ISER is very pleased to be a collaborating partner in this important center at UAA. We will share more about the research initiatives and other activities involving ISER as the details are confirmed, and we look forward to helping advance understandings of security in the Arctic and to supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in their efforts to better respond to challenges in the Arctic domain.
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Welcome to the ISER News and Announcements page, your hub for timely updates, industry insights, and the latest organizational highlights. Here, you can stay informed about upcoming events, important deadlines, and exciting achievements, all aimed at keeping the ISER community connected and engaged.
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The public is invited to an education policy forum titled: “Funding Education in Alaska: Lessons and Insights from Local and National Research” on February 8, 2024, at 5:00 pm in the Egan Lecture Hall room 112 on the UAS campus in Juneau. This free event, co-sponsored by the UAS School of Education and the UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), features Dr.
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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.
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On Thursday, December 7th, ISER hosted a Helen and Edward Gorsuch Public Policy Forum titled "Public Education Funding in Alaska: What we know, what we don't and how other states do it".
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The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) faculty, including Brett Watson, Bob Loeffler, and Mary Kopriva, showcased their expertise as panelists at the Alaska Resource Development Council annual conference held in Anchorage on No
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ISER Faculty Member Jennifer Schmidt partnered with Toby Schwoerer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Jim Powell at the University of Alaska Southeast on a study of threats from climate-related hazards to homeowners in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
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ISER Director Diane Hirshberg was the guest speaker at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum on Sunday Nov. 5. Her talk, titled “From Sheldon Jackson to the Fight for Tribal Schools: The Unfinished History of Colonization’s Impact on Alaska’s Schools and Students” covers her learnings from over 20 years of research into education in Alaska.
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As Vic Fischer’s friends and family share memories of Vic’s amazing contributions to Alaska and his impact on us all, we thought we’d share this publication about Vic’s long and impactful career at the University of Alaska, UAA, and ISER in particular. ISER is what it is today because of Vic!
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ISER Director and Professor of Education Policy, Diane Hirshberg, attended the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland this month. Dr.Hirshberg organized a session, along with Gwen Holdmann of the UAF Alaska Center for Energy & Power (ACEP) on Next Generation Nuclear Power in the Arctic: Possibilities and Concerns.
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ISER is saddened to announce the passing of our first director and Director Emeritus, Vic Fischer. We are beyond grateful for his years of service to the state of Alaska, UA, and ISER. A memorial service is being planned for November; more information will be available in a few weeks. He was ISER's first director, he studied and had taken part in Alaska government and politics for over 50 years. He was a territorial legislator, a delegate to Alaska's constitutional convention, and later a state senator. In 2006 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from UAA.