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Empower Alaska Incentive Pilot Program Launching Soon
January 24, 2025
Get ready to be empowered! In the coming weeks, you will be able to nominate a peer, a team, yourself, or any employee in good standing to be recognized for empowering Alaska through their work at UA - and receive monetary awards!
New UAS Employee Hub Launches!
January 24, 2025
Introduced at Spring Start-up, this site aims to streamline access to important resources and enhance transparency across our campuses.
REMINDER: University of Alaska President Pitney to Deliver "State of the University" Address
January 24, 2025
The address will be broadcast live from the Alaska Chamber's Legislative Fly-In Luncheon in Juneau, on January 30, 2025, at noon. President Pitney will share updates on UA's key role as an economic driver and in strengthening communities and advancing innovation.
Did you know the Seawolf Food Pantry has a new, bigger home and an even bigger mission?
January 21, 2025
The pantry serves UAA students experiencing food insecurity. The new location doubles the pantry's size and creates a more welcoming environment.
Did you know that 21,777 donors contributed to the For Alaska philanthropic campaign
December 11, 2024
There is a powerful collective story in the eight-year campaign - the largest philanthropic campaign in the history of the University of Alaska.
November 26, 2024
"Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" is a compelling documentary that delves into the climate crisis through the perspectives of Alaska's Indigenous peoples. Directed by Kelly Moneymaker, an Alaskan Creative Media Producer with deep roots in Fairbanks, the film showcases how Indigenous communities blend ancestral knowledge with modern science to adapt to environmental changes.
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Two aurora missions will kick off Poker Flat’s 2025 launch season
Jan. 20, 2025Researchers with NASA and the University of Alaska Fairbanks are preparing to launch the first sounding rockets of 2025 from Poker Flat in a mission to better understand different types of aurora.Read aurora article -
Invasive pike use marine corridors to colonize new Alaska territory
January 16, 2025Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a recent study by UAF and Ak Sep. Fish & Game researchers.Read pike story -
Parnell will retire as UAA chancellor at the end of spring semester
Jan. 22, 2025Read Parnell articleUniversity of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell has announced that he will retire at the end of the spring semester.
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