July 29, 2013

Young scientists learn about their surroundings through exploration

By Marita Kleissler, Education Specialist Thirteen young scientists began their summer vacation hiking, playing leadership games, and learning how special it is to be living in […]
July 29, 2013

Copper River Nouveau participants and sponsors break all past records

By Signe Fritsch, Development and Communications Specialist On June 15th, 124 guests joined together to make this year’s Copper River Nouveau the most successful to date. […]
July 29, 2013

The X-Stream Team heads out on reconnaissance cruise

By Dan Crowther, Crew Leader On June 20th, the HW stream sampling crew (a.k.a. the X-Stream Team), joined by Project Manager Dr. Eric Knudsen, embarked on […]
July 29, 2013

Tracking Black Turnstones

By Jessica Stocking, Avian Research Assistant Since 2010, Drs. Mary Anne Bishop (PWSSC) and Audrey Taylor (University of Alaska Anchorage) have been studying the migratory behavior […]
August 8, 2013

PWSSC Hatchery-Wild Salmon Project Update

September 17, 2013

Sampling oiled sediments

  An Oil Spill Recovery Institute-sponsored graduate student recently got her first exposure to the challenges of conducting fieldwork in Prince William Sound.  Lindsey Saum, a […]
October 2, 2013

Dessert Dash membership event

Got a sweet tooth? Then join us for the DESSERT DASH! Saturday, October 26 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM | Mt. Eccles Elementary Commons A buffet of decadent desserts […]
October 2, 2013

Laboratory Reconfiguration

By Caitlin McKinstry, Research Assistant As our oceanographic research programs continue to expand in exciting new directions, space in the laboratory at the Science Center has […]
October 2, 2013

Discovery Room in DanceTeacher Magazine

Science Center educator Marita Kleissler was recently featured in DanceTeacher Magazine for using dance as a way to teach third graders the water cycle. Kleissler, who […]
October 8, 2013

Juvenile herring intensive survey

We started our first round of the juvenile herring intensive survey. The work went well and pictures are now posted on our facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151725346597523.1073741837.112418342522&type=1
November 14, 2013

4th Grade Discovery Room Update (September)

The fourth grade students in Mrs. VanDyck’s class learned how to use various tools to monitor changes in freshwater systems (our Eyak Lake). After learning how […]
November 14, 2013

5th Grade Discovery Room Update (September)

Fifth grade students in Ms. Carpenter’s class were excited to start Discovery Room again this year and were able to remember many of last year’s topics, […]