The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Oakland,the system is composed of its ten campuses at Berkeley,Davis,Irvine,Los Angeles,Merced,Riverside,San Diego,San Francisco,Santa Barbara,and Santa Cruz,along with numerous research centers and academic centers abroad. The system is the state's land-grant university.
The California State University is a public university system in California,and the largest public university system in the United States. It consists of 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers,which together enroll 457,992 students and employ 56,256 faculty and staff members. In California,it is one of the three public higher education systems,along with the University of California and the California Community Colleges systems. The CSU system is officially incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University,and is headquartered in Long Beach,California.
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles,becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska,and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA),before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020,appointed by President Barack Obama.
The Universities of Wisconsin is a university system of public universities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher-education systems in the country,enrolling more than 160,000 students each year and employing approximately 41,000 faculty and staff statewide. The system is headquartered in the state capital of Madison.
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is a college ice hockey conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a women's-only conference.
The University of Alaska System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was created in 1917 and comprises three separately accredited universities on 19 campuses. The system serves nearly 30,000 full- and part-time students and offers 400 unique degree programs.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage,Alaska,United States. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska:Kenai Peninsula College,Kodiak College,Matanuska–Susitna College,and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus,roughly 15,000 undergraduate,graduate,and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System.
Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a private university in Anchorage,Alaska,United States. It was established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957. Although it was renamed to Alaska Pacific University in 1978,it is still affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The main campus is located adjacent to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the Alaska Native Medical Center.
Mark George Yudof is an American law professor and academic administrator. He is a former president of the University of California (2008-2013),former chancellor of the University of Texas System (2002–2008),and former president of the University of Minnesota (1997–2002).
Karen Patricia "Pat" Pitney is an American university administrator,former Alaska state government official,and Olympic gold medalist. She is the president of the University of Alaska system.
Bettye Jean Davis was an American social worker and politician. She was the first African-American to be elected as an Alaska State Senator in 2000.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School (BDEAHS) is a public high school which serves grades 9–12 in Anchorage,Alaska,United States. It is part of the Anchorage School District. The current principal is Ron Brown. East's mascot is the Thunderbird,and the school colors are red and blue. With an enrollment of 1,765 students as of the 2019–2020 school year,East High School is the second largest school in Alaska,after West Anchorage High School,which enrolled 1,772 students in the same school year. In October 2020,it was decided by the Anchorage School District Board to rename East Anchorage High School as Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School after the late Bettye Davis.
Michael James Dunleavy is an American educator and politician serving since 2018 as the 12th governor of Alaska. A Republican,he was a member of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2018. He defeated former U.S. senator Mark Begich in the 2018 gubernatorial election after incumbent governor Bill Walker dropped out of the race. He was reelected in 2022.
The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is an interdisciplinary research unit within the College of Letters &Science,Division of Social Science,dedicated to research,teaching,and discussion of labor and employment issues. It was founded in 1945 as the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations. It is one of the two research programs in the University of California system along with the UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. The IRLE consists of four bodies:the IRLE Academic Unit,UCLA Labor Center,Human Resources Round Table,and the Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program.
The 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska. In the primaries for recognized political parties,candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately. The winners of each respective primary for governor and lieutenant governor then become a joint ticket in the general election for their political party. Incumbent Independent governor Bill Walker was seeking re-election in what was originally a three-way race between Walker,Republican former Alaska state senator Mike Dunleavy,and Democratic former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich. Despite Walker dropping out on October 19,2018,and endorsing Begich,Dunleavy won in what was the only gubernatorial gain by a Republican candidate in 2018. As of 2024,this was the last time the Governor's office in Alaska changed partisan control. Walker later unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Alaska in 2022.
The Denali Commission is a federal agency in the US based in Anchorage,Alaska that provides critical utilities,infrastructure,and economic support throughout Alaska.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Alaska on March 12,2020.
The 2020 Alaska mid-air collision occurred at approximately 8:27 a.m. on July 31,2020,when a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver collided with a Piper PA-12 over the Kenai Peninsula,Alaska,approximately two miles northeast of Soldotna Airport,near mile 91.5 of the Sterling Highway. Most of the wreckage landed about 200 yards (180 m) from the road. Alaska State Representative Gary Knopp was piloting one of the aircraft and was killed in the accident.
The 2021 Iditarod was the 49th edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. The race began on Sunday,March 7,2021,in Anchorage,Alaska. 46 mushers participated in the race including past winners and noted racers Aliy Zirkle,Martin Buser,Dallas Seavey,Peter Kaiser,Joar Leifseth Ulsom,and Nicolas Petit.
Jane Ruth Angvik is a politician and community organizer in Alaska. She served on the Anchorage Charter Commission and the Anchorage Assembly. Angvik was the Director of Lands in the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development. She is a member of the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.
