UAA is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska. Where culture, innovation and adventure converge, the unique locations provide unparalleled access to industry connections, Arctic research, outdoor recreation and more, facilitating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, groundbreaking education and impactful careers.
UAA offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs that consistently prepare students for success after graduation. State-of-the-art classroom instruction and hands-on learning collide in UAA's innovative academic programs, which feature unique courses that train students to lead Alaska into the future.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
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Located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna Dene, Alutiiq/Sugpiak, Chugachmiut and Eyak peoples, Alaska Native curriculum at UAA provides an in-depth perspective on contemporary Alaska Native societies, languages, cultures, history, politics, art, governments and corporations.
May 20, 2015
Day One in China: Climb the Great Wall. A UAA economics class is in China to study globalization and to consider Alaska-China business opportunities. Read their stories in this special series of Postcards Home.
Kyle Ekstrand once created a grade-threatening headache by inadvertently scheduling two classes a mile's walk apart. He and his fellow MIS student, Brian Smith, hope to prevent that hassle for other students with their UAA Maps capstone project.
Spring has arrived in Anchorage! UAA's grounds team provides self-guided tree tours all year long, but there are few better times to enjoy our urban forest than in spring. Stop by and tour our officially recognized Tree Campus USA soon, home to the Alaska’s largest variety of tree species on public land.
May 13, 2015
Remember when a computer beat chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997? Randy Moulic was there. After 40 years at IBM, he now teaches electrical engineering and computer science at UAA,
Nine UAA economics students are headed to China as part of a summer class on globalization and business opportunities between China and Alaska. They'll share adventures, research and cultural visits to the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Terracotta Warriors.
Chantae Kochuten grew up living a subsistence lifestyle in the Aleutians. Now, she's learned the global-scale importance of respecting indigenous lifestyles in a changing region.
Heather Lende has raised a family and built a career in Haines, Alaska, where she works as the local paper's obituary writer. The bestselling author will stop at the University Bookstore this Thursday on her national book tour, sharing life lessons from her latest work on life and death in a small town.
May 06, 2015
On Sunday, May 3, UAA saluted 1,353 college graduates with wafting strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” and green and gold confetti showering from the ceiling of the Alaska Airlines Center. View a slideshow of the festivities.
Dr. Kathryn Ohle recently won the Selkregg Award for promoting early literacy and language preservation by helping Cup'ik children and families access free online books that two UAA students from Chevak translated into their language from English.
After transferring to D.C. 14 years ago, Doug Vandegraft stayed connected to Alaska through his personal project—a thoroughly-researched tale of the dark days and lighthearted weirdness behind the 135 oldest bars still currently operating across Alaska today.