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Competitive gaming, or esports, is a soon-to-be billion dollar global industry, netting million-dollar payouts for professionals and college scholarships for up-and-comers. Building on that momentum is the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Esports Club, who provides valuable knowledge and resources to Alaska's own burgeoning high school esports programs.

A recent study published by Richelle Johnson, lead analyst for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Center for Economic Development and economics alumna, just confirmed what owners of a certain beloved bumper sticker already know: Alaska girls rule.

Michael Mueller, a professor of education in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s School of Education, is on a mission to help youths in Alaska become advocates of their environment through his Youth Birding Alaska project.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ professors LeeAnn Munk and Eric Klein are working with scientists across the UA system to examine the impact of climate change on two Alaska ecosystems: the boreal forest and the Gulf of Alaska.

This touring, one-act play tells the story of Nick, a young boy from a country called Homeland, and his family’s struggle to assimilate after immigrating to Alaska. Audiences feel Nick’s frustration through the use of clever technique: Nick and his family speak English while his classmates speak gibberish.

This past July in Utqiagvik, former associate professor of political science Dalee Sambo Dorough was unanimously voted to serve as international chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, a position that represents 165,000 Inuit across Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia.

Salmon will soon be swimming on the ceiling at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Planetarium and Visualization Theater, thanks to faculty and students from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and their work visualizing five years of data collected on the Kenai River Watershed.

Along the Yukon River 270 miles west of Fairbanks lies Galena, a close-knit community where Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ construction management junior Kaleb Korta trained to become a runner for cross country and track and field.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Aviation Technology Complex recently opened its doors to host Girls in Aviation Day — a collaborative event with Women in Aviation International’s Alaska Frontier Chapter and Professional Women Controllers. The worldwide event introduces young women to the many possibilities of careers in aviation.

Accounting Club at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is one of the most established and connected clubs on campus, and has helped launch the careers of hundreds of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ accounting majors in Alaska and beyond.