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.
Explore the wide variety of services and resources available at UAA to help promote your academic and personal success and well-being. From academic advising to student clubs and residence life, we're here to help you have an amazing university experience.
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.
July 23, 2014
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.
July 16, 2014
Year one of medical school? Been there, done that! Meet two Alaska Native WWAMI students spending their summer with top researchers at UAA before starting year two in Seattle.
Hugh Denny often grapples with the dilemma of deciding when or whether to replace vital equipment at the Alaska Native Medical Center, where he works as chief facilities engineer. The UAA ESPM graduate student recently devised an algorithm to simplify that task and, in the process, won an award.
At 10 p.m. on a Friday, veteran police officers Paul Honeman and Guy Dodge, with nearly 60 years of combined law enforcement experience, are scanning University Police Department (UPD) radios with one ear and with the other, fielding questions about campus safety.
Award-winning nurse Leda Garside brings her mobile medical clinic rolling through the valleys and vineyards of Oregon's wine country, seeking to provide much-needed health care and support to the state's migrant workers.
July 09, 2014
Erik Sheldon's mother died four years ago, sending his life into chaos. He found help, graduated as his high school's valedictorian and, thanks to UAA's Della Keats Health Sciences Summer Program, is working toward a new goal: becoming a surgeon.
Faculty author Jo-Ann Mapson has just published her 12th novel. Get a sneak peek at the book and learn what inspires her to include exceptional canine companions in her work.
Two artists with UAA ties—one a photography alumna and one a former ceramics professor—traveled back to Anchorage for the first time in 19 years to see their ceramic tile landscape installed in the Natural Sciences Building.
After a low-income childhood where the McDonald’s drive-thru seemed like an out-of-reach luxury, Tim now oversees budgets of up to $80 million as a project engineer.
July 07, 2014
Two new initiatives reinforce partnerships in the Pacific Northwest and allow Alaskans greater educational opportunities while minimizing their time away from the 49th state.