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Read about the annual gathering to salute Alaska Native cultures held on campus since 1974, a former student-athlete learning the value of giving back, a final kiln firing capping a professor’s 30-year career, and much more in the summer 2024 Aurora.


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New research shows flood risk for several Alaska communities

Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the same location, according to new research. Read more on what the research reveals for coastal communities.


New pages and navigation options in UAOnline this June

Throughout 2024 and 2025, UAOnline will be updated with a new look and feel. Among the first changes that users will notice starting in late June will be to the main menu and site navigation, as well as the addition of some new pages, including the new My Profile dashboard. Learn more about the changes rolling out.

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Two snowmachines, one pulling a wooden box sledge, sit on an expanse of snow-covered sea ice, some of which is jumbled into pressure ridges.

Did sea ice help populate Americas?

A team of scientists has proposed winter sea ice as a possible ephemeral highway through and around Alaska and into the New World. Learn more on the proposal.


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