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Fifty Alaska artists have been named recipients of the 2025 Individual Artist Awards. An annual initiative managed by the Rasmuson Foundation, this year’s awardees include eight UAA alumni.

Health sciences major and psychology minor Maisha Chowdhury describes choosing to attend UAA as the best decision of her life (so far) and for making her the person she is today. The fall 2025 undergraduate commencement speaker hopes her own journey inspires others to take risks and follow their passion.

As a neonatal nurse practitioner at Providence Alaska Children’s Hospital and adjunct faculty member for the UAA School of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice alumna and graduate student hooding ceremony speaker for the fall Class of 2025 Stacy Brunquist weaves education into everything she does — training new caregivers, guiding parents learning to care for their newborns, and sharing knowledge with professionals from Utqiaġvik to Sitka.

Themed around AI, the latest issue of UAA’s premier publication showcases stories that explore how UAA and its alumni are navigating the rapidly evolving technology.

From reducing volcanic risk for the densely populated slopes of Vesuvius to harnessing the energy potential of Alaska volcanoes, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences Claudia Cannatelli's approach to volcanology is all about helping people.

“We are fortunate to know a lot about sea otter behavior, but there’s also a lot that we don’t know,” said Ana Velasquez, a master’s candidate in biological sciences at UAA. For her thesis project, Velasquez used old data to make new discoveries about otters.

College of Business and Public Policy students Angel Ancheta and Ericka Brown are the first two UAA students to receive the selective Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholarship, which awards $15K to each recipient.

Ten years ago, biological sciences alumna Valeria Delgado Lopez helped enact UAA's smoke- and tobacco-free campus policy. Today, she works as a health promotions manager at the American Lung Association in Alaska where she focuses on prevention and education.

On Oct. 28, the Alaska Humanities Forum honored the 2025 Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards recipients, which include three UAA alumni, during a ceremony at the Anchorage Museum.

Valuing its role as a community partner, UAA coordinated with the Municipality of Anchorage and local agencies to provide emergency shelter at the Alaska Airlines Center for Western Alaska evacuees displaced by Typhoon Halong.