Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is the premier university in the heart of Alaska's largest city with campuses throughout Southcentral Alaska. Where culture, innovation and adventure converge, the unique locations provide unparalleled access to industry connections, Arctic research, outdoor recreation and more, facilitating once-in-a-lifetime experiences, groundbreaking education and impactful careers.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ transforms lives with over 150 academic certificate and degree programs, student-focused support services, and a dedicated and talented faculty.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
Explore the wide variety of services and resources available at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ to help promote your academic and personal success and well-being. From academic advising to student clubs and residence life, we're here to help you have an amazing university experience.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak, and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Alaska Native academic programs at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ provide an in-depth perspective on contemporary languages, cultures, history, politics, art, governments and corporations. Alaska Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.
August 13, 2014
Twelve years ago, his fleet feet propelled him to national championships. Now, he's growing a sense of community through his Portland, Ore., running stores. Meet Sean Rivers.
Far from being bleak hospital photos, this collection of portraits by Henry S. Kaiser Jr., a patient at the Seward Sanatorium, captured beaming smiles and near-laughter in his subjects.
August 06, 2014
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.
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.
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?
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.
July 30, 2014
Crane your neck and take in the new two-story stained glass installation in the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building. Artist Jack Archibald shared some of his secrets.
On the water, she’s a paddleboard entrepreneur. On the rink, she drops derby opponents to their kneepads. And in the classroom, Marvat Obeidi is a role model for her multilingual students—like them, she grew up in Anchorage between two cultures, two languages and the culture shock of being a first-generation Alaskan.
She moved from a bucolic suburb of Nairobi 12 years ago to study nursing at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and emerged four years later with a hard-won bachelor's degree. Now she's a registered nurse at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Meet Rahab Kiruku.
July 23, 2014
Who's lucky enough to make it out of boot camp with a pan of freshly-baked cinnamon rolls? The kids in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Culinary and Bakery Boot Camps. Smell what's cookin' at the Cuddy this summer.