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Hosted by the Office of Student Success and the University Honors College, the Student Research and Creative Scholarship Showcase celebrates the academic work of UAA's students across an interdisciplinary spectrum, including the arts and humanities, social sciences, business, health, education, applied sciences, engineering and natural sciences.

For Piper Jones, middle school teacher, educational leadership alumna and graduate student commencement speaker for the spring Class of 2025, teaching is all about the “light bulb moment” — the instant when a student’s confusion finally turns into understanding.

UAA possesses a remarkable artistic legacy: a diverse and extensive collection reflecting Alaska's vibrant cultural heritage

Despite belonging to different political parties and legislative caucuses, Rep. Genevieve Mina and Rep. David Nelson have much in common: the former UAA classmates are both political science grads, the only twenty-somethings currently serving in the Alaska Legislature, represent neighboring Anchorage districts and share a passion for community.

Imagine having only 16 hours to develop a complete project plan for building a helicopter landing facility at an airfield — that was the challenge for a team of UAA construction management students at this year's Associated Schools of Construction Regions 6 & 7 Student Competition, where they finished third for the second consecutive year.

To mark three decades of the Celebrity Chef Invitational, UAA's Culinary Arts program welcomed alumnus, former chair and original event lead Tim Doebler for an update on the first menu from '93, with help in the kitchen from all-alumni chef leads and student volunteers.

Nearly 150 alumni and supporters packed the Fine Arts Building Recital Hall on the Anchorage campus to honor the most recent Alumni of Distinction while reconnecting with their hometown university and raising funds to benefit UAA programs and scholarships.

As the nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska faces unique challenges and environmental conditions unlike anywhere else in the United States. Faculty and students at the University of Alaska Anchorage continue to drive research that tackles regional challenges in practical ways, such as studying earthquake hazards, wildfire vulnerability and more.

Accounting alumna and 2024-25 Alumni of Achievement Maria Bourne is the president and CEO of Denali Universal Services. Under her leadership, the company expanded to over 1,100 employees across six states, with 30% of its business now operating outside of Alaska.

Education leadership alumna and 2024-25 Alumni Humanitarian E. Ingrid Goodyear is the missing or murdered Indigenous persons regional coordinator for the Great Plains and Alaska at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Alaska. One of only five regional MMIP coordinators in the country, she works to address the disproportionately high rates of violence and disappearances that Indigenous people face in the United States.