October 2017 Archive

Assistant professors Kathryn Ohle and Jennifer McKay have joined forces to help newly graduated UAA teachers build their classroom libraries. With support from the UAA Center for Community Engagement and Learning, and book donations from retiring teachers, the project is off to a successful start.

Learn about the five major aspects of a mission life cycle—design, construction, testing, launch and operations—through examples of actual NASA missions. Each of the show’s three sections starts with a set-up question that defines the “problem” an engineering team aims to solve, giving audiences a balanced, large-scale overview of spacecraft engineering, described contextually using exciting, real-life projects.

Purchase of a Wells Fargo Sports Complex recreation pass includes access to the gym and pool, as well as admission to group cycling and Zumba classes.

Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at 10:19 a.m. is the next international earthquake exercise. UAA will be participating as part of the Great Alaska Shakeout, and may have a TV news team on the Anchorage campus. The Homeland Security earthquake simulator trailer will be outside the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

UAA’s highly trained group of student workers ensures the university’s on-campus residents safely enjoy college to the max. Four resident advisors chat about why they took on such a tough job and what they love about res life at UAA.

This month, we're highlighting a distinguished trio of alumni all-stars. The 2017 Alumni of Distinction were recently recognized at this year's Homecoming Breakfast on Oct. 13. Learn more about this year's awardees.

Vernon Smith's work expanded researchers’ knowledge of economic behavior and laid the foundation for the new field of experimental economics. The dedication of this laboratory in Smith's name serves to honor his remarkable legacy.