Alaska students share their secrets to distance learning success
SPONSORED: While they’d rather be in the classroom, Acceleration Academy students say they are finding ways to get the most out of school online.
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Meet the Alaska students who are earning bachelor’s degrees - as teenagers
SPONSORED: These scholars are barely old enough to drive, but they’re already more than halfway done with college.
Going ‘old school’: How one rural Alaska community is keeping students engaged during quarantine
SPONSORED: From Subsistence Bingo to quizzes over VHF radio, New Stuyahok educators have tapped into their creativity and sense of community to help students stay active.
This season, a little cheer goes a long way for patients and hospital staff
SPONSORED: The holidays look different at Alaska Native Medical Center, but there are ways you can help brighten the spirits of patients and the professionals caring for them.
Amid a pandemic, life goes on - even for families with babies on the way
SPONSORED: Pregnancy and childbirth may look a little different these days, but this Alaska doctor says there’s no reason to put your plans for a family on hold.
Nurses caring for Alaska’s COVID-19 patients find community support both in and out of the hospital
SPONSORED: Alaska Native Medical Center nurses are caring for one another as they work around the clock to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Amid a global pandemic, this Alaskan gave a child another chance at life
SPONSORED: Zoe Merritt signed up for the national blood marrow donor registry knowing she might never be matched - but just a few months later, she got the call that may have changed everything for a stranger.
What’s it like to live and work in Alaska’s North Slope oilfields?
SPONSORED: Unless you’ve personally experienced a setting like Prudhoe Bay, it might be hard to imagine what life is like for the “Slopers” who keep Alaska’s oil flowing.
Alaska SeaLife Center’s mission makes it more than an aquarium
SPONSORED: When donors rallied to save the Seward institution, they extended a lifeline to valuable research, educational programs, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
There’s more than one path to a career in oil and gas
SPONSORED: What do a video game developer, an accountant, and a teenager with a passion for chemistry have in common? They all fell in love with jobs in Alaska’s petroleum industry.
Afraid of getting a mammogram? You’re not alone.
SPONSORED: Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about your first mammogram, from how long it takes to what it will feel like - and why you shouldn’t put it off any longer.
MAKing It: How one Alaska business works to keep coronavirus at bay
SPONSORED: Before most Alaskans had even heard of COVID-19, M.C. Corporation was already preparing to meet the pandemic head-on.
In Alaska’s oil and gas industry, the future is female
SPONSORED: Moms are an important part of Alaska’s oil and gas workforce, but that doesn’t mean there’s a one-size-fits-all approach to being a woman in petroleum.
COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon. These easy tips can help protect your household.
SPONSORED: With cases on the rise, health care professionals share best practices for masks, gloves, and more to keep your family safe during the pandemic.
In rural Alaska, access to water is preventive medicine
SPONSORED: Water and sanitation projects in remote communities have taken on new urgency in the age of COVID-19.
Healing through laughter: These friends uplift with viral videos showcasing their culture
SPONSORED: Alaska Facebook favorites Cody & Cody offer a powerful call to healing through traditional values and personal storytelling.
MAKing It: This Alaska business answers the age-old question: ‘What’s for dinner?’
SPONSORED: Alaska Dinner Factory has survived the boom and bust of its industry, a huge shift in food trends, a change in business model, and now a pandemic. And it all started with a friendly phone call.
Tribal University’s new president wants Alaska students to bring their ‘whole selves’
SPONSORED: Alaska Pacific University President Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson is the school’s first woman president - and the first to take office during a pandemic.
Nonprofits shift gears on the fly as COVID complicates fundraising efforts
SPONSORED: Galas, auctions and other in-person events are crucial sources of revenue for Alaska fundraisers. How are nonprofits adapting as the pandemic cancels their plans?
Celebrating Alaskans on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
SPONSORED CONTENT: The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is grateful to the myriad nonprofit staff and volunteers who have tirelessly worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the diverse needs of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. To all who have worked for the common good, we say THANK YOU!