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News at ISER
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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Bodø (High North News): The High North Hero of 2023 is Professor Diane Hirshberg of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage. She thanks her mother for her commitment to social changes and has a burning engagement for the Arctic Youth.
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Bodø (High North News): The High North Hero of 2023 is Professor Diane Hirshberg of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage.
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SPEAKER SERIES
Economic Policies and Maternal and Infant Health
Maternal mortality in the US is more than four times higher than that of Germany and Sweden and nearly three times higher that that of the UK. Further, the rate of maternal mortality in the US is rising, having nearly doubled over the past three decades. Even when mortality is avoided, more than 60,00 women per year experience severe maternal morbidity, unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery with significant short- or long-term consequences to the woman's health.
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ISER and the UAA College of Business and Public Policy are co-hosting a seminar with Dr. Chad Briggs on Monday, February 27, from noon-1 p.m, on Zoom.
Dr. Chad Briggs will discuss the past year since the Russian escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, including security and energy implications for the United States and Alaska. A Q&A will follow.
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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.
2023
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Dr. Jennifer Schmidt and Dr. Brett Watson, faculty at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), have been named to tenure-track positions in the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), where ISER is located.
They will continue their research at ISER and will teach courses within CBPP’s Departments of Economics and Public Policy and Administration (MPPA).
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The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and the Department of Economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) seek to fill a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor joint appointment in economics to conduct research relevant to the ISER mission in the area of regional economics, economic geography, and/or public finance, with an emphasis on state and local economies.
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Residents in the Matanuska-Susitna and Kenai areas can assess their level of wildfire risk with new online maps developed by ISER research and associate professor Jen Schmidt as part of the Arctic Risks and Adaptations (AURA) project.
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The Clear Fire in Interior Alaska has come within a half-mile of the Parks Highway, prompted evacuation orders for several communities, and is still just 22% contained. ISER associate professor Jen Schmidt has developed online maps residents can use to determine their level of wildfire risk. The maps also give insight to existing wildfires like the Clear Fire.