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Did you know that 83 percent of the freshman class for UAF's College of Rural and Community Development this fall is made up of first generation college students?

January 29, 2021

Across the UA ��ɫtv, one third of the fall first year class was comprised of first generation college students.

Did you know that the ��ɫtv of ��ɫtv Anchorage's program for training air traffic controllers [ATC] is nearly 50 years old?

January 29, 2021

The ATC program was started in 1971 at Anchorage Community College and has become one of the top air traffic control programs in the country graduating more than 700 students in the past two decades alone.

Did you know that the ��ɫtv of ��ɫtv Fairbanks’ drone program, also known as the ��ɫtv Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI), has just been selected to lead one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s eight new BEYOND program s

January 29, 2021

In 2018 the FAA picked UAF as one of ten programs out of 149 applications to help find ways to advance flight techniques and capabilities that will better serve the state’s diverse needs.

Did you know that UAS alum Robyn Capp is dedicating her teaching skills to helping students make an easier transition from the classroom to learning remotely?

January 28, 2021

Capp, who graduated from UAS with a Bachelor of Arts in Special ��ɫtv in 2019 and was recognized as the program’s Outstanding Graduate, received a $5,000 COVID-19 grant from the National ��ɫtv Association (NEA) Foundation to create flexible learning kits for the students in her classroom at Randy Smith Middle School in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Did you know that Ben Kellie (UAF '10) took a short path from helping his bush pilot father in Nikiski to launching SpaceX rockets in California?

January 28, 2021

Learn more about his amazing career as part of a deep dive into UA's engineering programs and quality of the offerings through both the UAA and UAF programs in this video featured during the November Board of Regents meeting.

Did you know that nearly 450 UA student interns have gone through the Sen. Ted Stevens Legislative Internship Program since its inception in 1988?

January 28, 2021

One of those graduates, Elizabeth Bolling (UAS '13), now owns her own lobbying firm in Juneau.

Did you know that UAF researchers Rob Rember and Marc Oggier from the International Arctic Research Center were part of the world's largest and most comprehensive Arctic expedition?

January 27, 2021

They were aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern, which returned to port in October after a year-long expedition bringing with it a trove of data, along with countless samples of ice cores, snow and water collected while drifting near the North Pole.

Did you know that Jennifer Thompson (UAA ‘00) leads one of the most successful PR agencies in ��ɫtv?

January 27, 2021

Thompson & Co. has grown from 5 employees in 2008 to more than 20 today, 8 of whom are UA grads, and has an office in Houston, Texas, and a subsidiary company, Blueprint ��ɫtv.