UAA is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska. Where culture, innovation and adventure converge, the unique locations provide unparalleled access to industry connections, Arctic research, outdoor recreation and more, facilitating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, groundbreaking education and impactful careers.
UAA offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs that consistently prepare students for success after graduation. State-of-the-art classroom instruction and hands-on learning collide in UAA's innovative academic programs, which feature unique courses that train students to lead Alaska into the future.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
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UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak, and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Alaska Native academic programs at UAA provide an in-depth perspective on contemporary languages, cultures, history, politics, art, governments and corporations. Alaska Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.
February 04, 2015
UAA history and political science major German Baquero gets a taste of Juneau during his first week as a legislative intern. Already, he has some advice for future intern applicants.
This February, the UAA Community & Technical College will celebrate Career and Technical Education Month, marking a nationwide celebration of career and technical education. We invite you to peruse a selection of stories highlighting CTC's amazing programs.
January 28, 2015
The newly formed UAA Rocketry team has been working since August to design and build a reusable rocket with a robotic arm, a miniature Mars Autonomous Vehicle, to NASA specifications.
Alaska WWAMI is hosting Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness, a National Library of Medicine display spotlighting stories about how epidemics and inhibition of culture influence indigenous communities today.
UAA has five students working as legislative interns in Juneau this session. They'll report back on their experiences through Postcards Home. Here, political science major Mark Simon lets us travel along on his drive and ferry ride from Anchorage to Juneau.
New Hampshire-born Russ Dow first set eyes on Alaska when he was 18 years old. It ruined him for predictable life back East and he made Alaska his permanent home in 1936.
Kenneth Odia was on the verge of losing his home when Alaska Legal Services Corp. helped him find a way out of his plight. Now, a UAA Think Tank discussion focuses on how to help ALSC find ways to close the 'civil justice gap.'
January 21, 2015
Student staff at the UAA Gear Room serve as excellent resources for your next big Alaska adventure. They're knowledgeable on the gear, able to make repairs and recommendations, and equally itching to get outside themselves.
Rosa Parks galvanized a movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus. Shortly thereafter, Freedom Riders like Dr. Lafayette took to the interstate buses, exercising their federally recognized rights across the still-segregated South. He visits UAA on Thursday.
Is this a meteorite? Was that an earthquake? Can I still make a living as a gold miner in Alaska? All day long, UAA alumnus Greg Durocher fields the nation's pressing geology questions for USGS, answering phone calls, emails and Facebook posts from across the country.