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Philippe Amstislavski and his team spent a year experimenting with how to grow insulation from fungus. They found a recipe that worked, and have a patent pending. It could be a home-grown industry in Alaska, he thinks.

Isotopes are like tiny fingerprints that reveal the source of chemicals in the environment. Did this water originate from evaporating sea ice? Does this lingering carbon point to a fuel leak?

As a first-generation college student, Sade Topps didn't have many college grads in her life. She now hopes to be that role model for the next generation in Anchorage. Read more about her endless energy and her plans to launch a multicultural alumni chapter.

Finding oil and gas trapped inside rock formations is a task critical to the livelihood of Alaska. Dr. Jennifer Aschoff, a UAA geology professor, connects her students with the tools and knowledge that will help them sculpt careers in the state's most influential industry.

Like Anchorage's trails and greenbelts? If so, you have Jack Roderick to thank. Learn more about Jack and the birth of the state's oil economy in his archived papers and photos at the UAA/APU Archives and Special Collections.

Ahtna culture sustained Lacayah Engebretson as she grew up, but in all her years of schooling, only one of her teachers was Alaska Native—her mother. The UAA education student now hopes to become a role model for indigenous children, inspiring them to strive and achieve.

What does it take to build a business out of your personal passion? Linda Leary, M.S. '04, and Jason Smith, B.S. ’10, M.B.A. ’15, share how they took a good idea and built uniquely Alaska-focused businesses in fishing fashion and indoor farming last year.

Brown Bear Saloon owner gets a global logistics degree at UAA and prepares for his third big career.

"English has good and bad histories in Alaska," says Jennifer Stone, professor of English. Research by Stone and her students is revealing those different stories.

Find out why Alaska's state budget hole is too big for "zombie solutions" and "nickel-and-dime solutions" in this 2-day CBPP class.