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Student-workers find more than just a job through Alaska PEAK

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Alaska PEAK — a simple yet mighty mentorship program — turns on-campus employment into a high-impact area of student success for the more than 850 student-workers employed at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ.

Geological Society of America names Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ professor as a fellow

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Simon Kattenhorn has always felt fascinated with volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics and rifts. The Geological Society of America recently named him as a fellow, honoring his devotion to research and passion for teaching.

Plexiglas menagerie: The case of the buried caribou teeth

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What do you get when you combine caribou teeth, Plexiglas hockey pucks and nitrogen isotopes? A truly unique interdisciplinary project that merges chemistry, dentistry, anthropology, archaeology and engineering to impact conservation biology in Alaska.

Dietetics grad makes healthy plates for a healthy state

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Seth Anderson '14 was among the first graduates of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's dietetics program. Today, he's part of a team of health professionals at Southcentral Foundation, offering nutritional guidance for his patients and working toward a healthy future for his home state.

Look at the world from thousands of angles

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Crews installed Inflorescence, a mirror-polished steel sculpture inspired by math and nature, in front of the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building this summer. Here, artist Heath Satow discusses the new piece and his career in public art.

Top chef: Culinary grad builds career in social services

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Shawn Dinkins '13, reigning soup chef of the city, serves up meals for Anchorage's hungry youth at Covenant House Alaska. Next up: a culinary training program to help residents land kitchen careers outside the shelter. "It's so rewarding," she said.

North Slope biologists make room for the loons

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For one Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ biology student, summer means tents on the tundra under the midnight sun. Graduate student Hannah Uher-Koch monitors loon behavior on the North Slope for both the Bureau of Land Management and for her graduate research.

All-around academic all-star

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It's fitting for Madeleine Arbuckle to compete in the all-around. This senior environmental studies major and team MVP (elected by her gymnastics teammates) is an all-around all-star, with a 3.91 GPA and eyes on law school in the future.

Alumni tackle Mount Marathon

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Tough, raw, addictive and "Alaska to the core:" Four alumni share why they keep returning to Seward's punishing Mount Marathon Race for the Fourth of July year after year after year after...

Alaska WWAMI student found path to health career at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ

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A high school anatomy class sparked Sofia Infante's interest in health, leading to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's Della Keats program and college Outside. Now she's studying medicine at Alaska WWAMI, with plans to help underserved populations as a doctor.

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