The purpose of this commentary is to paint with a broad brush the new global ecosystem in which Alaska's economy will operate in the years ahead, make some suggestions to guard against the hubris of past success and Black Swans (i.e.

...coordinator of the Environmental Science Program at the University of Alaska Southeast. Roman Motyka is a University of Alaska Research Professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and a Faculty Affiliate at UAS. Laurie...

...So much of the research dollars who come into our university system are earmark dollars," she said. University of Alaska research is one of the key strengths of the Alaska economy. Federal research is also important to the state's fisheres...

...and provided grants to wire schools around the state for Internet access. Its endowment also funded certain University of Alaska research programs. The foundation was cut after Gov. Frank Murkowski decided the state needed the money in ASTF's...

...coordinator of the Environmental Science Program at the University of Alaska Southeast. Roman Motyka is a University of Alaska Research Professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and a Faculty Affiliate at UAS. Laurie...