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A legislative internship in Juneau is nothing if not a big dose of real-world political and work life. Check in with German Baquero.

UAA's Justice for Fraud Victims Project helps people find out if someone is defrauding them, what happened and how they can prevent fraud from happening again, all while offering students valuable real-world accounting experience.

When she's not in science classes, this UAA senior spends her hours volunteering and scribing at Providence and in UAA's simulation lab, co-helming UAA's ASMA chapter and doing cancer research. Meet Rachel Shercliffe.

New UAA Provost Samuel Gingerich likes to hike, catch fish, listen to The Band and muse deeply on how higher education is evolving in the 21st century.

The March 27 Urban & Rural in Alaska conference is bringing together students, faculty and community partners like Alaska Literacy Program, to discover innovative new ways to boost immigrants, the homeless and others who need help.

Andrew Freed II uses films, radio and discussion forums to help people learn about each other and educate them about 'the black perspective' on issues he finds important. He recently won a 2015 Spring Student Diversity Award for his efforts to grow diversity on campus.

Midterms had been vanquished and spring break had arrived upon the land. To commemorate their victory over the first half of the semester, a legion of scholars gathered in the Student Union to hit each other with foam swords in the inaugural LARP-a-palooza.

Have some extra time between classes and meetings? Spirit’s here to share six ways to maximize your lunch break on campus. Whether you fancy ice skating, power lifting, art, music or jumping off the high dive, there's an amazing amount of ways to spend a day at UAA.

Come on home to Alaska. UA offers a number of legacy waivers to students with roots up North. If your parents or grandparents live in Alaska, you qualify for in-state tuition under the new 'Come Home to Alaska' initiative. Children of alumni earn in-state tuition as well. Read more for details on both legacy initiatives.

Since 2007, UAA culinary students have studied the fine art of Florentine cooking (think gelato, tiramisu and an ample splash of Chianti) while spending a semester abroad at Florence University of the Arts.