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Ahtna culture sustained Lacayah Engebretson as she grew up, but in all her years of schooling, only one of her teachers was Alaska Native—her mother. The UAA education student now hopes to become a role model for indigenous children, inspiring them to strive and achieve.

What does it take to build a business out of your personal passion? Linda Leary, M.S. '04, and Jason Smith, B.S. ’10, M.B.A. ’15, share how they took a good idea and built uniquely Alaska-focused businesses in fishing fashion and indoor farming last year.

Brown Bear Saloon owner gets a global logistics degree at UAA and prepares for his third big career.

"English has good and bad histories in Alaska," says Jennifer Stone, professor of English. Research by Stone and her students is revealing those different stories.

American Idol judges bestowed golden tickets last week on two UAA Glee Club singers, Monica Repuya and Malie Delgado, who will audition in Hollywood for a chance to eventually become the final American Idol.

Growing up in Glennallen, Hayley Crow was prepared for two years in a remote village while serving in the Peace Corps. Instead, she was placed at a hospital in a city of 1.5 million. It's the first of many surprises during her two years as a volunteer in Mongolia.

A collaboration between UAA's engineering and anthropology departments is training faculty and students to create 3D images of artifacts they can share with Alaska Native communities trying to maintain or connect with their culture.

Ron Burkhardsmeier manufactures foam panels for warm housing construction. He waited two years for UAA's engineering building to open so he could test his design in state. He hopes to meet an unmet demand of 10,000 homes in rural Alaska. He's also interested in the Anchorage market.