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American Idol judges bestowed golden tickets last week on two UAA Glee Club singers, Monica Repuya and Malie Delgado, who will audition in Hollywood for a chance to eventually become the final American Idol.

Growing up in Glennallen, Hayley Crow was prepared for two years in a remote village while serving in the Peace Corps. Instead, she was placed at a hospital in a city of 1.5 million. It's the first of many surprises during her two years as a volunteer in Mongolia.

An education professor who teaches middle and high school teachers how to teach science says current curriculum in the classroom is too removed from the real-world science questions kids will face. The remedy? Take them close to the land and its critters so they value it and advocate for it.

A collaboration between UAA's engineering and anthropology departments is training faculty and students to create 3D images of artifacts they can share with Alaska Native communities trying to maintain or connect with their culture.

Under crimson umbrellas, to the music of the stringed koto, Japanese language students and professors welcomed the public to a December tea ceremony, celebrating the new home for traditional Japanese tea in the Social Sciences Building.

Alaskans undeniably love their coffee, but that's especially evident right here at UAA. Read through our handy guide to the nine (yes, nine!) campus coffee spots. You'll want to prepare yourself. We've even included a walking map!

Ron Burkhardsmeier manufactures foam panels for warm housing construction. He waited two years for UAA's engineering building to open so he could test his design in state. He hopes to meet an unmet demand of 10,000 homes in rural Alaska. He's also interested in the Anchorage market.

First-generation college student Ruddy Abam has carved an impressive track through UAA. With work on Judicial Board and Diversity Action Council, a semester interning in Juneau and an Honors thesis she presented in Seattle, she can now add Commencement speaker as one final accolade.

It’s 8:30 on a Monday morning. The professor poses a question and dozens of students, with the academic enthusiasm of Hermione Granger, shoot their hands in the air. It's early, but these students aren't under an energy charm or knowledge spell. They just love Harry Potter.

"Connecting Alaskans" by Heather Hudson captures the tenacity and creativity Alaskans demonstrated as they fought to get their frontier state connected to the world via phone, radio, television and satellite.