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UA Disability Services "All Access" training session videos available
February 06, 2026
UA Disability Services will return with new "All Access, All the Time" staff and faculty support series programming in fall 2026. In the meantime, several popular training session recordings are now available for faculty and staff.
February 06, 2026
Funds will support process technology programs in Fairbanks, Kenai; enhance career opportunities for future generations.
Scholarship Review Committee Training Requirement
February 06, 2026
As we continue strengthening our shared commitment to timely and student-centered scholarship selections, we appreciate the vital partnership of our faculty and staff.
January 27, 2026
One UA 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.
Did you know the University of Alaska is a central figure in Alaska's emerging mariculture industry?
December 16, 2025
The Alaska Blue Economy Center is proving instrumental in the rise of mariculture in the state, linking research, workforce efforts and global partnerships.
Did you know UA Scholars are sharing their success stories in a new video series?
November 25, 2025
As UA Scholars receptions take place statewide, a new video series shares first-person stories from recipients who used the award to pursue their goals at UA and beyond.
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Avoiding the regret of debt for Alaska students
Jan. 26, 2026Read Savings articleNo one wants debt. This was the top finding of the students and parents recently surveyed by the Education Trust of Alaska.
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State education board OKs UAA program aimed at tackling school psychologist shortage
Jan. 26, 2026The State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a school psychology master’s program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aimed to address the state’s shortage of school psychologists.Read psychology Article -
First rocket of 2026 takes flight at Poker Flat
Feb. 2, 2026A two-stage NASA sounding rocket shot skyward from Poker Flat Research Range at 4:20 a.m. Friday as part of a long-running project to learn more about aurora-produced nitric oxide in the upper atmosphere.Read rocket article
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