January 26, 2024 – Education,

Fungi with Fourth Graders

             Last week the SSSC education team along with local fungi grower Levi Adams visited all the fourth-grade classes at Keet Gooshi Heen. Educators came with fun fungi facts to spur excitement…

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January 22, 2024 – News, Education,

Sealaska making SeaSTEM possible

Thank you Sealaska for making culturally relevant science education and workforce development programs possible in Sitka. Sitka Sound Science Center facilitates unique opportunities for secondary students to link traditional knowledge with technical skills creating capacity and identifying pathways for students…

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January 17, 2024 – Events, Education,

Afterschool Programs

Thanks to the Thriving Communities Program made possible by the State’s Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP) Grant that was awarded to the Sitka Sound Science Center in August 2023 we have been able to offer an array of…

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January 15, 2024 – News, Research,

The Future of Seaweed

Newly published in Ecosphere, an esa open access journal, and co-authored by our own Dr. Lauren Bell is a review of her lab work from 2022 conducted at Sitka Sound Science Center Season influences interspecific responses of canopy‐forming kelps…

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January 10, 2024 – Science After Hours, News, Education,

Decoding the Aquarium

Join us in decoding scientific names of the aquarium. Thursday, Jan 18th…

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January 4, 2024 – News,

Rising Tide 2023

Dear science supporters, We would like to thank you for all your support and donations throughout the past year. 2023 was full of growth and development for the Sitka Sound Science Center: we completed a major construction project for our…

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January 3, 2024 –

Happy New Year

Alaskans can now sign up for their dividends and donate through Pick Click Give. The Sitka Sound Science Center is a great choice when looking at Alaskan nonprofits. Not only are we bringing students of all ages to science…

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December 31, 2023 –

Happy Holidays to All

We hope you enjoy this wonderful time with family and friends as we are with ours. Lets take a moment to pause from your cookies and eggnog to celebrate the amazing group of people who have contributed to the Sitka…

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December 16, 2023 – News,

Baby Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Have Arrived

We are so excited to be welcoming our lab’s newest additions. Jellyfish have a very interesting life cycle which consists of at least 5 major stages depending on species. Our lion’s mane, Cyanea ferruginea, started as larvae from their parents,…

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December 14, 2023 – News, Education,

Seeking Science Guides for summer 2024

Join the SSSC team as a Science Center Guide this summer Mid-April through early October 2024 This position is open until filled. Interviews will begin in mid-January The Science Center Guides are the public face of the Sitka…

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