Alaska EPSCoR is a university-state partnership which builds Alaska-based research. We are addressing national scientific priorities and training students for the 21st century technologically based workforce.

EPSCoR programs aim to strengthen science and technology infrastructure for enhanced research competitiveness in universities, for broader participation of students in science, mathematics, and engineering, and for increased linkages among higher education, government agencies, and the private sector.

EPSCoR students and faculty gathered on the UAF campus on December 2 for the first of four “Dessert Discussions” planned for the 2009-10 school year. The lunchtime event featured a freewheeling talk on “Staying sane through your comps and thesis writing,” fronted by a panel of faculty members Jordan Lewis and Margaret Darrow and graduate student Leif Vick but ultimately involving interaction with all members of the audience. The discussion was videoconferenced to sites in Juneau and Anchorage as well.

All EPSCoR faculty and students are encouraged to drop by the informal discussions, which are designed to open lines of dialogue between people in different disciplines and on different campuses. Future events are scheduled for February, March and April 2010.

This new 1-credit course is currently being offered by Dr. Elena Sparrow and PhD candidate Kimberley Maher. For more information please see the NRM 692 syllabus.

Thank you for participating in Living on Earth. Please click on the moose for post-conference information and to view the Living on Earth video or read about the highlights.

Thank you for participating in the Alaska EPSCoR All-Hands Meeting. Please click on the hands for post-conference information.