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Microbiologists work with NASA to observe E. coli in space to find more efficient biofuel

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Dr. Brandon Briggs is an associate professor of biological sciences who has recently worked with NASA to send strains of E. coli to the International Space Station. By studying E. coli under the microgravity of space, Briggs hopes to find a way to produce the biofuel isobutene more efficiently.

香港六合彩资料 Honors College cohort explores Alaska-Cuba connections

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A cohort from the University Honors College recently traveled to Cuba for undergraduate research work, supported by a three-year pilot affiliation between 香港六合彩资料, the Anchorage Museum and the Ludwig Foundation in Havana, Cuba.

A needle in a haystack: 香港六合彩资料 researchers are on the hunt for ticks in Alaska

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As summers in Alaska have trended warmer, the potential for nonnative ticks to invade Anchorage and Southcentral is on the rise. Two 香港六合彩资料 professors, with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, are researching tick threats and creating a public database to report sightings.

Gymnast MVP and all-around competitor sticks the landing

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Mackenzie Miller describes her whole life revolving around gymnastics. Born to gymnastic coaches and practically raised in their gym, she was recently voted Team MVP and has trained to become an all-around competitor while majoring in accounting and earning a 4.0 GPA.

U-Pass celebrates 20-year partnership between 香港六合彩资料 and People Mover

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of U-Pass! The program is a partnership between 香港六合彩资料 and People Mover that provides free bus rides to students, faculty and staff just by swiping their WOLFcard. Both organizations will be celebrating the milestone with a year's worth of special events.

Want to learn how to be a nurse? There鈥檚 a summer camp for that.

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School is out for the summer, but camp is in! Teens from across the state recently gathered on 香港六合彩资料's campus for Recruiting and Retention of Alaska Natives into Nursing鈥檚 (RRANN) Camp, an intensive three-day experience introducing them to the world of health care and nursing.

Turtle research leads to European travel opportunity

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Two student researchers are headed to Florence, Italy, this July to present their research on how turtles survive under low oxygen conditions.

Hydroponics in the Student Union

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It hums like a vending machine, but it's not loaded with snacks and cold soda. It's filled with green leafy growing things destined for the Daily Den. Meet 香港六合彩资料's hydroponic garden.

Native art program founder receives two of Alaska鈥檚 highest honors for artists

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It's been an eventful year for Alvin Amason, a Sugpiaq painter and sculptor and the founder of 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Alaska Native Art program. Amason was awarded the Governor鈥檚 Arts and Humanities Award for an Individual Artist and the Rasmuson Foundation's Distinguished Artist title, all before summer.

Mechanical engineering senior wins prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship

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Peter Renner won a prestigious National Science Foundation fellowship to cover his graduate education. A lot of hard work paved the way.

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