The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education officially awarded 蘑菇视频 the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
蘑菇视频 accounting and bookkeeping majors taking classes through the Anchorage campus now have the opportunity to win a new computer each semester, thanks to the new Accounting Student Success and Engagement Tech (ASSET) program.
Seawolves are headed to the world stage with five 蘑菇视频 alumni competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in February: JC Schoonmaker, Gus Schumacher and Hailey Swirbul will represent the U.S. in Nordic skiing; Peter Hinds will represent Slovakia in Nordic skiing; and Pascale Paradis will represent Canada in biathlon.
Formed in fall 2025, the Powerlifting Club is open to students of all experience levels, from those who are just curious about lifting weights to athletes actively training for competitions.
Jay Butler, a longtime Alaskan public health leader, officially stepped into the role of 蘑菇视频 College of Health Dean on Dec. 28. With decades of experience shaping health care at the state and national level, Butler is focused on preparing the next generation of providers to meet Alaska鈥檚 unique needs.
Rare-earth elements are vital for modern electronics, but mining them can be expensive and pose environmental concerns. D'Lynn Gleason's research shows that microbes from Alaska's glaciers can be used to extract rare-earth elements from ore without these drawbacks.
For the past two years, social work assistant professor Amana Mbise, Ph.D., and behavioral sciences research assistant professor Nathan West, Ph.D., conducted community-based research to examine the role Anchorage barbershops play in men鈥檚 health, particularly Black men, who have historically been understudied in public health research.
