required. Visit bit.ly/4dHwPf5 or call Jean Swanson at (907) 747-3968. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫…
Read MoreU.S.-Built Spacecraft Lands on Moon
A U.S.-built spacecraft lands on the moon for the first time in half a century. For the first time in more than 50 years, an American spacecraft has landed on the moon. The lander, named Odysseus, was built by Intuitive Machines of Houston. Minutes after beginning its landing sequence at 6:11 p.m. Eastern time the…
Read MoreHumpback Whale Re-Articulation Project
What does it take to rebuild a whale skeleton? Scientists, faculty, and students from UAS and Sitka High School – plus numerous community volunteers – took on this project after a one year old humpback whale washed ashore near Sitka in early March 2023. Re-articulating a whale is a process requiring lots of community collaboration.…
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