August 2014 Archive

Research: Designing 'home' on Mars and the moon

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When life gets tense down here on Earth—climate change, civil unrest, the next election cycle—Alaskans can take comfort knowing one of their own is hard at work discovering what our future houses on Mars and the moon might look like. Alumnus Nathaniel Cox is testing "lunarcrete" formulations.

Alumni Spotlight: Tara Gondek

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Weddings are glamorous. Opening a small business is not. But that didn't stop Tara Gondek from taking the plunge and opening her own bridal boutique in Anchorage last fall.

Alaskans tapping the wedding flower market

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It's wedding season and Alaskans are cornering the market on flowers as big as your head. How has the Center for Economic Development and the Small Business Development Center assisted with this budding industry?

Translating the hieroglyphics of health care

Linda Shepard

What does a gram of sugar look like? How do you explain to a patient why uncontrolled diabetes is so devastating? The Summer Seminar in Health Literacy aims to raise awareness of difficulties people have in understanding health issues.

Fourth annual myTRACK photo contest encourages students to graduate in timely manner

 

Aug. 11-16, 2014: CES Anchorage district to host centennial events

 

UAA and UC Bookstores closed Aug. 11-15, 2014

 

Help welcome the Texas 4000 riders to UAA on Aug. 8

 

Run for Engineering Change 5K - Aug. 9, 2014

 

Alumni Loop closure and cooling shutdown rescheduled for Aug. 11-16, 2014

 

August Archive