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Michelle Taylor, a Community and Technical College hospitality and restaurant management student, has been crowned Miss Alaska 2013.

UAA alum Eric Strabel (B.S. Civil Engineering '05) is the new Mt. Marathon record-holder, grabbing the honor from former Seawolf coach Bill Spencer.

Tina never imagined she’d be an alumna of UAA; in fact, she never really considered herself to be much of a student. But her passion for the health of the Alaska Native community and fate brought her to UAA not once, but three times.

WWAMI works toward a joint registry; UAA's ethics center co-authors paper with surgeon on conflict of interest.

A visiting distinguished professor in the UAA College of Business and Public Policy, Hensley was noted for working to create village high schools so students could study at home instead of distant boarding schools.

Alaska grown Amber Christensen Fullmer spent 13 years working in law enforcement as a probation officer in both Alaska and Colorado before deciding it was time to try something new.

Cari Miller, sled dog racer, mom of 8 and 4.0 graduate student, spends her precious nighttime hours after the kids are in bed absorbed in textbooks and school projects. She plans to become a physician in rural Alaska.

Not many people are as lucky as Mark Williams to find their passion so early in life. Hometown connections with Anchorage’s music community and scholarship opportunities landed this musician at UAA.

How did marine mammals develop their amazing capacity to dive and forage for food and what can the genetic code of today’s mammals tell us about their extinct ancestors? UAA Professor Jennifer Burns worked with a team of researchers to find the answers.

Matt Thomas, who recently led the ECHL Stockton Thunder to the Kelly Cup Finals, has been named UAA’s new head hockey coach.