Tuesday, May18

MORNING ROUNDS

Nurse practitioners Jan Stables and Alice Weckworth talk with Morning Rounds host Kate Ripley about what gaining "hospital privileges" would mean for independent nurse practitioners in Fairbanks.

PHONER

Cordova Salmon Jam Music Festival organizer Eric Quilty talks with KUAC's Dan Bross about the communities' annual celebration of salmon and song.

Friday, May 14

ALASKA SCIENCE JOURNEYS

A report from the U.S. Arctic Research Commission says the study of permafrost should be a higher priority across the Arctic.

Wednesday, May 12

CHANCELLOR INTERVIEW #4

Dr. Stephen Jones is the final candidate for the University of Alaska Fairbanks' chancellor position. He has a background in the sciences but also in public outreach. He explains his views on the state's main campus.

GALENA BOARDING SCHOOL

Galena Schools' superintendent Jim Smith responds to the failure of new legislation that would have boosted funding for 3 state boarding school  programs.

SPIRIT OF YOUTH

Radio producer Shana Sheehy introduces a young Chevak, Alaska woman who's taking on tough issues like alcoholism, and doing it onstage.

Tuesday, May 11

MORNING ROUNDS

Dr. Donald Ives of Tanana Valley Clinic talks about the various treatments for varicose and spider veins.

PHONER

Prince William Sound Community College Theatre Conference Coordinator Dawson Moore, talks about the yearly event that celebrates new and seasoned playwrights.

Monday, May 10

BOREAL FOREST

University of Alaska ecology professors Terry Chapin and Dave McGuire talk about the interaction between wildfire, climate, and the boreal forest.

Thursday, May 6

GAYBOURY
Fairbanks resident Dennis Gayboury talks about his path to healing following abuse by a priest when he was a child.

BURKETT
University of Alaska Fairbanks journalism professor Elinor Burkett shares observations from her research on child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy.

Wednesday, May 5

WALMART CRITIQUE
Shoppers continue to flock to the new WalMart in Fairbanks.  But there are other Alaskans who aren't welcoming the mega-chain store with open arms. Fairbanks writer Nicole Stellon is making the choice not to shop at WalMart.

SPIRIT OF YOUTH
Producer Shana Sheehy tells us about an Anchorage teenager's community service project that combines her interest in hair styling with a desire to help others.

Tuesday, May 4

MORNING ROUNDS
Mark Lyons, pharmacy manager-clinic services for Premera/Blue Cross of Alaska, talks about the benefits of using generic drugs.

CHANCELLOR INTERVIEW #3
Lois Muir is a finalist for the chancellor's post at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  She is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Montana. She gives her thoughts on women in higher education and meeting perpetual shortfalls in education funding.

HOMER
Homer fisherman and photographer Alan Parks talks about his "Ocean Home" project.  He talks to KUAC's Dan Bross about the traveling photo and essay exhibit that features Alaskan coastal residents

Friday, April 30

LEGISLATURE WRAP-UP
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reporter Tom Moran provides an update on the legislative session from Juneau.

WAL-MART
The "last frontier" town of Fairbanks changed a little bit this week when mega-chain WalMart opened its doors.  KUAC's Libby Casey attended the grand opening, and shares a soundscape.

Thursday, April 29

ACADEMIC FREEDOM AWARDS

Five Fairbanksans are being recognized with awards for work on academic freedom. John Creed is a member of the teachers union offering the awards. He explains how they selected the recipients.

Wednesday, April 28

CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE #2
Dr. Jay Noren is the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Nebraska. He is also a finalist for the top job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He talks with KUAC’s Robert Hannon about higher education’s changing role in American society.

CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE #1
Dr. Steven Wells, President of the Desert Research Institute of Nevada's System of Higher Education, is one of four finalists for University of Alaska Fairbanks' Chancellor.  He's in Fairbanks this week.

SPIRIT OF YOUTH
A Juneau teenager has capitalized on the challenge of cancer with a perspective that transcends her years.

FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE
KIYU's Tim Bedony talks with the Federal Subsistence Board's Maureen Clark about the expansion of the area M commercial salmon fishery and the testimony it's generated at this week's meeting in Anchoarge.

Wednesday, April 21

SPIRIT OF YOUTH

Shana Sheehy reports on Pt. Lay's Kallie Crew, local teen volunteers who do carpentry and painting projects in the community.

PHONER

KIYU's Eric Mack talks with KUAC's Dan Bross about a new project to record Athabascan stories and language.

Tuesday, April 20

A.M. ROUNDS

Shann Jones, the father of a 6-year-old son with autism. Hal Hume's 4-year-old grandson is also autistic. They talk with KUAC's Kate Ripley about autism characteristics, diagnosis and resources in hopes of raising awareness.

PHONER

Cordova librarian Anna Hernandez talks about a community challenge to go a week without television. KUAC's Dan Bross talks with her.

Wednesday, April 14

SPIRIT OF YOUTH

A Seward teenager battles Cerebral Palsy to become a writer. Shana Sheehy reports.

Tuesday, April 13

A.M. ROUNDS

Dr. Clay Triplehorn of Tanana Valley Clinic in Fairbanks explains why he and many other medical doctors oppose a bill in the legislature that would grant prescription authority to naturopathic physicians.

CHANCELLOR

Dr. Steven Wells, President of the Desert Research Institute of Nevada's System of Higher Education, is one of four finalists for University of Alaska Fairbanks ' Chancellor. He's in Fairbanks this week.

GALENA ENERGY

KIYU's Tim Bodony reports on Galena 's search for a solution to high energy prices.

ALASKAN ARTISTS

Ron and Turid Senugetuk have influenced Alaskan contemporary art through their own work and through their promotion of traditional Alaskan Native art. They're in Fairbanks this week for an artists-in-residency program with the UA Museum and the UAF Native Arts Center .

PHONER

As snow rapidly recedes from Alaska , the pre green-up threat of early wildfires peaks. Kuac's Dan Bross talks with state fire management officer for the Copper Basin , Gary Mullen.

Tuesday, April 6

AM ROUNDS
Fairbanks naturopathic doctor Scott Luper explains why he supports a bill in the Legislature that would give naturopathic doctors in Alaska the right to prescribe drugs and perform minor surgery.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Prince William Sound Community College Student Service's Director Kahler Schuemann talks to Kuac's Dan Bross about his recruiting trip to Fairbanks.