JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Stephen (Steve) Colligan to the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Mr. Colligan is a long-time business owner with decades of professional experience in the public and private sectors. He has national and international experience specializing in Information Technology Integration, geographic information systems and geomatics. He is a lifelong A  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 7 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: In an ongoing effort to combat the critical issue of suicide and promote mental health awareness in Alaska, GCI through its philanthropy arm, GCI Gives, has awarded $100,000 in grants this year from its GCI Suicide Prevention Fund for local organizations that work in the field daily. This year, eight new and five returning organizations will receive a grant from the fund. The projects selected t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Thanks to Mary Peltola' anti-American energy agenda, Alaska drivers are once again paying the price at the pump. Earlier this year Mary Peltola voted against legislation to produce more affordable energy in America. "Extreme Democrat Mary Peltola is pushing an extreme anti-American energy agenda, directly causing record high gas prices. Alaska families are already struggling with Bidenflation and  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 7 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Samford University announced its largest total enrollment in the history of the institution with 5,791 students. It also set new records for the largest class of first year students and the largest number of undergraduate students. This fall, 1,081 first year students enrolled at Samford, which is an increase from last year's record number of 972. The total number of undergraduate students is 3,832. The stude  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Researchers investigated the relationship between historical traumatic events experienced by Alaska Native communities and epigenetic markers on genes that previous studies have linked to trauma. The new study found a similar pattern among Alaska Native participants, with specific epigenetic differences observed in those who reported experiencing the most intense  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of South Florida's College of Public Health issued the following news: USF College of Public Health professors Drs. Monica Uddin and Derek Wildman are part of a team of researchers examining how the historical trauma experienced by Alaskan Natives can affect the way genes work, demonstrating the impact of traumas that occurred years or even generations before. Uddin and Wildman are co-authors of the recently published study, "Association betwe  more