Learning by heart at the hospital
A new faculty-led internship option is linking University of Alaska Anchorage students with their future peers across the street at Providence Hospital.Last year, Maryann...
UAA engineers deliver asteroid anchor to NASA
University of Alaska Anchorage students recently traveled to Johnson Space Center in Houston, where NASA tasked them with developing the next stage of space...
Climate change enhances Arctic mosquito population
A new report from National Geographic magazine notes that blood-sucking mosquitos, the legendary bane of Arctic travelers, from caribou and reindeer to humans, are...
In fifth month, Trans-Alaska hike nears end
SAGANAVIRKTOK RIVER — August, here so soon.And we just passed Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, which means that distance remains on our summer hike from...
New surgical technology program at UAA helps meet industry need
When Jerica Masangcay was a young girl, she would watch as caregivers took care of her grandmother, who suffered from pressure ulcers caused by...
How do sharks swallow?
I bet you haven’t thought much about that lately. After all, how would pondering this question ever help get you to the bottom of...
Final steps to Mile 0 of summer walk
FRANKLIN BLUFFS — I said goodbye to my final hiking partner today outside a van on the side of a gravel highway. For the...
Jasmine Gil: ‘Science is my life’
One year after completing her degree in natural sciences at UAA, Jasmine Gil stands at a crossroads. What comes next?The signpost in one direction...
Denali National Park: Three stories, 100 years
It’s been 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson established Mount McKinley National Park, now known as Denali National Park and Preserve, on Feb. 26,...
Hike across Alaska ends with after-dinner bear
A few days ago, Cora the dog and I walked across a footbridge spanning a natural moat flowing through northern tundra plants. There, we...
