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APRN's Dave Waldron paid a visit last week to one of Professor Doug Causey's outdoor classrooms, spending the day catching fish with biology students in the Portage Valley.

When Dave Rand, co-founder and CEO of ATS Alaska, first came to Alaska from New England, he was ready for a bit of adventure. It was never supposed to be home. He hiked, paddled and fished his way into reworking his life plan, though. Read his story.

KTUU Channel 2 News Multi-Media Journalist Dan Carpenter is redefining what it means to be a journalist. Read more about this JPC alum who first became fascinated with life behind the lens as a kid in Bethel.

October and November find qualifying Alaskans $900 richer this year, thanks to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. Youngsters and those new to the state might not know that their equal stake in the state’s oil wealth was once hotly contested. Take a look back in time.

Second-generation cop, University Police Department (UPD) Chief Rick Shell redefines the firm handshake, reminding you how fortunate you are to be meeting him under friendly terms. Read his story.

Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. and Holland America Line Inc. have joined forces to donate $1 million to the University of Alaska Foundation for research and education critical to the health of sea, tourism and hospitality industry training and student scholarships. Read on to find out how this gift will impact UAA.

If the President of the United States believes he is unable to discharge his powers and duties, to whom must he transmit a written declaration stating the same? Do you know the answer? Constitution Week winners of the Madison Cup did.

A feature story in Poets & Writers magazine highlighted UAA’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing in the most recent (Sept./Oct. 2013) issue. Take a look back at some M.F.A. alumni previously highlighted in our I AM UAA series.

Few of us would link the ancient art of weaving with computer technology, but artist and adjunct fiber arts professor Keren Lowell eagerly traffics across these creative boundaries, to the benefit of her students.

Our independent spirit can be a problem when it comes to taking responsibility for public health issues. She speaks Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium, free and open to the public.