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The Alaska Dispatch reported on three Alaska authors (Heather Lende, Tom Kizzia and Arlitia Jones) making waves in the literary world this week. Two of the authors–Heather Lende, M.F.A. '11, and Arlitia Jones, M.F.A. '95–are alumni of UAA's Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program.

UAA’s associate athletic director, Kevin Silver, has seen the university change, grow and expand from the small community college of the 1970s to the campus it is now, but he feels that the heart of UAA has remained the same—the students.

He came to the U.S. from the Philippines with his family in 1987, on the heels of the bloodless People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos. Although just 12 years old, he understood that people with passion can effect change. Gabe works for community-level change in the field of public health.

If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you may have heard of Gearspoke.com by now. If not, get this: It’s time to get online and share that gear in your garage. This online rental service, conceived and run by UAA students and alumni, provides customers with outdoor gear and equipment rentals from other outdoor enthusiasts.

When Sammye Pokryfki speaks, you can’t help but feel inspired. No matter the topic—family, Alaska, literature or her work at the Rasmuson Foundation—Sammye has the skills to keep you listening. Read more of Sammye's story here.

Meet The Northern Light's new executive editor, Ashley Snyder. And bear in mind, she practices kung fu.

An Alaska animal bone collection has been curated and managed by volunteer federal and state scientists, university professors and students, and even trappers and citizens. Find out how the Alaska Coalition of Zooarchaeologists collection is used.

What do a biker chick, a polar bear expert and a politician-in-training have in common? Answer: they’re our top three, most read I AM UAAers for 2013.

At Fran Ulmer's invitation, ISER interim director, Gunnar Knapp, provided a primer on Alaska's economy for federal officials at a discussion of the new National Strategy for the Arctic Region.