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.
August 06, 2014
Weddings are glamorous. Opening a small business is not. But that didn't stop Tara Gondek from taking the plunge and opening her own bridal boutique in Anchorage last fall.
It's wedding season and Alaskans are cornering the market on flowers as big as your head. How has the Center for Economic Development and the Small Business Development Center assisted with this budding industry?
What does a gram of sugar look like? How do you explain to a patient why uncontrolled diabetes is so devastating? The Summer Seminar in Health Literacy aims to raise awareness of difficulties people have in understanding health issues.
July 30, 2014
Crane your neck and take in the new two-story stained glass installation in the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building. Artist Jack Archibald shared some of his secrets.
On the water, she’s a paddleboard entrepreneur. On the rink, she drops derby opponents to their kneepads. And in the classroom, Marvat Obeidi is a role model for her multilingual students—like them, she grew up in Anchorage between two cultures, two languages and the culture shock of being a first-generation Alaskan.
She moved from a bucolic suburb of Nairobi 12 years ago to study nursing at UAA and emerged four years later with a hard-won bachelor's degree. Now she's a registered nurse at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Meet Rahab Kiruku.
July 23, 2014
Who's lucky enough to make it out of boot camp with a pan of freshly-baked cinnamon rolls? The kids in UAA's Culinary and Bakery Boot Camps. Smell what's cookin' at the Cuddy this summer.
Marva Watson's team is educating the UAA community about Title IX's sensitive issues, to keep campus a safe place to live, work and study.
UAA alumnus Brandon Wood ran his first Crow Pass Crossing last year. He talks here about his three-year path to that torturous race.
Ghulam Bham, a civil engineering professor, is leading a team of mechanical and electrical engineers to develop a driving simulator out of a 1996 Ford sedan.