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Alumnus Kohl Keil, B.S. Mechanical Engineering '18, is packing his bags and heading to Germany as the 12th UAA student to receive the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals.

Taking a page from the book of Bill Nye and Ms. Frizzle, chemistry professor Toshia Wrenn is a big believer in spreading science literacy through fun, hands-on outreach.

Through her research of behaviors recruiters seek when hiring, DJ Kilpatrick, associate professor of accounting in UAA's College of Business and Public Policy, has spent her career helping accounting students gain a competitive edge when vying for coveted positions at local, national and international firms.

Through her research of behaviors recruiters seek when hiring, DJ Kilpatrick, associate professor of accounting in UAA's College of Business and Public Policy, has spent her career helping accounting students gain a competitive edge when vying for coveted positions at local, national and international firms.

The Robotics at UAA Club will compete in the international 2019 University Rovers Challenge at the renowned Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah, May 30–June 1 .

Nick Armstrong-Crews earned three degrees from UAA, and went on to study at and work for some of the most prestigious schools and tech companies in the country. Now a roboticist for Google/Waymo, he'll return to UAA to deliver the keynote address at the Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium on April 18.

Even though the ground briefly tried to tear itself apart on Nov. 30, 2018, UAA’s community of alumni, faculty and staff volunteered from near and far to pick up the pieces.

From teaching in rural Alaska to helping establish the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School in the country's most diverse neighborhood, education alumna Danielle Riha has made an impact infusing core curriculum with traditional Alaska Native values.

What does the underside of sea ice look like? Until recently, no one needed to know. But with oil drilling on the rise in Alaska, the threat of spills has increased. UAA engineers explored beneath the ice to prepare for a potential spill.

Alaska’s Native languages were once forbidden in the state’s schools. Today, immersion programs across the state are working to restore both languages and cultural practices to the classroom. Hattie Harvey and her students in UAA’s Early Childhood Education program are helping one Anchorage immersion program establish both a curriculum and a community.