The Institute of Social and Economic Research is hosting virtual presentations by three candidates for its Director position. Each will address “The ISER Director’s Role in Addressing Alaska’s Key Policy Issues Over the Next Decade.” Members of the UAA community and the public are welcome to attend, and should register in advance.
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ISER studies implications of changing ocean environment for salmon fisheries and adaptation response
ISER researchers Tobias Schwörer, Kevin Berry and Marie Lowe are part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers looking at how increased ocean acidification (OA) may impact Alaska salmon fisheries and adaptation measures available to fisheries stakeholders and policymakers.
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UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy is developing a Master of Public Policy/Master of Public Administration (MPP/MPA) program that will provide an important avenue for faculty at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) to help train a new generation of policy makers, analysts, and administrators.
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The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) and UAA are hosting the first Anchorage Arctic Research Day on Friday, March 24, in UAA's Rasmuson Hall. The event is to provide information about the diversity of research and creative activity among Arctic researchers, and to foster new collaborations. There will be participants from government, industry, and academia, as well as not-for-profit and indigenous groups. Researchers from across the natural and social sciences, health, engineering, humanities, and arts will make presentations.
Diane Hirshberg of ISER co-organized the event with ARCUS, and she and Marie Lowe and Matthew Berman of ISER will also make presentations. Registration is free. Go to: https://www.arcus.org/meetings/2017/arctic-research-day
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No one has automatic rights to use water in Alaska: the state constitution defines water as a public resource, and the state government decides who can use water, how much, and for what. That's true on both public and private land, and for all landowners—government agencies, businesses, and individual Alaskans.
Anyone who wants to use a significant amount of water has to apply to the state for water rights. A new paper by Marie Lowe and Linda Leask of ISER explains the basics of water rights in Alaska: what they are, when you need them, how to apply for them, and how many have been issued so far.
Download the paper, Understanding Water Rights in Alaska (PDF, 637KB). A supplemental file (PDF, 3.9MB) of some cited references is also available. If you have questions, get in touch with Marie Lowe, associate professor of public policy, at mlowe@alaska.edu or 907-786-6534.
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ISER faculty will teach a variety of courses in spring 2012, including classes on energy and environmental economics, communications policy, public land management, research methods, and culture and globalization.