Did you know there are over 3 million lakes in Alaska? Only 3,000 or so have official names. Celebrate one this July, when the North American Lake Management Society celebrates Lakes Appreciation Month.
The Consortium Library and ARLIS have a plethora of material on Alaska lakes, including information on water quality, fish populations, potential waterpower, maps, and much more. See a sample of the list here.
Anchorage will host a number of activities for the North by North (NxN) Festival on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial gathering in Fairbanks. Events include an arts, crafts, & culture expo, a circumpolar film festival, and a local food and beer tasting. Many of these unique happenings are free, others have a fee, or you can buy a pass for $20.
You can also register for Innovate Arctic at the Anchorage Museum, a full day of TED-style talks, interactive exhibits, and topic-driven breakout sessions on Arctic topics including cold climate housing, northern agriculture, tourism, renewable energy, telecommunications, and education.
To see the full schedule and for much more information, go to the NxN website.
On March 24, UAA and the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. will hold the first ever Anchorage Arctic Research Day in Rasmuson Hall.
This all day event will bring together Arctic researchers within the Anchorage municipality to share information about the diversity of research and creative activity being conducted by a broad array of organizations. Come meet with participants from government, industry, academic, nonprofit and indigenous groups, and hear about Arctic research from leading researchers across the natural and social sciences, health, engineering, and arts and humanities.
Highlights include keynote speaker Fran Ulmer, Chair of the Arctic Research Commission of the U.S. (and former UAA Chancellor). There will also be a poster reception featuring activities from the wide range of participants from the Anchorage Arctic research community.
Click here to see the day’s schedule, to register, or for more information.
The Consortium Library does not purchase textbooks for classes, but fortunately you have some alternatives:
1) Stop by the Library’s circulation desk to see if the book for your class has been put on reserve by your professor. Make sure you know the instructor’s last name and the title of the item. Or you can check for yourself by going to the Library Catalog, change the default from “All Collections” and choose Course Reserves Consortium or Course Reserves LC (Learning Commons). You can search by instructor last name, course name, or course ID.
2) Check if you are able to rent the textbook through the UAA Campus Bookstore or purchase a used copy.
3) Try one of the websites listed in our Textbook guide to rent, download, purchase used, or access an open textbook.
Good luck with the spring semester!
If don’t already have coverage for 2017, you may be eligible to sign up for health insurance through ACA’s Health Care Marketplace. Open enrollment runs from November 1 – December 15, 2016 for coverage starting January 1.
If you miss the open enrollment deadline, January 31, 2017 is the last day to sign up to receive coverage for 2017.
There are many types of plans, so to help you decide, check out this helpful guide on the Affordable Care Act and Insurance Exchanges, kindly compiled by Sigrid Brudie, Alaska Medical Library. Alaska-specific information is included there as well.
Despite election promises to end ACA, experts say to go ahead and sign up since laws prevent your policy from being cancelled during 2017. If Congress ends the subsidies before the year is out, you can drop the coverage without penalty.