Yaso Thiru, APU associate professor of accounting and management, teamed with APU Assistant Professor Meagan Krupa for an invited presentation at Arizona State University on ways to transform higher education…
Archives for March 2012
Spreadsheet risk modeling is focus of new text by APU’s Lehman
Economics professor Dale Lehman has co-authored a textbook in risk analytics, a rapidly developing field with potential to refine decision making in business and other areas with public policy implications….
Snow Shoe Route
Spring Break in the Office of Admissions is a great time to play catch up on pending projects but an even better time to get out and enjoy the second…
APU adds international scholar Babu George to MBA faculty
A trans-disciplinary researcher with an interest in service-sector consumer behavior, Babu George, Ph.D., has joined the Alaska Pacific University faculty in the Business Administration Department. George, who arrived from his…
Interactions between Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas 2003 –2007
Interactions between Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas 2003 –2007. Published in Aquatic Mammals, Oct. 1, 2011 Kelly Melillo, MSES, 2007 Interspecific interactions…
Breeding bird density and habitat selection across western Kenai Peninsula wetlands, Alaska
Breeding bird density and habitat selection across western Kenai Peninsula wetlands, Alaska Erika McDonald, MSES, 2008 Distance sampling was used to survey breeding birds on the Kenai Peninsula between May…
CO2 exchange along a hydrologic gradient in the Kenai Lowlands, AK: feedback implications of wetland drying and vegetation succession
CO2 exchange along a hydrologic gradient in the Kenai Lowlands, AK: feedback implications of wetland drying and vegetation succession, Published in Ecohydrology, Dec. 13, 2011 Susan L. Ives, MSES, 2010…
Effects of environmental variables on Giant Pacific octopuses
In review at Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology Lauren Bisson, MSES, 2011 We attached sonic transmitters to, and tracked, 40 giant Pacific octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) ranging in size…
Assessing dispersed campsites and exploring campers’ perceptions in western Prince William Sound, Alaska
Maryann Smith, MSES, 2010 Results of this U.S. Forest Service-sponsored research are intended to provide information to resource managers seeking to limit the cost to wilderness character related to campsite…
Characterizing Eklutna Glacier’s Response to Climate Through Measurements of Mass Balance, Geometry, and Motion
Submitted to Journal of Glaciology Louis Sass, MSES, 2011 This work examined enhanced thinning in and near the accumulation zone on the main branch of Eklutna Glacier, Alaska. Measurements of…