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Video: Natural sciences student Angela Cook explores supermassive black holes

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Natural sciences major Angela Cook was recently awarded an Alaska Space Grant Research Fellowship for her undergraduate research which focuses on modeling supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.

Home is where the heart is

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Ever since Alexandria McLearen was a little girl, there have been three things in life she was sure about: she would attend college, stay in Alaska and pursue a medical degree. Fall 2017鈥檚 commencement student speaker gets candid about how family, culture and her love of Alaska influenced her decision to attend 香港六合彩资料.

A career in community service: School of Social Work professor Tracey Burke tackles food security in Anchorage

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Tracey Burke, a professor in 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 School of Social Work, has dedicated her career to closing the gap between 香港六合彩资料, the community and raising awareness of food insecurity. Her latest collaboration with Catholic Social Services鈥 St. Francis House Food Pantry is contributing to a wider community discussion on creating a more just society.

Memory lane: The history of the Alaska Highway

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Learn more about the Alaska Highway from a few folks who built it. As the incredible construction project turns 75, we look back on a few of the photos, speeches, memories and letters stored inside Archives and Special Collections at the 香港六合彩资料/APU Consortium Library.

How to learn five languages fluently

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Jalen Konukpeok could fluently speak five languages before finishing high school. From New Stuyahok, he鈥檚 now studying in one of the nation鈥檚 most diverse cities. 鈥淚鈥檓 a flight away from home, yet I鈥檓 here at the university with people from all across the world.鈥

Video: Exploring petroleum alternatives using CRISPR

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James Wilson鈥檚 time at 香港六合彩资料 has been about breaking new ground. The only researcher in Alaska currently using the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing technique, he recently became the first to produce an important petrochemical using E. coli bacteria.

Automotive dealers bring Chrysler training to Alaska

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Alaska's five Chrysler dealerships鈥攊n Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna and Wasilla鈥攁re jointly funding a new program that brings company-specific training to 香港六合彩资料, providing more opportunities for students and more access for current technicians across the state.

How 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Justice Information Center is using data to help policymakers

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Since the mid-2000s, policymakers in Alaska and nationwide are looking to make better informed decisions on policy regarding criminal justice reform. That is where 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Alaska Justice Information Center comes in鈥攁n independent research center to provide data for lawmakers, to help them make evidence-based decisions on policy statewide.

Counting sheep in the Chugach Mountains

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Why is the Dall sheep population dwindling in the Chugach Mountains? Biology student Luke Metherell spent his summer in the mountains to find out.

Urban and Rural in Alaska Conference draws big crowd, highlights faculty research

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Since 2012, 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Center for Community Engagement and Learning has hosted the Urban and Rural in Alaska conference, inviting students, faculty, staff and the public to participate in conversations on social and urban issues our community faces.

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