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Cedar Cussins believes that theater is the study of everything, and it shows in her roles as lighting designer for the Anchorage Opera and as co-owner of 49th State Tours, ranked the No. 2 Anchorage outdoor activity on TripAdvisor.

Nationally, food insecurity has become a conversation across college campuses as administrators realize that many students face hunger and homelessness while attending school. At UAA, the Hunger and Homelessness Support Network has formed to help combat this growing issue.

In the summer, UAA professional piloting alumnus Dan Bale is an Alaska bush pilot who has logged more than 19,000 flight hours throughout his 44-year career. In the winter, Bale is more affectionately known as Santa Dan.

We're pleased to share UAA highlights and notable achievements from 2018. Season's greetings from UAA!

Not only is Katie Irwin making Seawolf history as UAA's first Deaf student commencement speaker, but she’s also leaving behind a legacy that will benefit the entire UA system for years to come.

UAA's Simon Kattenhorn recently attended a NASA workshop to determine the likelihood of contaminating Europa's subsurface ocean should a mission to Jupiter's moon go awry.

With the abundance of farmers markets popping up across the city and state, Angie Zheng, associate professor of economics in UAA’s College of Business and Public Policy, set out with six students this past fall to answer the question, why buy local?

UAA’s group of five Peer Health Educators are working to help educate students across campus about positive, healthy sexual relationships, as well as raise awareness of sexual violence prevention through the Bringing in the Bystander training.

Competitive gaming, or esports, is a soon-to-be billion dollar global industry, netting million-dollar payouts for professionals and college scholarships for up-and-comers. Building on that momentum is the UAA Esports Club, who provides valuable knowledge and resources to Alaska's own burgeoning high school esports programs.

A recent study published by Richelle Johnson, lead analyst for UAA’s Center for Economic Development and economics alumna, just confirmed what owners of a certain beloved bumper sticker already know: Alaska girls rule.