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David Parret re-enrolled at UAA after discovering the geomatics department, and he's prioritized outreach ever since. To boost his department's visibility, he built a splashy, colorful augmented reality sandbox last summer that's as striking and sought-after as a day at the beach.

Inspiration from her beloved grandparents guided Alice Choi toward a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and motivated her to choose dentistry as her future career.

Ready for a faculty full-court press? Expect it, and enjoy it, at the 3rd annual UAA Faculty Research and Creative Activity Showcase Thursday and Friday. Motorcycles included.

Pearl Johnson had so many questions about ancestral lands, Native corporations, and ANCSA that she couldn't find answers to until she stumbled on Willie Hensley's class on contemporary Alaska Native history and policy. It was worth every airline mile and plane ticket from Nome.

'Stalking the Bogeyman' has more than just a challenging and dark topic, mostly hidden away in our culture. It also has a changing script, as playwrights David Holthouse and Markus Potter fine-tuned the production for its West Coast premiere.

The Seawolves are on their way to Indy, with superfans right behind them. National title game is Monday 11 a.m. Alaska time. In town? Check out where to watch the game and howl for the Seawolves.

UAA student Yvette Pype, with guidance from her professor, Dr. Clare Dannenberg, is using interviews about the Great Earthquake of 1964 and 9-11 to learn how language shapes the way people in Anchorage see themselves. Pype will present her findings at the UAA Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium, in mid April.

March Madness is a temporary affliction for most, but former Seawolf standout Brandon Walker, B.A. '11, lives and breathes basketball year-round on the marketing team for Adidas (and he credits UAA's devoted fans for getting him to his "dream job").

Tyler Spilhaus is a theoretical physicist teaching introductory courses at UAA. His goal is to inspire students the same way his two favorite Dartmouth professors inspired him.

One creates memory-laden backdrop panels for the set; the other takes on the role of the Bogeyman.