Restructuring is back on the table for the University of Alaska
The UA Board of Regents is also voting on whether to cut more than 40 academic programs next week.
Anchorage gyms and exercise studios slowly reopen to both trepidation and relief
Gyms and yoga studios are opening with varying levels of precaution and hygiene requirements under new social distancing rules. Other places remain closed — some for good.
Alaska immunization rate hit hard by pandemic restrictions
Officials say it’s time to get back to health care routines — especially immunizations, which have dropped by about half.
University of Alaska will take a ‘conservative approach’ to opening its campuses in fall
President Jim Johnsen announced a five-phase plan outlining how the University of Alaska can operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For many Anchorage residents coping with pandemic, gardening becomes ‘almost a necessary enjoyment’
Gardening has always been popular in Alaska. But even more families are turning to it as a way to cope, and nurseries say they’re having trouble keeping vegetable starts and seeds in stock.
Anchorage’s graduating seniors get ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ at a safe social distance
Graduates, wearing caps and gowns, are picking up memorabilia boxes from their high schools this week.
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles in Anchorage is moving to the University Center in Midtown
The Anchorage DMV will also start offering a “virtual waiting experience" so customers do not have to wait inside the building.
No one knows exactly what class will be like this fall. But no matter what, Anchorage schools will be different.
Face masks may be on back-to-school supply lists. Classes will likely be a ‘hybrid’ of in-person or online learning. And to keep class sizes reduced, children may attend school on alternating schedules.
Alaska child care providers will soon get federal and state aid, but the money won’t last long
Providers were told to expect payments over three months but will only get one, unless the agency in charge of payments can get more federal funds.
Anchorage schools plan summer programs to counter growing learning gap
Research shows that the normal slip in student learning over summer break will likely be exacerbated by COVID-19 school closures.
Border closure leaves Southeast Alaska towns cut off from their Canadian ‘backyard’
The U.S.-Canada border once seemed like a “technicality” in Haines, Skagway and Hyder. Now it’s an enforced barrier between linked communities.
Despite many unknowns, Anchorage bars get ready to reopen in ‘a whole new era’
If the mayor follows the governor’s plan, Anchorage bars could open up at 25% capacity.