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This past academic year, the UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning supported 19 community partnerships across 15 projects, conducted by 17 faculty and staff through the Community-Engaged Mini-Grants program that brings university and community members together to address public issues.

In March, a group of nine students in Kenai Peninsula College’s Semester by the Bay program had the opportunity to participate in the necropsy of a fin whale and gain first-hand experience in marine biology.

UAA had 61 student-athletes receive the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Faculty Athletic Representative's Scholar-Athlete Award on Tuesday.

Archaeology may conjure images of fantastic treasures, but most artifacts uncovered by archaeologists are more mundane. This is the case with a series of artifacts uncovered this year during the UAA archaeological field school at the Carpenter Site — three tin cans.

In April, a deceased snake was discovered in a hay bale that had been shipped from Washington state to Southcentral Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ. The remains of the snake were sent to UAA’s McLaughlin Lab for analysis.

This summer, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s Mount Spurr volcano made headlines when increased seismic and gaseous activity raised concerns that an eruption could be imminent. As scientists kept close watch, UAA geological sciences term assistant professor Skye Kushner was among the researchers venturing into the field to investigate what was going on beneath the surface.

A new graduate program will be available at the UAA College of Engineering (CoEng) in the fall 2025 semester: the Master of Science in artificial intelligence, data science and engineering.

UAA is pleased to announce the appointment of alumnus Zac Clark, B.A. ’05, M.P.A. ’23, as the new director of Alumni and Community Engagement, effective July 1, 2025.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, Ken Dillon founded Footprint Wine Tap in Seattle, a wine bar that combines his love for sustainability, creativity, science and, most importantly, community.

As a disability advisor with the UAA Center for Human Development and advocate in the community, Bridger R. Reed-Lewis draws on his own lived experience to empower others and drive positive change.