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Change

Change is a part of life in the north, as elsewhere, and it is one of the many topics dealt with in this column. Now, it is time for a change in the column itself.

From now on, the Geophysical Institute's Professor Larry Gedney will be the primary writer of the column. Larry is an experienced seismologist with wide ranging interests and writing skill. For me, this change is not exactly a good-bye because I hope to continue to contribute articles to the column. However, the transfer of primary responsibility will allow me more time for other writing activities on Alaskan science topics.

This time of change is appropriate for announcing the availability of a compilation of past articles. Called Alaska Science Nuggets, the book contains approximately 400 articles appearing in the column since its inception in March 1976. The book is softbound, has 248 pages, approximately 100 photographs and illustrations and also complete listing of contents and an index to help the reader locate specific material.

My bowing out of regular contact with this column occurs with much reluctance because I have learned so much from writing it and have much enjoyed the correspondence the column has engendered. I hope readers will continue to submit questions and comments because these greatly contribute to what appears in subsequent articles.