2014 Archive

UAA professor of entrepreneurship Al Hermann was proud to introduce the brains behind the first Alaska Accelerator Fund start-up investment, Brian McKinnon of Mackinnon Marine, at a press conference with the mayor.

Brace yourself, Finals Week is coming. UAA's students can find support in the Student Union with free food, tips for anxiety management and chair massages. If that doesn't work, there will be trained service dogs in the library, ready to offer some silent, tail-wagging support.

Two years ago, Robert Robl, a UAA University Honors College student, had never heard of the tragic 1918 flu epidemic that killed millions of people worldwide and decimated Alaska Native villages. Now he and a UAA professor, Dr. Eric Bortz, are hoping to learn what made that flu so devastating and uncover strategies that could help vanquish it and other viruses.

UAA's new bike-share program still needs a part-time volunteer student manager, but 50 taxi-yellow cruisers will be available for check out from the UAA/APU Consortium Library circulation desk once local trails clear up. All you'll need is a Wolfcard and a helmet.

Fully committed to her family, her career and her education, LaVerne spent 11 years gradually moving toward graduation day. Her impressive career with the FAA later led her from coast to coast and even to the White House, but her passion throughout has been the rights of working women. “There are doors that were closed, but that’s ok. I didn’t worry about those. Mostly I moved around them.”

Katie found her passion on campus in an elective American Sign Language class. She fell in love with the university's Deaf community and served as president of ASL Club her senior year. For her achievements, Katie will earn Leadership Honors at UAA's commencement ceremony next week.