News and Announcements

News at ISER

Welcome to the ISER News and Announcements page, your hub for timely updates, industry insights, and the latest organizational highlights. Here, you can stay informed about upcoming events, important deadlines, and exciting achievements, all aimed at keeping the ISER community connected and engaged.

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Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North

ISER Diane Hirshberg was lead editor of a book published in January 2023 titled Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North. This book, a project of the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity, explores the provision of education in the Arctic, focusing on challenges and innovations in meeting the needs of diverse learners in remote and rapidly changing contexts. Hirshberg also was lead author for the chapter titled “Adaptation Isn’t Just for the Tundra: Rethinking Teaching and Schooling in Alaska’s Arctic.”

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ECONOMICS AFTER HOURS Thursday, May 11, 2023 6pm

 

SPEAKER SERIES

Economic Policies and Maternal and Infant Health

Maternal mortality in the US is more than four times higher than that of Germany and Sweden and nearly three times higher that that of the UK. Further, the rate of maternal mortality in the US is rising, having nearly doubled over the past three decades. Even when mortality is avoided, more than 60,00 women per year experience severe maternal morbidity, unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery with significant short- or long-term consequences to the woman's health. 

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year Later

ISER and the UAA College of Business and Public Policy are co-hosting a seminar with Dr. Chad Briggs on Monday, February 27, from noon-1 p.m, on Zoom. Dr. Chad Briggs will discuss the past year since the Russian escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, including security and energy implications for the United States and Alaska. A Q&A will follow.

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Schmidt, Watson named to tenure-track positions at UAA

Dr. Jennifer Schmidt and Dr. Brett Watson, faculty at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), have been named to tenure-track positions in the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP), where ISER is located. They will continue their research at ISER and will teach courses within CBPP’s Departments of Economics and Public Policy and Administration (MPPA).

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Seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Economics

The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) and the Department of Economics at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) seek to fill a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor joint appointment in economics to conduct research relevant to the ISER mission in the area of regional economics, economic geography, and/or public finance, with an emphasis on state and local economies.