2015 Archive

When she's not in science classes, this UAA senior spends her hours volunteering and scribing at Providence and in UAA's simulation lab, co-helming UAA's ASMA chapter and doing cancer research. Meet Rachel Shercliffe.

UAA leadership chose Kick Butts Day to announce that UAA will go tobacco-free on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, also the date of the national Great American Smokeout to help smokers quit.

New UAA Provost Samuel Gingerich likes to hike, catch fish, listen to The Band and muse deeply on how higher education is evolving in the 21st century.

Ryan Harrod co-authored a new book that considers how ancient humans dealt with climate change. Despite the latest "Mad Max" movie, Harrod says plenty of evidence points to cooperative networking, shared resources and migration as survival strategies.

The March 27 Urban & Rural in Alaska conference is bringing together students, faculty and community partners like Alaska Literacy Program, to discover innovative new ways to boost immigrants, the homeless and others who need help.

Adam Ahonen—or Mr. A, as he's known in the halls of Service High School—has built an impressive program over the past decade, using the entire city of Anchorage as a giant active classroom to prepare his special needs students for success and independence.