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A summertime hobby for most, communications alumna and fifth-generation fisherman Jamie O’Connor takes her passion for fishing a step further through her work at the Alaska Marine Conservation Council where she advocates for fisheries policy.

Growing up, Benjamin Miller never considered a university education an option for him. With undiagnosed learning disabilities, school was hard. But this summer, the Honors College sophomore is studying abroad in South Africa as a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

UAA junior Henrique Miller recently received the Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious honor awarded to students pursuing careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. He hopes that one day his research will contribute to the field of plasma nuclear fusion.

Andres Antuna was recently awarded Humanity in Action’s John Lewis Fellowship. This July, he will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, and spend one month learning from leaders who have fought for human rights.

Rutgers professor and economics alumna Kelcie Ralph returns to UAA as a visiting distinguished professor for the College of Business and Public Policy where she’ll spend her summer working with the Anchorage Museum to improve biking in the city.

Rutgers professor and economics alumna Kelcie Ralph returns to UAA as a visiting distinguished professor for the College of Business and Public Policy where she’ll spend her summer working with the Anchorage Museum to improve biking in the city.

More than 600 people gathered last weekend for the Midnight Sun Sevens Rugby Festival. The attendance is the largest in the event’s history, and is largely due to Tran Dai Phu and fellow Seawolves.

Geomatics alumna Samantha Tanner is the owner of 45th Parallel Geomatics, a land surveying and mapping company in Hood River that pays homage to its Alaska and Oregon foundations.

Paul Herrick is the director of UAA’s Aviation Technology Division. While new to the role, he’s an established presence in the division, working as a professor for the last 26 years and watching it grow into the industry pillar it is today.

UAA environment and society junior Nicolas Donatelli is combining his love for the environment with farming, and he hopes to make a splash in Alaska's budding peony industry.