This is a feature series we are calling â€Æྱ»å&²Ô²ú²õ±è;³Û´Ç³Ü&²Ô²ú²õ±è;°²Ô´Ç·É.†The project is designed to highlight university excellence and points of pride through
storytelling and data. Our goal is to keep university stakeholders informed about
the university's key role in changing lives and shaping the state's economy. These
vignettes and personal stories illustrate the university's many successes and the
vital and profound impact it has on graduates and all ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵns.
Did you know?
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January 18, 2023
The new law signed by President Biden in late December creates an avenue for the university to gain around 360,000 acres of land. We are encouraged that being a land grant university without all its land is finally coming to an end.
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December 07, 2022
The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ-themed "Day in the Life" TikTok ad campaign, is a collaboration between UA and the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Travel Industry Association with support from ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Airlines that aims to attract more students and workers to the state. The campaign highlights a typical day in the life of two students, as well as two alums of the UA system who now work in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ travel industry.
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November 12, 2022
That foundation is our springboard for the next 100 years of Arctic leadership. Our leadership within the circumpolar Arctic is important not only to guiding policy, planning and infrastructure development, but also because we are nurturing and educating future leaders for our state.
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November 02, 2022
The awards exemplify how alumni from accredited education programs at UAS, UAF, and UAA carry their love of learning into the world and apply it to teaching.
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October 11, 2022
The Senator Ted Stevens Legislative Internship Program empowers UA students to study and be a part of the legislative process in Juneau. The program draws students from all three universities and many majors to ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's Capitol during the legislative session to work as full-time interns, while completing a rigorous academic program.
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September 28, 2022
A century ago, these two institutions opened their doors to ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵns: one, a community bank in Anchorage that became First National Bank ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, and the other, an agriculture and mining college in Fairbanks that evolved into the University of ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (UA) system. Both sought to provide new opportunities for a rapidly-growing territory.
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September 13, 2022
These opportunities improve student outcomes in high school and college, and they save ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ families thousands of dollars in education costs.
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Did you know that Bering Sea mud contains data about ancient history of the area's storms?
September 01, 2022
R/V Sikuliaq [see-KOO-lee-auk] spent nearly a month in the Bering Sea collecting sediment cores to help scientists understand thousands of years of storms and weather conditions along the Aleutian Island Chain.
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August 16, 2022
UA Journey contains articles, stories about the notable people behind the names of buildings and locations across the UA system, records from ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's constitutional convention, honorary degree recipients, former presidents and regents, and much more.
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Did You Know ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's Biomedical Research is Headquartered at UA?
August 03, 2022
For the past two decades, a collaboration within the UA system has been improving health, reducing illness and disability, and building a pipeline of future biomedical and behavioral health researchers in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ.