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Environmental Science Department

APU undergrads gain more research opportunities in Alaska through AK UNiTE

February 18, 2021

student-in-water-with-net

Collaborating biology faculty at Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College, and University of Washington Tacoma were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Incubator Grant to increase undergraduate research experiences in biology in Alaska, for Alaskans. The universities will establish AK UNiTE, an NSF Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE). “This…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Community, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Marine Biology, Press Releases

Photo Book: Senior Project Week at APU

December 4, 2018

Senior Projects Fall 2018

Last week, APU seniors put their days, months, and years of hard work on exhibit for the entire community to see displaying their senior projects in Carr Gottstein and Grant Hall. Topics ranged from remote weather stations and nature activity backpacks to resiliency in Indigenous communities and social media’s influence on avalanche forecasting. Please enjoy…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Outdoor Studies, Outdoor Studies Department, Student Stories, We Are APU

Honors Assembly Shines Light on Exemplary Students, Staff, Faculty

April 27, 2018

Dr. Onders received a standing ovation from the community after receiving his award.

With the school year winding down, Alaska Pacific University took time last week to recognize it’s exemplary students, staff, and faculty members during the Annual Honors Assembly. Here are the highlights from the April 20th event. Faculty Merit Awards: It is one of the longstanding traditions at APU, that faculty would recommend one another for…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Business Administration and Management, Business Administration Department, Community, Counseling Psych & Human Services, Counseling Psychology, Doctorate of Psychology, Earth Science, Education, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Featured Item, Human Services, Liberal Studies, Liberal Studies Department, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, MS Environmental Science, Outdoor Studies, Outdoor Studies Department, Student Activities, Sustainability Studies, World Class

Spring Course Teaches Students Dog Mushing

April 6, 2018

Dog mushing

For as long back as Andrea Grenier can remember, she’s wanted to be a dog musher. What she doesn’t remember, however, is how she got into the sport. “No one really knows how I got into it — I was raised in Connecticut where there isn’t much mushing and my parents don’t even like dogs,”…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Outdoor Studies, Outdoor Studies Department

APU Club Volunteers at Girl Scouts of America Women Of Science & Technology Day

February 8, 2018

Student Giving Presentation

On Saturday, February 3rd, the Girl Scouts of Alaska held their Women of Science & Technology Day workshop to help promote curiosity in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Members from the American Fisheries Society-Alaska Pacific University Subunit Club (AFS-APU Subunit) volunteered to present two different workshops to Girl Scouts, grades K-3. These…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department

Sierra Leone project renamed after Prof Myers

April 18, 2016

Rusty Myers teaching in class.

Rusty Myers was not only a beloved APU professor, he was also a dedicated humanitarian. He invested much of his time and skill in Chemists Without Borders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving lives across the globe through chemistry. Because of his years of service in the organization, Chemists Without Borders has renamed the program…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department

Eagle Glacier Collaboration

April 6, 2016

Courtesy of APU Nordic

A new engineering project between UAA and APU looks to bring the two neighboring communities a little bit closer. Civil engineering students from UAA recently had the opportunity to travel up to the APU Thomas Training Center on the Eagle Glacier. The facility, nearly 5,000ft high up in the Chugach, gives APU Nordic athletes the…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Nordic Skiing, Outdoor Studies, Outdoor Studies Department

Winter Bees

February 19, 2016

alaska bees

The Spring Creek Farm on APU’s Kellogg Campus is doing some great work towards local, sustainable agriculture. They collaborate with Alaskan beekeeper Ian Williams. The bees benefit from nectar from the pesticide-free flowers on the farm, and, in turn, naturally pollinate the plants. Ian is currently working on creating a bee population that can survive…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Kellogg Campus, MS Environmental Science

Octopuses Shed Their Asocial Reputation

January 29, 2016

Octopus on the ocean floor.

Octopuses have generally been viewed as solitary creatures—and their color changing abilities primarily as a means to hide from hungry predators. But, after binge watching more than 52 hours of octopus TV, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 28th have found that octopuses actually do have a social life. And…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department

Professor Scheel braves big birds in Australia

September 24, 2015

Professor David Scheel

Professor David Scheel’s internationally recognized octopus research took him to Cairns, Australia, this summer where he participated in a conference and joined a colleague for a bit of recreational diving at Manly, just outside Sydney. David sends this post card: At nearly 5 million people, Sydney is Australia’s biggest and most densely populated city. Our…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Marine Biology

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