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The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Journal of Commerce released its annual list of the top young professionals in the state. Representing Anchorage, UtqiaÄ¡vik, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kodiak and Palmer, the 2026 Top Forty Under 40 recipients exemplify excellence in professional and community service.

UAA offers countless opportunities for its students. For some, that looks like a scholarship, a study abroad trip or a degree program they can’t find anywhere else. For others, UAA provided the opportunity to find love. Two Seawolf couples — Josh and Tasha Quiett, and Clare and Alex Jorgensen — tell us their alumni love stories.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education officially awarded UAA the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.

UAA accounting and bookkeeping majors taking classes through the Anchorage campus now have the opportunity to win a new computer each semester, thanks to the new Accounting Student Success and Engagement Tech (ASSET) program.

Seawolves are headed to the world stage with five UAA alumni competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February: JC Schoonmaker, Gus Schumacher and Hailey Swirbul will represent the U.S. in Nordic skiing; Peter Hinds will represent Slovakia in Nordic skiing; and Pascale Paradis will represent Canada in biathlon.

Formed in fall 2025, the Powerlifting Club is open to students of all experience levels, from those who are just curious about lifting weights to athletes actively training for competitions.

Jay Butler, a longtime Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æn public health leader, officially stepped into the role of UAA College of Health Dean on Dec. 28. With decades of experience shaping health care at the state and national level, Butler is focused on preparing the next generation of providers to meet Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s unique needs.

Rare-earth elements are vital for modern electronics, but mining them can be expensive and pose environmental concerns. D'Lynn Gleason's research shows that microbes from Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ's glaciers can be used to extract rare-earth elements from ore without these drawbacks.

For the past two years, social work assistant professor Amana Mbise, Ph.D., and behavioral sciences research assistant professor Nathan West, Ph.D., conducted community-based research to examine the role Anchorage barbershops play in men’s health, particularly Black men, who have historically been understudied in public health research.

Fifty Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ artists have been named recipients of the 2025 Individual Artist Awards. An annual initiative managed by the Rasmuson Foundation, this year’s awardees include nine UAA alumni.