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APU President Valerie Davidson named interim head of Alaska’s largest tribal health organization Published March 12
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Print article Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, Alaska’s former health commissioner and the first Alaska Native woman to serve as lieutenant governor, is the new interim president of the state’s largest tribal health organization. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium made the announcement late Friday. Davidson replaces Andy Teuber, who served for more than a decade as consortium president and CEO before abruptly resigning on Feb. 23. His resignation came shortly after a former consortium employee accused him, in a letter to the organization’s board of directors, of abusive behavior, harassment and coerced sexual encounters.
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One of the National Science Foundation’s flagship initiatives for the past few years is called Navigating the New Arctic. It looks at the effects of a warming climate on Arctic communities. However, some in the field believe NSF isn’t doing enough to involve Indigenous people who live there.
Margaret Anamaq Rudolf is a doctoral candidate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. An Inupiaq woman originally from Fairbanks, her area of study is cross-cultural science education.
“How do we improve working relationships between researchers and Indigenous communities,” Rudolf explained.
Rudolf is also one of the people who authored the letter to the National Science Foundation. While she welcomes the foundation’s initiative, she says it falls short of its potential to include the people who live in the Arctic.
GCI donates $20,000 to Alaska Pacific University with Donovan Walsh Scholarship
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska In an academic year wrought with challenges and change, GCI is providing an extra boost to students through a $20,000 donation to Alaska Pacific University in honor of Donovan Walsh, an Alaskan who suddenly passed away in late August 2020. Donovan was the son of Bob Walsh, a longtime GCI employee beloved by all who have worked with him. As GCI’s Director of Rural Affairs, Bob played a key role in delivering connectivity to small, rural communities statewide. Bob retired from GCI in 2019.
APU will use the donation to administer the GCI Donovan Walsh Scholarship. Ten scholarships will be awarded to students based on need. While these scholarships are available for all current and incoming students, preference will be given to students from rural Alaska and Alaska Native and Native American students. The university will oversee the student