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.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
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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.
September 30, 2015
Find out why UAA's experimental economists say the Arctic is like a piñata, and how they're co-creating a class on conflict and cooperation with their counterparts in Tromsø, Norway.
September 23, 2015
Every school year at UAA kicks off with a three-day, three-river whitewater tour stretching from Cooper Landing to Chickaloon. Take a trip down the Kenai River with students in Beginning River Rafting, one of many adventurous course offerings in the outdoor leadership program at UAA.
Do yourself a favor and learn a second language. Viorica Marian, now a professor at Northwestern University in Chicago, is a world-recognized leader in psycholinguistics, studying how multiple languages change our thoughts, behaviors and even the way we see the world (yes, literally).
UAA's Dr. Jeane Breinig has taken on a new role: acting as an advocate for Alaska Natives and diversity, with the goal of increasing the numbers of underrepresented people who want to join—and stay—in the ranks of the university's students and faculty.
A UAA engineering professor and his colleague at Stanford are teaming up with residents of a Bristol Bay-area village to test the effectiveness of smaller, vertical axis wind turbines to generate lower-cost energy in the village. Find out how an array of these smaller wind turbines behave like a school of fish.
September 16, 2015
On Thursday, Sept. 10, UAA celebrated the grand opening of the newest building on campus—the Engineering & Industry Building. The new 81,500-square-foot building triples the amount of engineering space on campus and highlights "engineering on display."
In Georgia's eyes, excellent health creates excellent students. As director of the Student Health & Counseling Center, she oversees the health of over 10,000 students and, as an alumna, she knows the student situation well. So it's fitting that her nominations for the top alumni award came from students she serves.
UAA professors and the Center for Community Engagement and Learning are involved in an initiative celebrating the contributions of international students, refugees and immigrants who come to Alaska to begin a new life.
UAA is home to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, called the Arctic Domain Awareness Center. The center aims to provide information and technology to help the U.S. Coast Guard assess the need to respond to current and future catastrophic events.
September 09, 2015
Dean Fred Barlow says he left professional achievement and comfort at the University of Idaho for the challenge that UAA represents. "The trajectory is very strong," he says.