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Earlier this summer, four outdoor leadership students celebrated graduation in the most Alaska way possible. After months of preparation—and four years of relevant classes—Peter, Eric, Nick and Jacob overcame climbing calamities on their push to the summit of Denali.

Students at Wendler and Romig Middle Schools returned to the classroom last week and, although they had dozens of stories to share of summer adventures, none could rival the tales of two of their teachers. In July, education alumni Tasha Barnes and Ben Walker traveled to the White House to receive a teaching award from President Obama.

Former USUAA President Stacey Lucason takes on a new role this year, student regent on the UA Board of Regents. "I want to make sure students at all campuses have the opportunity for representation, that there are fair elections across the state..."

Want to tap into your Seawolves spirit in an active, healthy way? Lace up your running shoes and join a Green and Gold crowd for the second-annual Spirit Run on Aug. 29!

Seawolf volleyball plans to keep things exciting in 2015. They completed a competitive tour of the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and Italy, notching a 5-0 exhibition record against European teams and reporting from the road on their travels.

Civil engineering professor Tom Ravens got his coastal erosion expertise in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, Alaska and its melting permafrost have his attention. This image shows Golovin on Norton Sound after a 2011 storm. "The next 20 years will be wild," Ravens says.

Eleanor Hadden (Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian) has been involved with the Alaska Native Heritage Center since its inception. She served on the Center's planning committee while completing her bachelor's in anthropology, worked part-time while completing her master's and has now served as curator for 11 years.

Looking for second-hand sleeping bags or an organic homemade popsicle? Check out these new local small-business success stories, The Hoarding Marmot and The Mint Chip.

A UAA engineering professor and graduate student are using a piston, computer and laser to analyze pulses of water, adding to research that could lead to more efficient submarines, wind turbines and microsurgery devices.

No, they're not a rock band. Martin Cenek, left, and three undergraduates, are developing a monitoring network of low-power computer chips with sensors that could detect events like oil spills in the Arctic.