2015 Archive

Ask a geologist

Greg Durocher

Is this a meteorite? Was that an earthquake? Can I still make a living as a gold miner in Alaska? All day long, UAA alumnus Greg Durocher fields the nation's pressing geology questions for USGS, answering phone calls, emails and Facebook posts from across the country.

Recovery at the Plant Hospital

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Just think of them as the 'Green Cross.' The UAA grounds crew—who keep the campus clean and green—have a special facility in the Student Union where sick plants can go for some extra TLC.

Caffeinating the Student Union

Katie Doyle

When Katey isn't helping fuel UAA with delicious coffee from Union Station Cafe in the Student Union, she's busy working her way toward a degree in social work.

APRN: The Art of Medicine

Doctors-drawing

UAA art professor Garry Mealor teaches a class in figure drawing to a group of young doctors in Anchorage—all overworked, overtired interns, halfway through their first year of residency. Since physicians spend their time thinking about how to fix the human body, Mealor's drawing class is an effort to get them to think more creatively about their careers.

Jan. 24, 2015: UAA Glee Club Auditions

 

Jan. 27, 2015: Kat Milligan-Myhre, Ph.D., presents 'Natural variation in the immune response to gut microbiota'

 

Jan. 29, 2015: Erica Hartmann, Ph.D., presents 'Unraveling Bioremediation in Sphingomonads,' Jan. 29

 

Jan. 22, 2015: Jonathan Adelman presents 'China in Crisis: Will it Become a Superpower in the Next Two Decades?' Jan. 22

 

Think Tank Series: How can our community bridge the civil legal justice gap? Feb. 5

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Jan. 20 and 21, 2015: Alaska scholarship and loan resource table at the UC One Stop

 

2015 Posts Archive