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First student takes part in UAA-Nankai 1+1 program

Yuqi Wang

UAA and Nankai University created an exchange partnership that enables students to earn a Master of Finance degree in Nankai and a Master of Business Administration degree here in Alaska. Now, a Chinese economics graduate student is the first to take part.

Al Grant: Health and safety expertise makes sound career choice

Al Grant

Long-time safety professional Al Grant is part of a team working to launch a new bachelor's degree in safety at the Community and Technical College.

Art & sport: Finding all things human in hockey

UAA art teacher Michael Conti

UAA art instructor Michael Conti explores hockey through its many dimensions—beer, broken bodies, bloodlust and beauty—in a solo exhibition at the Anchorage Museum.

New York theatre pro works with UAA students

Markus Potter

The upcoming "Stalking the Bogeyman" project brought NewYorkRep director Markus Potter to Alaska where he worked with UAA theatre students, bringing high energy and quiet reflection in his toolkit.

Spinning a yarn about UAA

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Sally and Weston Bennett, now raising a young family in Cordova, first met at UAA and even got married on campus. Now, they're sharing more big news through UAA. Here's a UAA Valentine’s Day story from a low-key couple who can barely remember their own anniversary.

Josh Rutten: "I try to learn from everything."

Joshuah Rutten

All journeys have hardship. But all journeys can have success. Meet Josh Rutten, a theatre student who worked his way out of tight spot, thanks to education.

Helping students bridge to engineering careers

Engineering Presentations

A UAA civil engineering professor has, over the years, quietly been growing connections between his senior capstone students and professionals in Alaska's engineering community, providing a bridge from academia to careers.

Improv: In the moment with UAA's Ad-lib Alchemists

UAA's Ad-Lib Alchemists

Surprise, surprise! UAA has a dedicated resident improv troupe. Meet the Ad-Lib Alchemists!

The tale of the pilfered Tlingit totem

Steve Langdon

How did a 30-foot totem pole move from a Tuxecan beach in the 1920s to the yard of a Hollywood film star in the 1950s? UAA Professor Emeritus Stephen Langdon spent years finding out, and helped Alaska's Klawock tribe bring their treasured kooteeya home.

'Point Break' meets 'ER'

I-AM-UAA-Matt-Sabelman

Matt Sabelman could share stories for days from his years serving as a medic in remote corners of Alaska. Now, though, this Kenai Peninsula College paramedic grad is on to the next thrill—building an adventure-based event medicine business in his home of Bend, Ore.

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