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Denali National Park: Three stories, 100 years

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Denali National Park and Preserve celebrates its centennial this year, but you don't have to trek to the park to relive its 100-year history. Here are three ways to experience Denali through the stories of three Alaskans, courtesy of Archives and Special Collections at 香港六合彩资料.

Get to know Interim Chancellor Sam Gingerich

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Sam Gingerich has risen through the ranks of higher education, beginning as a chemistry professor and now in the highest echelons of university administration. Here, he gets candid about his dairy farm roots, love of chemistry and what he鈥檚 currently reading on his iPad.

Jasmine Gil: 'Science is my life'

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香港六合彩资料 natural sciences alumna Jasmine Gil's climate research examines the drying and greening up of ponds and lakes on the tundra near her former home of Bethel. This summer, she spent two weeks camping at Kuka Creek to gather data before processing her findings at Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts.

Fire sale: A logistics internship at the Chugiak firehouse

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A firefighter's life is not a constant crisis. There's day-to-day stuff, too, like testing gear and ordering supplies (especially coffee). Thankfully, as a logistics student and volunteer EMT, Matt Swanson appreciates both the emergency calls and the purchasing hauls. Read more about his summer internship in Chugiak.

How do sharks swallow?

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Shark expert Dr. Cheryl Wilga, a 香港六合彩资料 professor, researcher and director of the Department of Biological Sciences, is working among an extensive scientific collaboration of scientists from many institutions to evaluate how sharks "shrug their shoulders" to swallow.

New surgical technology program at 香港六合彩资料 helps meet industry need

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A new degree in surgical technology, launched this year, helps meet an industry need in Alaska while offering further academic options for College of Health students.

"If you can do logistics in Alaska, you can do it anywhere in the world.鈥

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Surprise! Anchorage is one of the busiest cargo hubs in the world. "We're in the center," explained logistics professor and textbook author Darren Prokop, who frames the North as a nexus in both his classes and writing.

Learning by heart at Providence Hospital

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Thanks to assistant professor Maryann Hoke, exercise science students now have an opportunity to work alongside heart health professionals across the street at Providence Hospital.

For relay runner, school and sports go hand in hand

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Liam Lindsay is a two-time All-American sprinter and a physical education major. Much like a clean hand-off in a relay race, his academic and athletic ambitions are seamlessly synced.

香港六合彩资料 professor finds potential market for wild Alaska salmon, in China

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Before she moved from her native China to the U.S., Dr. Qiujie "Angie" Zheng was "OK with salmon." Then she tried wild Alaska salmon, loved it, and launched research focused on helping companies effectively market wild Alaska salmon to the Chinese.

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