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Ahtna culture sustained Lacayah Engebretson as she grew up, but in all her years of schooling, only one of her teachers was Alaska Native—her mother. The UAA education student now hopes to become a role model for indigenous children, inspiring them to strive and achieve.

Brown Bear Saloon owner gets a global logistics degree at UAA and prepares for his third big career.

Growing up in Glennallen, Hayley Crow was prepared for two years in a remote village while serving in the Peace Corps. Instead, she was placed at a hospital in a city of 1.5 million. It's the first of many surprises during her two years as a volunteer in Mongolia.

First-generation college student Ruddy Abam has carved an impressive track through UAA. With work on Judicial Board and Diversity Action Council, a semester interning in Juneau and an Honors thesis she presented in Seattle, she can now add Commencement speaker as one final accolade.

Emily Sobek used to nail together tree forts made of scrap wood scavenged from dumpsters. Next week, Sobek will graduate with a UAA bachelor’s degree in construction management, and begin building a career in Alaska's construction industry.

What drives December grad Nick Dighiera, proud earner of an M.F.A. in creative writing? The drive to write a story that sticks with you—weeks later.

Biologist Frank von Hippel tries to figure out how environmental contaminants affect humans, a field called ecotoxicology. But before he came to science, his first love was writing. How did science affect his writing?

His dorm room is ground control for his independent research. Geology student Ian Minnock studies NASA-provided data to determine the porosity of asteroids hurtling light years away and he even presented his self-motivated research in Baltimore earlier this month.

Edmar Carrillo entered UAA with a blank slate. Now, his résumé is full of experiences: an on-campus job that helped him meet people and practice graphic design, classes that inspired him and a chance to use art as a tool for communicating in the world.

There are big changes ahead for both culinary alumna Sam Wagner and for Sweet Caribou, the local business she recently joined. Sam and her team are moving into a permanent storefront and kitchen to continue crafting delicious Parisian pastries called macarons, a fast-growing staple on the Anchorage market circuit.