UAA is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska. Where culture, innovation and adventure converge, the unique locations provide unparalleled access to industry connections, Arctic research, outdoor recreation and more, facilitating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, groundbreaking education and impactful careers.
UAA offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs that consistently prepare students for success after graduation. State-of-the-art classroom instruction and hands-on learning collide in UAA's innovative academic programs, which feature unique courses that train students to lead Alaska into the future.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
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UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak, and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Alaska Native academic programs at UAA provide an in-depth perspective on contemporary languages, cultures, history, politics, art, governments and corporations. Alaska Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.
December 09, 2015
Emily Sobek used to nail together tree forts made of scrap wood scavenged from dumpsters. Next week, Sobek will graduate with a UAA bachelor’s degree in construction management, and begin building a career in Alaska's construction industry.
December 02, 2015
Fierce tides ripped through the mud figures at Pt. Woronzof, but artist Sarah Davies and UAA professor Rebecca Robinson found common ground in the healing power of 100Stone.
What drives December grad Nick Dighiera, proud earner of an M.F.A. in creative writing? The drive to write a story that sticks with you—weeks later.
You've seen them all over campus, dressed in tangerine vests, armed with tripods and satellite rovers, traipsing across the quad or along the bike trails. Learn more about the growing Geomatics Department, its clubhouse feel and the outdoorsy students that call it home.
Biologist Frank von Hippel tries to figure out how environmental contaminants affect humans, a field called ecotoxicology. But before he came to science, his first love was writing. How did science affect his writing?
November 25, 2015
Ah, the '80s. A time of neon skinny ties, keytar solos and the best team photos UAA has ever produced. Get ready for the 2015 GCI Great Alaska Shooutout and see where it all started with the basketball program's odd and excellent team photos from the 1980s.
His dorm room is ground control for his independent research. Geology student Ian Minnock studies NASA-provided data to determine the porosity of asteroids hurtling light years away and he even presented his self-motivated research in Baltimore earlier this month.
Edmar Carrillo entered UAA with a blank slate. Now, his résumé is full of experiences: an on-campus job that helped him meet people and practice graphic design, classes that inspired him and a chance to use art as a tool for communicating in the world.
Few data are available about the health and well-being of pinnipeds—seals and sea lions—in the Aleutians. That's about to change, as a NOAA-funded UAA researcher and subsistence hunters work together to share findings.
November 18, 2015
New party word: pareidolia (say it like pear-a-doily-a). It means you picture faces in clouds. Check out your pareidolia in Travis Rector's new large-format book of beautiful images from the cosmos.