What a shame. I received my BA in Biology from UAA 13 years ago and had phenomenal biology professors. Dr. Von Hippel was one of them, and I still use skills I learned in his class with my own high school biology students. What a loss to the state. I certainly hope that the Legislature understands that short term savings are not worth the long term loss to our future students. Enough with the foolish cuts to stave off having to pay for services. I, for one, am ready to be taxed and/or receive a reduced dividend in order to maintain quality education and other government services.