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UAA art professor Herminia Din has spent more than 10 years educating children and college students on the harmful effects of trash pollution on the environment. But with the advent of the microplastics and their infiltration into our human food chain, her efforts ramped up with a new educational pop-up book to inspire youth to fight the not so fantastic plastic.

For UAA senior Angela Cook and junior Hannah Crayton, their undergraduate research recently took them to Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, to search for the elusive supernovae in a galaxy far, far away.

What does lawn care have to do with academic success? Does going to a beautiful school make you a better student? Alexandra Gust explores how our physical surroundings affect our performance. After studying school aesthetics for her sociology degree, she has some compelling answers to these questions.

After a decade of being shelved, UAA and the Municipality of Anchorage have renewed collaborative efforts to create the city’s first Climate Action Plan, and Associate Professor Shannon Donovan’s capstone class got a front-row seat to all the action.

In 2017, the U.S. national debt surpassed $20 trillion. Now, it's up to millennials and future generations to work toward a solution for this growing problem. UAA’s Public Service Scholars are determined to start a public dialogue on how to tackle this national issue.

The UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater celebrates 10 years of educating and entertaining on January 19. Read more about the free anniversary event this Saturday, and all the reasons to celebrate our dome sweet dome.

If you think your commute is rough, Diane Sleszynski’s commute from Lutz, Florida, to UAA is 3,700 miles and 20 hours. But it’s a price she’s happy to pay for a class she’s spent decades searching for.

In the UAA garage, diesel power technology students are working on a project with consequences far beyond their final grade: repairing a pump truck engine for the Seldovia Volunteer Fire Department.

Whether you’re a novice or a pro, UAA's Chronicles of Yarnia is where you go to kick up your feet, relax and catch up with friends.

Fresh from a study on Denali, UAA professor and sleep expert Chris Jung led a team to the world's tallest mountain to research caffeine's effects on cognitive function, physical response and sleep physiology at higher altitudes.