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Valerie Baalerud, a local high school teacher who earned both her history bachelor's and a master's in teaching at UAA in 2011, is the only Alaskan to win a 2017-18 Milken Educator Award, out of 44 across the nation.

Reese Hanneman, a renowned Nordic skier, did his home state proud when he competed on the U.S. Olympic team earlier this year, taking 14th place Feb. 18 in the men’s 4x10 km relay at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

UAA’s student commencement speaker calls herself an agitator: “If I have to shake things up and it makes people uncomfortable, I have to be OK with that.”

As permafrost melts across Alaska, one student's research — and the data he collected just a few miles from downtown Anchorage — will play a role in forecasting coastal erosion statewide.

UAA alumna Dr. Kelcie Ralph, B.A. Economics '09, will give the keynote address at this year's Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium on Thursday, April 19.

Undergraduate researcher Austen Rogers is one of a select group of UAA students who will be celebrated at this week’s Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium.

Dong Won Yu was a shy kid from Kodiak who wanted to help people and make the world a better place. But he wasn’t sure how to do it until he came to UAA and found his calling in medical laboratory science.

The Student Health and Counseling Center has accepted hundreds of student-interns from the College of Health; many full-time staff even started as interns themselves. Here, this semester's students share their thoughts on the value of interning in UAA's student-focused, student-funded health center.

UAA added two more Fulbright winners this year, for a total of 14 from the Department of Languages. What makes for a successful Fulbright candidate?

Carolyn Knackstedt talks about what inspired her to pursue a career in medicine, and how attending her first Pre-Med Summit opened a new world of possibilities. This year's Summit takes place Saturday, April 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at UAA’s Rasmuson Hall.