The media frequently report on research by ISER’s faculty and staff or ask for their input on current topics. We began listing these in 2014 to provide a historical record.
2015
- Number of kids repeatedly harmed likely under reported, by Paula Dobbyn, KTUU, December 15, 2015.
- Abuse of Alaska children even worse than grim stats suggest, study says, by Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, December 15, 2015.
- Gov. Walker discusses fiscal plan, proposed state income tax, KTUU, December 9, 2015.
- Can YOU balance the state budget?, by Emily Kwong, KCAW, December 8, 2015.
- Fish economist Gunnar Knapp retiring as head of ISER, by Hannah Colton, Alaska Public Media, December 7, 2015.
- Could ‘Frankenfish’ actually benefit wild Alaska salmon?, by Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, December 5, 2015.
- New access to natural resources opening in Arctic, CCTV America, December 3, 2015.
- Alaska budget expert Gunnar Knapp to retire from post as ISER director, by Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News, December 2, 2015.
- We’ll have to work together to put Alaska’s fiscal house in order, by Randy Hoffbeck and Scott Goldsmith, Alaska Dispatch News, November 29, 2015.
- Study: Many Alaska teachers are underpaid, but pay isn’t everything, by Hannah Colton, Alaska Public Media, November 24, 2015.
- New study says standardized pay for Alaska’s teachers would be too expensive, by Tegan Hanlon, ADN, November 16, 2015.
- Low salmon prices push Bristol Bay fishermen to seek state mediator, by Jeannette Lee Falsey, ADN, November 13, 2015.
- Booming Mat-Su nears 100,000 people but may face a future of slower growth, by Zaz Hollander, ADN, November 13, 2015.
- Alaska close to recession, if not there already, economist says, by Jeannette Lee Falsey and Zaz Hollander, ADN, November 13, 2015.
- Number of Alaska children in foster care rises to record level, by Paula Dobbyn, KTUU, October 29, 2015.
- Using research to reach out to kids in peril, Green and Gold News, University of Alaska Anchorage, October 28, 2015.
- Obamacare ‘Cadillac tax’ could hit hard for health plans in high-cost Alaska, by Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News, October 18, 2015.
- Episode 22: Alaska’s Fiscal Frontiers, Frontiers with Rhonda McBride, KTVA, September 27, 2015.
- Money Games: Alaskans try their hand at balancing the state budget by Samantha Angaiak, KTUU, September 19, 2015.
- Alaska fiscal forum marked by urgency and options by Devin Kelly, ADN, September 19, 2015.
- Budget-balancing game jazzes up fiscal forum by Alex DeMarban, ADN, September 17, 2015.
- Gunnar Knapp: Experto internacional en mercados del salmón vendrá a Chile, Aqua, September 9, 2015.
- Rural Alaskans could see boost from carbon cutting program, study says by Asaf Shalev, ADN, September 8, 2015.
- The Stingiest State in the Union, The Atlantic, August 31, 2015.
- Survey: Most Alaskans support sales tax, PFD dividend cap, KTUU, August 14, 2015.
- Episode 15: Seldovia, the town that time forgot, Frontiers with Rhonda McBride, KTVA, August 9, 2015.
- Alaska economists say fiscal crisis must be addressed—soon by Matt Buxton, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, August 5, 2015.
- Scott Goldsmith by Shehla Anjum, Alaska Business Monthly, July 31, 2015.
- Alaska gains ground in Kids Count report; let’s keep that progress going by Virgene Hanna, Alaska Dispatch News, July 22, 2015.
- Alaska’s “Kids Count” Stats Show Improvement by Morgan Thomas, Your Alaska Link, July 21, 2015.
- Big Name Brands Arrive in Anchorage by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA Public Radio, July 17, 2015.
- Alaska economy tepid, but not in recession yet, economists say by Jeannette Lee Falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, June 24, 2015.
- Shortchanged By Low Oil Prices, Alaskans Struggle To See A Future Not Financed By Crude by Amy Nordrum, International Business Times, June 18, 2015.
- Conference on budget and Alaska’s future kicks off in Fairbanks by Matt Buxton, Newsminer, June 5, 2015.
- Oil plunge forces soul-searching on how to pay Alaska’s bills by Jennifer Oldham, Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2015.
- Governor’s weekend retreat to look beyond the budget impasse by Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO Public Media, June 4, 2015.
- Haines Borough Proposes Waiving Dock Fees to Lure More Cruise Ships by Margaret Friedenauer, KTOO Public Media, June 2, 2015.
- Economic Costs of Childhood Obesity in Alaska by Dr. Thad Woodard, Alaska Public Media, May 29, 2015.
- Healthcare Costs in Alaska by Monica Gokey, Alaska Public Media, May 22, 2015.
- Beyond Oil: Is Economic Diversification a Solution? by Lee Huskey and Mouhcine Guettabi, Alaska Business Montly (pg 88), May 2015.
- Permanent Fund can lower deficit while checks keep coming, economist says by Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News, April 23, 2015.
- Health Care Costs in Alaska by Annie Feidt, Alaska Public Media, April 10, 2015.
- Alaskans, we better wise up before we burn through our savings by Dr. Scott Goldsmith, Alaska Dispatch News, April 9, 2015.
- ISER head: Time for ‘realistic’ budget discussion including taxes, Permanent Fund by Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News, March 26, 2015.
- Alaska’s Reserve Funds Are Earning More Money Than Oil by Dermot Cole, Governing, March 17, 2015.
- Alaska’s financial dilemma: Reserve funds lately have earned more money than oil by Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch News, March 16, 2015.
- The changing landscape of ASD: Part 1 by Alexis Fernandez, KTVA Alaska, February 26, 2015.
- University of Alaska plans big push to increase, retain homegrown teachers by Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News, February 1, 2015.
- Economists predict slight decline in construction spending this year by Mike Dunham, Alaska Dispatch News, January 30, 2015.
- Alaska Construction Spending Forecast Down Slightly for 2015, Alaska Business Monthly, January 30, 2015.
- How much oil and gas is at stake in ANWR? by Martin Kaste, NPR Morning Edition, January 27, 2015.
- Murkowski’s primal scream on ANWR points to Alaska’s precarious balance, by Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, January 26, 2015.
- Alaska Faces Lean Budget Times as Oil Prices Plunge by The Associated Press, New York Times, January 18, 2015.
- Online economic model allows Alaskans to play the fiscal-future game by Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch News, January 14, 2015.
- Oil price decline trims $500 million from Alaska government’s previous economic forecast by Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch News, January 12, 2015.
- Forum@360: How Tumbling Oil Prices Affect Everything in Alaska by Jeremy Hsieh, 360 North, January 9, 2015.
- Alaska’s Revenue Shortfall and What to Do About it by Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Media, January 2, 2015.
- Alaska enters 2015 facing $3.4 billion deficit by Dan Carpenter, KTUU, January 1, 2015.
