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Did you know for the first time in Ů�źϼ� history, Alaska Native language names will lead a university course listing?

August 26, 2026

On a summer day, nine students paddled a 28-foot cedar dugout canoe through the waters off the coast of Juneau. It was the final day of Dámaan agán hl ḵíng, Take Good Care of Yourselves, a new dual enrollment course in Indigenous health and healing offered through the University of Alaska Southeast.

Did you know Ů�źϼ�A's automotive and diesel program is taught entirely by its own graduates?

July 22, 2026

Long-time department chair Darrin Marshall has built an enviable culture and community, where students come back to teach and 100% of graduates land a job, some within their first semester.

Did you know three Ů�źϼ�F researchers met for the first time in the Faroe Islands?

June 23, 2026

Ů�źϼ�F researchers funded by the University of Alaska's Arctic Leadership Initiative traveled to the Faroe Islands this spring to represent Ů�źϼ� at the Ů�źϼ�rctic Congress. Attendees from nearly 40 countries gathered for one of the Arctic world's most important academic conferences.

Did you know Ů�źϼ�F is building a new model for journalism education in the Arctic?

June 09, 2026

Ů�źϼ�F's new Science & Environmental Journalism Department is teaches students how think like a scientist. Their first graduate is now in the field.

Did you know a pair of Ů�źϼ�A engineering students took a common Alaskan heating problem and turned it into a first-place win at Ů�źϼ�F's Arctic Innovation Competition?

May 28, 2026

On April 18, twins Drini and Vjosa Pellumbi won the $15,000 Main Division prize at the 2026 Ů�źϼ�F Arctic Innovation Competition finals in Fairbanks. The twins designed the Arctic Heat Recovery System as a low-cost residential boiler economizer designed specifically for rural Alaska.

Did you know nearly 3,500 of Ů�źϼ� students just crossed the stage at commencement ceremonies across Alaska?

May 13, 2026

Ů�źϼ�A, Ů�źϼ�F and Ů�źϼ�S honored students across the state with degrees, certificates, endorsements and honorary degrees. They join over 100,000 Ů�źϼ� alumni.

Did you know one scholarship became a pipeline connecting thousands of Alaska Native students to STEM careers?

April 14, 2026

A generation after its inception, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) is just getting started.

Did you know the first Executive Director of the University of Alaska Foundation started her career cataloging artifacts from Trans-Alaska Pipeline excavations?

March 24, 2026

The University of Alaska Foundation's first Executive Director, Dixie Welch Brown (now Dixie Coggins), helped lay the groundwork for philanthropy at the University of Alaska. Her leadership, vision and ability to build relationships transformed the young Ů�źϼ� Foundation, and set the stage for decades of impact across the university.

Did you know ConocoPhillips Alaska is powering the next generation of Alaska's process technology workforce?

February 24, 2026

A new $400,000 investment from ConocoPhillips Alaska is expanding Ů�źϼ�'s process technology programs in Fairbanks and Soldotna, supporting high school access, hands-on training and workforce growth.

Did you know one student's internship journey took them from kelp bed to carrot bed exploring mariculture research?

January 27, 2026

One Ů�źϼ� student's kelp research followed a path from Prince William Sound to the Mat-Su Valley, connecting Tribal partners, academic programs, and agricultural research across Alaska.