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...bridge was completed on the Copper River & Northwestern Railway. In 1949, Bert Griffin, a University of Alaska Geology professor, was rescued by the U.S. Air Force from Innoko River in the first night glider rescue. In 1979, the 140 villagers...
...world where there are dense sequoia trees and cypress trees like in Florida that ring the Arctic Ocean," said Yale geology professor Mark Pagani, a study co-author. He said it was probably a tropical paradise, "but the mosquitoes were probably...
...earthquake. Earthquakes are fairly common in the Lituya Bay area, said Cathy Connor, University of Alaska Southeast geology professor. ``There's a big fault there,'' she said. ``The fault that separates the Pacific plate from the North...
...material on top of the ice. Where do you suppose that is coming from?" she asked. The University of Southeast Alaska geology professor explained how a fallen, brown leaf can create deep, narrow holes in glacial ice because of what is known as the...
...originally came to Alaska in 1954 in search of work. After being encouraged to enroll in classes by University of Alaska geology professor John McCall, Cosgrave was the first chemical engineering graduate of the University of Alaska. After graduation...
...of lecture "Disappearing Southeast Glaciers" will be the subject of a free presentation by Dr. Cathy Connor, a geology professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, at 7 p.m. Friday. The event will focus on what is known about glaciers...
...bridge was completed on the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. In 1949, Bert Griffin, a University of Alaska Geology professor, was rescued by the U.S. Air Force from Innoko River in the first night-glider rescue. In 1979, the 140 villagers...
...listing themselves as "Dr." on a UAF Web site or at a meeting where they're representing the university. UAF geology professor Rainer Newberry, who put together the first draft of the policy, said it would go into effect as soon as it was...
...Platinum and palladium are usually found together and have four byproducts, including iridium, said Rainer Newberry, geology professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Together they are known as platinum group elements, or PGE. The metals...
...project could involve a climate and modeling study of Juneau's ice field. Hekkers also presented findings from geology professor Cathy Connor, who discovered newly exposed sediments and wood. Carbon dating places some of these sediments around...