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Lora's been part of #SeawolfNation for 12 years, working at UAA and cheering for Seawolf athletes. She also admits to getting a bad case of Iditarod fever every year. Read more about this Midwesterner who has embraced Alaska living.

UAA students, faculty and staff on the UAA Smoke-Free Task Force are working toward a smoke- and tobacco-free initiative for the university and have joined the Fresh Air Campus Challenge along with universities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Our university's history predates statehood by more than 40 years. Alaska was still a territory in 1915 when the United States Congress set aside federal lands near Fairbanks for a land-grant college. Get the full refresher course here.

APRN's Dave Waldron paid a visit last week to one of Professor Doug Causey's outdoor classrooms, spending the day catching fish with biology students in the Portage Valley.

When Dave Rand, co-founder and CEO of ATS Alaska, first came to Alaska from New England, he was ready for a bit of adventure. It was never supposed to be home. He hiked, paddled and fished his way into reworking his life plan, though. Read his story.

KTUU Channel 2 News Multi-Media Journalist Dan Carpenter is redefining what it means to be a journalist. Read more about this JPC alum who first became fascinated with life behind the lens as a kid in Bethel.

October and November find qualifying Alaskans $900 richer this year, thanks to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. Youngsters and those new to the state might not know that their equal stake in the state’s oil wealth was once hotly contested. Take a look back in time.

Second-generation cop, University Police Department (UPD) Chief Rick Shell redefines the firm handshake, reminding you how fortunate you are to be meeting him under friendly terms. Read his story.

Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. and Holland America Line Inc. have joined forces to donate $1 million to the University of Alaska Foundation for research and education critical to the health of sea, tourism and hospitality industry training and student scholarships. Read on to find out how this gift will impact UAA.

If the President of the United States believes he is unable to discharge his powers and duties, to whom must he transmit a written declaration stating the same? Do you know the answer? Constitution Week winners of the Madison Cup did.