205 Alaskan students awarded and supported between 2015 - 2019
$1,107,300 in direct student support awarded between 2015-2019
45 Interns placed with NASA centers and Alaska Industry partners between 2015-2019
75% of graduates from 2015-2019 now employed in STEM fields or pursuing advanced STEM degrees
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Ground Truthing MODIS NDVI Measurements in Remote Areas of Alaska
Global climate warming is amplified near the poles (Cohen et al., 2014) and at higher elevations (Pepin et al., 2015). Using remote sensing in America’s Arctic mountains, the Brooks Range, researchers have observed changes in vegetation types, growing seasons, and plant phenology over recent…
ViewInfluence of Sleep on the Consolidation and Recall of Memory in Octopus Rubescens
Animals — from jellyfish to human beings — sleep. Why this behavior is so common is still unclear, but sleep appears to be connected to learning and memory. Mitchel McCloskey, an Environmental Science Master’s student at Alaska Pacific University (APU), is investigating how…
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