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Baird Bankrolls Financial Services Training for ANSEP Students
Wealth management firm Baird is directing $100,000 to UAA’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to create a pathway into financial services careers.
UAA Awarded $46M to Launch Arctic Domain Awareness Center
UAA was chosen to lead consortium of US academic institutions and other partners for a new Center of Excellence focused on Arctic research.
Houses of Wisdom: A New, Old Model for Community Education
Guest Author Shannon Gramse shares a model of community learning in Vietnam that can inspire Alaskans to find new ways to learn.
UAA Partners with LG Electronics to Create Consortium for Advanced Heat Pump Research
UAA and home appliance company LG Electronics have formed the Consortium for Advanced Heat Pump Research to drive market transformation through research on heat pump technology and electrification.
DNR, UAA Partner on Global Navigation Satellite System
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is partnering with the UAA College of Engineering on a Global Navigation Satellite Systems reference station to enhance services statewide, such as mapping and the guidance of connected vehicles.
Expanded Federal Internships for UAA ANSEP Students
An agreement with the US Department of the Interior streamlines placement of Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students in federal internships.
Chef Takes Charge of NMS Education Food Operations
NMS Food and Facilities Management promoted Scott Evers, a certified executive chef, to the position of Director of Operations, Education.
The End of UAA’s Stage Tech Training Pipeline
As part of deep cuts to academic programs, UAA stopped offering a bachelor’s degree in theater. This year, the last student enrolled in the program is graduating, leaving future prospective students and the performing arts community to wonder how local performing arts talent can be developed.
Avis Alaska Scores Naming Rights to UAA Sports Complex
Four years after losing Wells Fargo as a name sponsor, UAA is putting a new name on the Seawolf Sports Complex, thanks to a million-dollar deal with Avis Alaska.