Aspiring nurses get networking, skills head-start at RRANN camp
She’s lived all over Alaska — Barrow, Metlakatla, Dutch Harbor, Anchorage — and plans to travel to the Lower 48 to begin her college...
Alaska WWAMI student found path to health career at UAA
Ten years ago, Sofia Infante was a high-schooler with a passionate interest in creating a career in health care.As a teen, she participated in...
North Slope biologists make room for the loons
Loons are a boon for bioresearch. Much like the canary in the coalmine, the health of these top aquatic predators can translate to an...
The case of the buried caribou tooth
At University of Alaska Anchorage, two students are on an interdisciplinary quest to unlock the anthropological and archaeological importance of caribou teeth.Yes, caribou teeth.Anthropology...
UAA mentorship program connects classroom and careers for student-workers
For some college students, campus jobs are convenient jobs, and not much else.But by adding a dose of intentional reflection and career planning, the...
High summer along the pipeline’s path
YUKON RIVER — It's high summer, past the solstice. Everything is alive here on the path of the Trans-Alaska pipeline.Since I started this hike...
Daily respites during a summer-long walk
JIM RIVER — On this cobble bar north of the Arctic Circle, it is a fine day. The sky is a sheet of blue,...
Dog partner enhances hike across Alaska
I suspected my brief dogless period was coming to an end when my wife and daughter were looking at puppies on the Internet.We had...
UAA professor finds potential market for wild Alaska salmon, in China
Qiujie “Angie” Zheng grew up in the coastal city of Tianjin, China, a place brimming with a rich selection of seafood. There, she could...
Alaska is center of the world for logistics professor and textbook author
For logistics professionals, the North isn’t an outpost. It’s the center of the world. Just ask Darren Prokop, a logistics professor at University of...
