February 2016 Archive

The tale of the pilfered Tlingit totem

Steve Langdon

How did a 30-foot totem pole move from a Tuxecan beach in the 1920s to the yard of a Hollywood film star in the 1950s? UAA Professor Emeritus Stephen Langdon spent years finding out, and helped Alaska's Klawock tribe bring their treasured kooteeya home.

'Point Break' meets 'ER'

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Matt Sabelman could share stories for days from his years serving as a medic in remote corners of Alaska. Now, though, this Kenai Peninsula College paramedic grad is on to the next thrill—building an adventure-based event medicine business in his home of Bend, Ore.

Growing insulation from nature

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Philippe Amstislavski and his team spent a year experimenting with how to grow insulation from fungus. They found a recipe that worked, and have a patent pending. It could be a home-grown industry in Alaska, he thinks.

HPER faculty address teen health at PLAAY Summit Feb. 19-20

 

Spring 2016: 'Understory' seeking submissions

 

2016 Healthy Sexuality Week

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Feb. 10-12, 2016: Lincoln Financial Advisors on campus

 

Gunnar Knapp honored with Marine Research Award

 
February Archive