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Summer solstice saw nearly 3,000 participants from 15 countries and all 50 states in the 2026 Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon and Half-Marathon, an over 50-year collaborative effort between ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Athletics and Anchorage Parks and Recreation.

As tribal and board relations manager for Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Kalani Tucker oversees governance, supports the board of directors and executive leadership, and serves as the point of contact for all eight tribes in the region.

Micah Hahn, associate professor of environmental health in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, is the principal investigator and a co-author on a recently published study about involving Alaska's rural communities in low-cost air quality monitoring.

For the last three years Joel Potter has taken on the challenge of helping introduce local middle and high school students to some of the biggest questions in philosophy.

Joey Butcher always hits his target, whether he steps onto the battlefield as an infantry rifleman in the U.S. Marines, or onto the stage as an Honors College music student.

In this episode of Seawolf Voices, creative writing and literary arts alumna and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Graduate School communications specialist Tiffany Creed talks about the many uses of a graduate degree, the real-world applicability of an interdisciplinary studies curriculum, and why you should never disqualify yourself from an opportunity.

Natural sciences alumnus J.C. Schoonmaker was an All-American skier for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, a World Cup medalist and, most recently, an Olympian (for the second time) at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. He says ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ taught him the importance of working on a team, both in and out of the classroom.

How does a sense of place impact how we view and understand the world around us? Philosophy major Hunter Thomas has spent a substantial amount of time thinking about these kinds of questions.

Longer days mean more time to enjoy the abundance of activities on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Anchorage campus. From nature walks to multiplayer gaming, check out our roundup of the best ways to celebrate summer on campus in any weather.

When Artemis II launched for its flyby of the Moon in April 2026, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ project management graduate student and cross country runner Drew Johnson played a role in the mission. As an arms and umbilicals engineer at NASA, he helps oversee everything connected to the rocket while it's sitting on the launch pad.