By Jeremia Schrock Sun Star Reporter “As someone who got interested in the brain as a teenager because of my interest in consciousness, it was the coolest phenomenon I had ever seen. No pun intended,” said Kelly Drew, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry for the Institute of Arctic Biology. Drew and a group of her students...
read moreBy Andrew Sheeler Sun Star Reporter The University of Alaska has a new president to go along with a new school year. This June, President Mark Hamilton retired, handing the reins of the job to fellow former general Patrick Gamble. Since taking office, Gamble has embarked on a listening tour of sorts, traveling to the different...
read moreBy Amber Sandlin Sun Star Reporter With the high price of going to college, it can be easy to wonder if students are better off staying in Alaska or going to school abroad. Both UAF and UAA maintain a student retention rate greater than 70 percent, but with graduation rates of 23 percent (UAF) and 22 percent (UAA), are students...
read moreCompiled by Jeremia Schrock Sun Star Reporter Persons mentioned in this blotter are innocent until proven guilty. Monday, Aug. 23, 8:36 AM An unnamed individual reported seeing a dark colored tent along the UAF Ski Trails. Curious (and no, they were not cats) they peeked inside the tent and noticed items that, according to them,...
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