UAF in the news: Week of May 22, 2006

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
Phone: (907) 474-7902
05/26/06

Up a tree over new monkey
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
It’s one thing to discover a new species of small mammal, lizard or insect in a remote thicket of jungle. It’s quite another to stumble upon a 30-pound primate in the forests of Tanzania - a primate so unique that scientists have proposed christening it with a new genus designation. Read more ...

Surplus reflected in record-high capital spending
Alaska Journal of Commerce
In the waning hours of the legislative session, lawmakers passed a record-high capital spending bill that totaled $2.73 billion. Read more ...

Research isn’t just for scientists
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -- Community Perspectives
A satellite dish, rocket range and herd of musk oxen are visible clues to some of the ongoing research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. But look closer: UAF’s chancellor asserts that "UAF is Alaska’s research university." How apropos he uses a humanities term to describe what UAF is! Read more ...

Museum Day’ offers a free peek at local exhibits
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
For Fairbanksans who like to feast on museum exhibits, Saturday should serve as the ultimate smorgasbord. Read more ...

Scientists detail signs of Arctic warming
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
WASHINGTON--Scientists described thinning sea ice, warming permafrost, expanding shrubs on the tundra and other signs of Arctic warming for an audience in a U.S. Senate hearing room on Tuesday, then encouraged congressional staff to call when they need information on the subject. Read more ...

Gardeners branch out
Peninsula Clarion
Kenai Peninsula 4-H’ers branched out to the community Saturday during their annual tree sale at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna. Read more ...

Gas line contract is unconstitutional
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -- Community Perspectives
The gas line contact is unconstitutional, although not for the reasons most people state. According to Article VIII, Sections 1 and 2 of the Alaska Constitution, the state is required to develop its resources for the "maximum benefit of its people," which would be the case if we create the fiscal certainty needed to build a pipeline. Read more ...