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Ice and water

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Not only has former Seawolf hockey player and marketing alum Brian Kraft made a second home in Bristol Bay with his Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge businesses, but he’s also found a calling by advocating for the preservation of the region.

Seawolf hockey returns to campus on Friday, Oct. 25

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As Seawolf Hockey enters its 40th year at UAA, play has returned to campus this fall after decades of holding home games off-campus. In fact, our first home game of the season is this Friday, Oct. 25, at the Seawolf Sports Complex, and it's already sold out!

Slideshow: UAA Theatre — 'Romeo and Juliet'

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Join UAA Theatre for an unforgettable performance of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, featuring sword fights, dancing, elaborate costumes and original music. "Romeo and Juliet" runs through Oct. 20 on the UAA Mainstage.

Now open: UAA Esports Lounge is officially live

The grand opening of UAA's Esports Lounge in the Student Union.

A vacant space in the UAA Student Union gets a second life.

Kiln it overseas

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Shortly after graduating from UAA, ceramics alumnus Lukas Easton moved to Indonesia to spend three months designing a dinnerware set that has since hit the market in Indonesia and Japan.

Slideshow: 2019 Homecoming Breakfast

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On Oct. 4, hundreds of graduates gathered at the Alaska Airlines Center for the annual Homecoming Breakfast. Guests honored the achievements of this year’s trio of Alumni of Distinction awardees and generously gave in support of student scholarships.

Point of sales

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If you purchase a Coca-Cola product anywhere in the Last Frontier, it’s a good bet that natural sciences alumna and director of sales for the Odom Corporation in Alaska Lessie Kincaid helped get it in your hand.

UAA celebrates 2019 Alumni of Distinction

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Each fall, the UAA Alumni Association celebrates three Alumni of Distinction for their contributions to their chosen fields and community. This year's honorees are Alumni of Achievement Jacki Holzman, Alumni Humanitarian Angelia Trujillo and Alumni Emerging Leader Vanessa Norman.

Video: A pop-up guide to saving the oceans

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Art professor Herminia Din has spent more than a decade championing recycling and clean oceans with her “Junk to Funk” community-based sustainable art project. Her latest effort aims to bring that message to future generations using the original wireless interactive device: a pop-up book.

New composite image by Travis Rector captures first-ever interstellar comet

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A new composite image created by UAA professor Travis Rector, using data from the Gemini Observatory, captures the first recorded interstellar comet. The image of the newly discovered object, denoted C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), has been featured in Forbes, CNN and National Geographic.

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