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Environmental Science

Roman Dial Meditates on the Fate of the Planet

October 15, 2014

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Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet is an illustrated collection of 365 daily meditations soon to be released by Rocky Mountain Books. Each of the 365 daily entries was written by a different contributor in response to the following questions regarding the fate of the planet and its inhabitants: Do you…

Filed Under: Environmental Science

APU on the Web: Candela explains icefield study for LinkTV viewers

October 3, 2013

Glacier science undertaken by double-major Sal Candela is showcased in a short film that takes viewers to one of the world’s largest non-polar masses of snow and ice. Candela, ’15, is completing bachelor’s degrees in Outdoor Studies and Earth Science and was selected for summer 2013 fieldwork by the Juneau Icefield Research Program. It recruits…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Outdoor Studies, Sustainability Studies, World Class

University teams with tribe-based council to gather watershed data

September 27, 2013

Efforts to gain knowledge about the Kuskowkim River watershed is the object of a canoe trip that will take team leader Martin Leonard, ’02, from the foothills of Mount McKinley to the Bering Sea coast. “There’s very little cohesive baseline water science data,” Leonard told the Journal of Commerce in its September issue. Leonard earned…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, MS Environmental Science, Sustainability Studies

21st century conservation is Cornick’s focus for international gatherings, handbook

August 27, 2013

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A symposium developed by Marine Biology Professor Leslie Cornick has gained the attention of international conferences and led to a book proposal. “Integrating Marine Mammal Conservation: 21st Century Challenges” was Cornick’s focus as she led a two-hour panel bringing together experts with diverging interests in science, industry, policy and subsistence hunting. Cornick said she proposed…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, World Class

Daily News readers gain insight into University’s long-term study of giant Pacific octopus

June 25, 2013

Professor David Scheel and giant pacific octopus in a tank.

Anchorage Daily News readers learned about the University’s pioneering research on the little-understood giant Pacific octopus and whether its lineage includes a new species. Following her visit to the 1,000-gallon saltwater tanks on the third floor of Grant Hall, reporter Michelle Theriault Boots explained the sights, smells – and touch – of APU’s giant Pacific…

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

Law seminar highlights Cornick’s research on Cook Inlet belugas

June 17, 2013

Associate Professor Leslie Cornick was among invited presenters at a continuing-education seminar for lawyers focusing on the Endangered Species Act in Alaska. Cornick is a regionally ranked expert in Cook Inlet beluga whale ecology, listed since 2008 as an endangered species under federal regulation. More than 3,000 square miles of Cook Inlet has been designated…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, Marine Biology, MS Environmental Science

APU dominates Wilderness Classic, shows its mettle as an Outside magazine Top 25 campus

August 24, 2012

Environmental science instructor Luc Mehl claimed first place in the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, a bruising adventure race dominated this year by Alaska Pacific University. Five of seven finishers are APU faculty or alumnus. Fifteen entrants began the race July 8, following a Thompson Pass-to-McCarthy route devised by Mehl and considered by many to be…

Filed Under: Environmental Science, Featured Item

APU’s climate change research attracts national interest

June 25, 2012

View of Eklutna Glacier and Lake

A team of APU students led by Earth Sciences Professor Michael G. Loso is featured in a report June 25 on National Public Radio. NPR focuses on Loso’s grant-funded study of Eklutna Glacier, source of water and power for Anchorage, the state’s largest city. As reporter Annie Feidt explains, APU’s field work investigates how climate…

Filed Under: Earth Science, Environmental Science

On the trail with the Glaciology and Glacier Travel Course

May 7, 2012

View of Eklutna Glacier and Lake

Students attending the May Block course Glaciology and Glacier Travel left Anchorage early this morning for Eklutna Lake.  Today’s warm sun and clear skies provided spectacular views of the mountains. The thinning ice covering the lake is allowing the deep blue colors to emerge from below. The first night will be spent at the Serenity Falls…

Filed Under: Environmental Science

Glacier science gets a thumbs-up from users of social media

February 28, 2012

Alaska Pacific University took part in a National Park Service experiment aimed at using social media to field questions about glaciers submitted by Facebook and Twitter. Representing APU was Earth Science Associate Professor Michael Loso, who publishes frequently in peer-reviewed publications devoted to glaciology, alpine research and climate change, among other topics. Loso was part…

Filed Under: Earth Science, Environmental Science

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