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UAA’s Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) received a $79,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, to support a new AJSAC research initiative called the Alaska Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Case Processing Project.

Tess Forstner, a junior at UAA, spent her Alaska summer dressed in Xtratufs, wading through wetlands on a quest for chicks. Boreal birds, actually. She also wrangled a couple dozen volunteers to tromp through their backyard wetlands to monitor key species. Ever felt a wild bird heartbeat? It's pretty amazing, Tess reports.

Annette Rearden and Mary Weiss, two nursing professors, had a dream: Hold a nursing camp in Bethel, Alaska, to interest young people there in becoming nurses, right where they live. This summer was their second year and it was another success. Get the full story here.

Miss Alaska Michelle Taylor is heading to Atlantic City this month as a Miss America contestant. It will be the third pageant for this talented UA scholar who is passionate about encouraging young people to get involved in the political process. Learn more about her.

What if your job was to entertain roughly 20,000 students with divergent tastes? Luckily, UAA alum Zac Clark has been on the job for the last eight years, as Concert Board coordinator. Read more about Zac.

When you think of frost heaves, you probably think about bumping down spring roads and—depending on the vintage of your vehicle’s shock absorption systems— being surprised by a sudden dip or rise in the asphalt. Learn how they shape the Arctic landscape.

Jonathan drafted up plans that included med school, but life sent him back to the drawing board not once, but twice. It’s the best thing that could’ve happened for this high-achieving Construction Management grad.

For UAA, the fall semester began this week. Welcome, Freshman Seawolves – all 1,408 of you. Add transfers into the mix, and students new to UAA top 2,300, for a semester start in Anchorage of about 15,000. Here's the where and why behind the numbers.

Want to see what 4th Avenue looked like after the 1964 earthquake? Just type in your query at the new portal created by Archives and Special Collections and it’ll search through meticulously cataloged images.

Catherine heads up UAA’s green thumb brigade. You’ve seen her work in the planters, flowerbeds and other landscaping around campus. Lured up north by caviar, she's had some adventures on her path to UAA.