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Like its original founders, fan festival Senshi Con graduated from UAA to bigger stages. Today, much like Godzilla, this entertainment engine takes over entire city blocks, pumping nearly $200,000 into the local economy.

UAA M.P.A. Professor Sheila Selkregg and UAA M.P.A. student Carla Burkhead, coordinated the recent "Realizing Solutions" public forum, focused on the state's fiscal crisis. Missed that forum? On Tuesday nights until Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m., speakers will discuss Alaska's future economy at 49th State Brewing Company.

Marsha Olson gave her Communication 111 class a project: Getting voters registered, on campus. Now her students are doing just that, as well as giving them information they need to cast an informed vote Nov. 8.

UAA ceramics student Lukas Eason: 'I planned my whole day around going to the studio'

Get to know this year's Alumni of Distinction recipients—Sammye Pokryfki (Alumni Humanitarian), Michael Rose (Alumni Emerging Leader) and Elizabeth Stuart (Alumni of Achievement)—before they accept their awards at Green & Gold Gala on Oct. 1.

Two education students who recently won undergraduate research awards are exploring, with guidance from their mentors, how bilingual books and a state assessment can affect the way a child begins learning at school.

Sophie Leshan first believed UAA would be a small part of her undergraduate journey, but leadership opportunities engaged her attention here. Now she's immersed in research that could help teachers assess their students in a more productive way.

For one UAA professor, Pokémon Go isn't just a classroom distraction. It's a valuable next-gen teaching tool. The sweet summertime craze relies on augmented reality, which could change the way games are played—and classes are taught—long into the future.

UAA's Institute of Social and Economic Research has evolved into Alaska's think tank, playing an integral part in the state's policy development. Now, a new director, Ralph Townsend, has taken the helm at ISER. Learn more about Townsend in this Q-and-A.

Graduation gowns are a prominent symbol of academic achievement, but they're also a common closet-clogger. Fear not! Mariana Braniste, M.P.A. '14, is here to provide a second life for your donated gowns—and help inspire education—in her rural hometown in Moldova.