Kyle Kolda, graduate student in the UAA Department of Biological Sciences, is spending this semester in the computer lab and the library, preparing for the arduous task of writing a master’s thesis.“My thesis focuses on the dive behavior and physiology of northern fur seals on St. Paul Island,” Kolda explained, “but it is part of a larger research project that aims to understand how closely Alaska seals and sea lions approach their physiological limits while diving.” Read more.