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Structuring support

If there is anything civil engineering and project management alumnus Mohamed Niagne is passionate about, it is support structures — in engineering, and especially in relationships. As the graduate student commencement speaker for the fall Class of 2024, Niagne hopes to convey the importance of those support structures, which led him from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at UAA to his current position at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
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Strengthening mental health support for Indigenous communities

UAA's new Alaska Natives into Psychology (ANPsych) Program offers scholarships, mentorship and outreach to Indigenous students pursuing doctoral psychology degrees. The program aims to increase representation and provide more culturally responsive care.
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ConocoPhillips Alaska donates $2 million to create the Alaska Leaders Archive at UAA

The space will feature state-of-the-art archival facilities, a teaching area and space to display items from the collections of Sen. Stevens and other Alaska leaders.
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Practical ethics and pandemic preparedness: Raymond Anthony’s ongoing research in philosophy

This August, Raymond Anthony, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, was awarded an Inter-Disciplinary Engagement in Animal Systems (IDEAS) program grant through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
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