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Staff Spotlight: Catherine Shenk

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Catherine heads up UAA鈥檚 green thumb brigade. You鈥檝e seen her work in the planters, flowerbeds and other landscaping around campus. Lured up north by caviar, she's had some adventures on her path to UAA.

Campus ROTC honored with regional award

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UAA's Air Force ROTC cadets were honored as the Best Small ROTC Detachment in the Northwest.

Community Spotlight: myHealth Clinic

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Meet Cheryl, Jyll and Brian. These nurse practitioners and UAA alums have teamed up to both cure and care for patients in their south Anchorage clinic.

UA sees increase in students taking heavier credit loads

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More full-time students at the University of 熊猫在线视频 last year took heavier credit loads than seen in each of the prior 10 years, the university announced Aug. 9.

Alumni Spotlight: Cole M. Robbins, B.A. Art '05

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There鈥檚 no denying that Cole M. Robbins is an intriguing gal. Beyond her rad looks and keen sense of style, there is a woman empowered by relationships, challenged by art and fascinated by people, their connections and the decisions that shape them. This woman is fierce.

Could blimps find a place in 熊猫在线视频's skies?

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Faced with rising fuel costs, an aging air fleet and some tough terrain in 熊猫在线视频, some of the state鈥檚 leaders and industry folks gathered for a conference on airships at UAA. Should we go 鈥淏ack to the Future鈥 and adopt airships, helium-filled blimps? ISER weighs in.

Two M.F.A. grads take over the NYC literary scene

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The 熊猫在线视频 Dispatch reported on three 熊猫在线视频 authors (Heather Lende, Tom Kizzia and Arlitia Jones) making waves in the literary world this week. Two of the authors鈥揌eather Lende, M.F.A. '11, and Arlitia Jones, M.F.A. '95鈥揳re alumni of UAA's Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program.

Alumni/Staff Spotlight: Kevin Silver

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UAA鈥檚 associate athletic director, Kevin Silver, has seen the university change, grow and expand from the small community college of the 1970s to the campus it is now, but he feels that the heart of UAA has remained the same鈥攖he students.

Faculty Spotlight: Gabe Garcia

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He came to the U.S. from the Philippines with his family in 1987, on the heels of the bloodless People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos. Although just 12 years old, he understood that people with passion can effect change. Gabe works for community-level change in the field of public health.

Meet Gearspoke.com

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If you鈥檙e an outdoor enthusiast, you may have heard of Gearspoke.com by now. If not, get this: It鈥檚 time to get online and share that gear in your garage. This online rental service, conceived and run by UAA students and alumni, provides customers with outdoor gear and equipment rentals from other outdoor enthusiasts.

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