The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state's largest post-secondary institution. Located in the heart of Alaska's largest city, the campus is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by lakes, ponds and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail system perfect for students' active lifestyles.
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The process of navigating becoming a student at UAA just got easier with the launch of The University Hub, located just a few steps—literally—from the Student Union.
Read Full Story Bridging obstacles: University Hub helps students make academic, career connections
Student researchers at UAA are examining the threespine stickleback—a centimeters-long fish common in Anchorage parks—to better understand how genetic variations affect immune response in humans. Funded by the National Institute of Health, it's hyper-local research with national implications.
Patti Truesdell, B.Ed. '02—a recent BP Teacher of the Year recipient—is one of two teachers in Hope, where she teaches K-12 every day (with pancake breaks) in a nontraditional classroom perfect for this nontraditional education grad.
Making connections is Byron Lowe II's passion. The UAA senior shoulders a double major in management and marketing, interns with Anchorage School District and oversees callers and student shift leads for UAA's Phonathon.
of degrees and certificates awarded in AY16 were in high demand job areas
Chrisalyn Johnson and Leah Swiss have a lot in common: both sophomores, both Dimond High grads, both members of UAA's volleyball team, and both high-achieving students with Alaska-focused careers in mind.
Addiction and homelessness plague scores of people in Anchorage. Those topics will be the centerpiece of a Feb. 2 UAA Think Tank session, with Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission featured as the guest agency.
Read Full Story Addiction, homelessness highlighted topics at Feb. 2 CCEL Think Tank