UAF in the news: week of May 26, 2008

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: 907-474-7902
05/30/08

World-class marksman
Denver Post
Don’t let the wheels fool you. Life’s been good to Dan Jordan. "After I got hurt, I knew there was still a future in shooting," said one of the world’s top riflemen, in a wheelchair or otherwise.

New device gauges potential for alternative energy from tides
Bristol Bay Times
Coming soon to an ocean floor near you: A fancy gizmo designed to detect energy-generating potential.

Film documenting revival of Alutiiq dance debuts in Kodiak
Kodiak Daily Mirror
This weekend marks the premiere of a new documentary that celebrates the Alutiiq culture through dance.

Raising mosquitoes in the name of science
�Ӱ�pro Report
Alison Triebenbach is probably the only person in �Ӱ�pro with the "Manual for Mosquito Rearing" on her bookshelf.

Professor’s essay will appear in social textbook
Tundra Drums
A funny thing happened to Diane McEachern as she studied the textbook she’ll be teaching with during the summer’s Human Services Associate of Applied Science cohort program at the �Ӱ�pro.

Simpson documents her inner journey as an �Ӱ�pro explorer
Juneau Empire
Can a middle-aged woman be an explorer? Author Sherry Simpson asked herself this question for her new book "The Accidental Explorer: Wayfinding in �Ӱ�pro."

Brave new gallery
Anchorage Daily News
At the gallery opening May 12, art lovers sipped wine and munched on chips and salsa. They soaked in a black-and-white winterscape by Anchorage photographer Hal Gage and read about Ron Senungetuk’s beginnings as a young artist at the Bureau of Indian Affairs school in Sitka.

UAF teams raise $37,000 for healthy hearts
The Northern Light
FAIRBANKS - �Ӱ�pro teams, led by Judy Jones and Marianne Freelong, strode past their goal and raised more than $37,000 for the American Heart Association Saturday during the 2008 Fairbanks Heart Walk.