Education + Awareness

Hello, back-to-school season! Here are tips to keep everyone healthy for in-person learning: • Make sure your family is current on immunizations, as well as any well-child visits.

This summer, 25 of Alaska’s brightest students are participating in Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge opportunity.

Any vaccine can cause side effects.Most of the time these are minor and go away within a few days.

This year, UAA was recognized with the Military Friendly School® distinction.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported that businesses lost $1.

June holds two important celebrations elevating conversations surrounding race, equity and inclusion.

Thank you, Alaskans, for rolling up your sleeves in May to increase statewide immunizations against COVID-19! Let’s keep the momentum going to ensure that we can all have a safe and fun summer and get back to normal.

As part of its Celebration: 10,000 years of Cultural Survival project, Sealaska Heritage Institute digitized video of its second Celebration, a dance and culture festival, and shared the footage on its YouTube channel.

Alaska continues to be a leader in the fight against COVID-19.

Two Yup’ik engineers have created the most advanced Yugtun translation and learning tool that’s available online.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is expanding its full-time Acceleration Academy component to Bethel this fall, advancing education for students in Southwest Alaska.

Calling all home aquarium owners: zebra mussels, a highly invasive freshwater mussel species, have been discovered on aquatic marimo moss balls sold in aquarium and pet supply stores in Alaska.

The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is nearing the deadline for high school students to apply for Acceleration Academy on March 19.

Many Alaska students are getting ready to turn the page from high school to college and may be looking for extra help to pay for costs associated with higher education.

You’re likely familiar with one of Alaska’s most prolific entrepreneurs, Jasmin Smith.

Alaska’s initial allocations of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived and have been administered to more than 18,000 Alaskans.

Middle school students from across Alaska have another opportunity to get ahead in their STEM learning.

Beginning Oct.24, 2021, Alaska residents will need to dial 907 before making a call within the 907.

Seventeen-year-old Tatiana Korthuis is about to start her freshman year at the University of Alaska Anchorage. However, this long-time ANSEP student already has a jump-start on her STEM career.

Community development projects for 14 Alaska villages and tribes are going to be receiving crucial support thanks to a nearly $8 million block grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program recently celebrated the first graduates of its full-time Acceleration Academy (Anchorage). Seven students graduated this year with an average of 40 hours, equivalent to 1.5 years of college credit, toward a bachelor’s degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

The middle school students in the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program recently learned from industry professionals what it would be like to own their own aerospace company and to have a chance to build and launch their own rockets.

The annual Alyeska Snow Classic puts the fun in fundraising while giving the community a chance to support Four Valleys Community School. To participate, just purchase some raffle tickets, and guess the amount of snow accumulation on the 1,096-foot peak of Mount Alyeska to the nearest one-hundredth of a foot.

This summer, your child has the opportunity to join one of the nation’s most successful and cost-effective STEM education programs, which promotes science, technology, engineering and math education with fun hands-on activities.

High school students looking to jump-start STEM careers and earn free college credits can enroll in the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program’s full-time Acceleration Academy.

The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program hosted thousands of students, faculty, alumni and strategic partners at its 24th annual Celebration Jan. 18. Honoring students’ past achievements and looking to the future, this year’s celebration theme was “Beyond the Stratosphere” and featured Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.

Celebrate the holidays with gifts that give back from the Alaska Zoo. Whether you’re shopping for friends or family, the zoo has something for animal-lovers of all ages.

As the holidays approach, the University of Alaska Anchorage is joining an international movement inspiring people to give back to education. Many people are familiar with #GivingTuesday but may not have heard of #GivingSchoolDay. From elementary schools to universities, communities across the world are supporting education.

Applications are now open for 2019 spring and fall semesters for the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s full-time high school component.

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is accepting applications for its Summer Bridge component now through Dec. 7. Summer Bridge is open to Alaska students who are going to be graduating from high school and want to get a head start on their STEM degree and future career by taking a college course and completing a paid internship.