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‘Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum’ gear up for annual meeting

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum annual meeting is February 19. Former curator Rosemary Carlton, guest speaker Preston Singletary, and Laura Bennett joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to share a preview of their presentation.

Sitka’s new ‘Seed Library’ is a storehouse of community gardening knowledge

Librarian Margot O'Connell has started a 'seed library' at the Sitka Public Library. Her goal is for it to become a storehouse of community knowledge about the cultivated plants that grow best in Sitka.

32 new coronavirus cases in Sitka

32 new coronavirus cases were reported Sitka between Wednesday and Thursday (1-3-22) according to data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The city’s seven day case rate now stands at 120, down from 137 last week.

58 new coronavirus cases reported in Sitka

Sitka reported 58 positive coronavirus cases between Monday and Tuesday (2-1-22) bringing the city's seven-day case rate to 181

Sitka Sound Science Center welcomes new Scientist-In-Residency Fellow, Courtney Hart

Currently, Hart's research draws on collaborative partnerships with commercial shellfish divers and growers, Alaska Native tribal entities, state, and not-for-profit organizations to investigate the interaction between harmful algal blooms and economically or culturally important shellfish species. She'll be in Sitka until the end of February, and will be parking in events and at the Science Center throughout the month. To connect with Hart directly, email chart16@alaska.edu

‘Study Away’ offers UAS students a chance to see the world (while learning about it)

UAS has exchange programs in over 50 different countries, including the U.S. and its territories. Studying abroad can be affordable: Students pay the same tuition they would at UAS, and all scholarships and support that is applicable at UAS is applicable to international programs.