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science and technical training pro- grams that supply trained graduates to natural resources industries like mining are under pressure. @YTaP]^T_d ZQ ,WL^VL 1LT]MLYV^ɪ College of Engineering and Mines will ^PPT_^M`ORP_N`_ YPc_dPL]?SL_ QZWWZb^ LY N`_ QZ] _SP LNLOPXTN year just ended, says Bill Schnabel, dean of the college. Kenrick Mock, dean at University ZQ,WL^VL,YNSZ]LRPɪ^.ZWWPRPZQ0Y - gineering, says his college will see a
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Budget cuts loom, setting the stage for uncertainty
BY TIM BRADNER
For The Alaska Miner The University of Alaska is being hammered on its budgets. This means that the engineering,
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The Alaska Miner
July 2020
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