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Thank you for supporting Giving Day 2025

This week, UAA celebrated 49 Hours for Alaska with the university’s fifth annual Giving Day, March 25-27. Initial results came in at 1 p.m. on March 27, totaling over 1,750 donors who contributed more than $425K dollars.

Webinar: AI Accountability, April 4

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the way people live and work, raising important questions about transparency, fairness and accountability.

UAA's hidden gem: A revitalized art collection shines

September Sell and Lilli Major with UAA art currently being held in storage

UAA possesses a remarkable artistic legacy: a diverse and extensive collection reflecting Alaska's vibrant cultural heritage

Conversation with Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel Prize winner in economics, April 10

The College of Business and Public Policy will host Vernon Smith, who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for his groundbreaking work in experimental economics, on April 10.

Seeking research participants: Multiracial people experiencing cultural invalidations

A UAA doctoral student with the Clinical-Community Psychology program is looking for participants for research on the "acting white" accusation among multiracial people.

Political science alums in the House: Catching up with Reps. Mina and Nelson

David Nelson and Genevieve Mina

Despite belonging to different political parties and legislative caucuses, Rep. Genevieve Mina and Rep. David Nelson have much in common: the former UAA classmates are both political science grads, the only twenty-somethings currently serving in the Alaska Legislature, represent neighboring Anchorage districts and share a passion for community.

UAA construction management students prove themselves as top industry talent at regional competition

UAA construction management students pose for a group photo with their third-place awards for the Heavy Civil division and faculty advisor.

Imagine having only 16 hours to develop a complete project plan for building a helicopter landing facility at an airfield — that was the challenge for a team of UAA construction management students at this year's Associated Schools of Construction Regions 6 & 7 Student Competition, where they finished third for the second consecutive year.

Update on SA Reorganization Specific to NSS/IRSC

Dear UAA Community, We have received several questions about the reorganization of Student Affairs and the renaming of Native Student Services (NSS) to the Indigenous & Rural Student Center (IRSC). I would like to take this opportunity to provide more clarity on what these changes mean.

30th Celebrity Chef Invitational raises over $160K for culinary arts student and program support

Program and event founder Chef Tim Doebler is interviewed with his former student, Altura Bistro owner Chef Nate Bentley, as UAA Culinary Arts Program hosts the 2025 Celebrity Chef Invitational, and celebrates the event's 30th Anniversary, in Cuddy Hall.

To mark three decades of the Celebrity Chef Invitational, UAA's Culinary Arts program welcomed alumnus, former chair and original event lead Tim Doebler for an update on the first menu from '93, with help in the kitchen from all-alumni chef leads and student volunteers.

Virtual Graduate School Fair, March 28

The UAA Graduate School invites students to attend the online Graduate School Fair, held March 28, to explore the many graduate programs offered at UAA.
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