Hiring: ISER Director
ISER is currently looking for a new director, who will coordinate research activities both within the institute and […]
ISER Director to Step Down after Nearly Five Years of Leadership
Diane Hirshberg, professor of education policy at Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER).
Dr. Diane Hirshberg will step down as director of the […]
CAEPR Educator Survey
CAEPR is currently running a statewide educator survey!
The survey was developed in collaboration […]
Project USMARTT: Business Surveys
The UAA Institute of Social and Economic research is conducting a National Science Foundation-funded project on how historic snowfall seasons (2022-2024) affected Anchorage businesses, particularly their buildings and roofs. They are […]
Federal Spending Shifts Reshape Alaska’s Economic Outlook
On May 1, 2025, Commonwealth North, ISER, and Build Alaska’s Future co-hosted a virtual economic forum featuring ISER economists discussing Alaska’s economic trajectory in light of federal policy changes by the current administration. Titled “How Shifting […]
Working to Alleviate Alaska’s Avgas Anxiety
AACA Testifies to the Alaska House Transportation Committee
The Executive Director of the AACA, Will Day, collaborated with Troy LaRue, Director of Alaska’s Statewide Aviation Division of the DOT, Dan Knesek […]
2024 ISER Convening on Out Migration
On Sept 5-6, ISER co-hosted with Rep. Mary Peltola, the Alaska Federation of Natives, and the First Alaskans Institute a statewide convening on outmigration issues in Alaska.
The first day began with an overview of data on trends in outmigration, exploring both rural-to-urban and out-of-the-state population shifts. Dan Robinson, […]
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