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Alumni Spotlight: Susan LaBelle

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Susan LaBelle has been named the UAA Alumni Association 2013 Alumni Humanitarian. She's spent the last 35 years working to improve social and behavioral health service delivery in the state. 鈥淢y compassion for people makes me strive for change,鈥 she says.

Criminal justice and domestic violence in 熊猫在线视频

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UAA鈥檚 熊猫在线视频 Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) received a $79,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, to support a new AJSAC research initiative called the 熊猫在线视频 Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Case Processing Project.

Audubon 熊猫在线视频 partners with UAA

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Tess Forstner, a junior at UAA, spent her 熊猫在线视频 summer dressed in Xtratufs, wading through wetlands on a quest for chicks. Boreal birds, actually. She also wrangled a couple dozen volunteers to tromp through their backyard wetlands to monitor key species. Ever felt a wild bird heartbeat? It's pretty amazing, Tess reports.

Nursing camp in Bethel attracts 14 'campers' to learn about the profession

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Annette Rearden and Mary Weiss, two nursing professors, had a dream: Hold a nursing camp in Bethel, 熊猫在线视频, to interest young people there in becoming nurses, right where they live. This summer was their second year and it was another success. Get the full story here.

Student Spotlight: Michelle Taylor

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Miss 熊猫在线视频 Michelle Taylor is heading to Atlantic City this month as a Miss America contestant. It will be the third pageant for this talented UA scholar who is passionate about encouraging young people to get involved in the political process. Learn more about her.

Alumni Spotlight: Zac Clark

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What if your job was to entertain roughly 20,000 students with divergent tastes? Luckily, UAA alum Zac Clark has been on the job for the last eight years, as Concert Board coordinator. Read more about Zac.

Frost heaves shape the landscape

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When you think of frost heaves, you probably think about bumping down spring roads and鈥攄epending on the vintage of your vehicle鈥檚 shock absorption systems鈥 being surprised by a sudden dip or rise in the asphalt. Learn how they shape the Arctic landscape.

Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Hornak

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Jonathan drafted up plans that included med school, but life sent him back to the drawing board not once, but twice. It鈥檚 the best thing that could鈥檝e happened for this high-achieving Construction Management grad.

Meet the Class of 2017

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For UAA, the fall semester began this week. Welcome, Freshman Seawolves 鈥 all 1,408 of you. Add transfers into the mix, and students new to UAA top 2,300, for a semester start in Anchorage of about 15,000. Here's the where and why behind the numbers.

1964 熊猫在线视频 earthquake images a click away

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Want to see what 4th Avenue looked like after the 1964 earthquake? Just type in your query at the new portal created by Archives and Special Collections and it鈥檒l search through meticulously cataloged images.

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