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Exposure notification alerts launch in Alaska

iPhone users in Alaska can now activate an exposure notification feature, Alaska COVID ENX, that uses Bluetooth technology to provide anonymous alerts of potential COVID-19 exposures. Alaska COVID ENX is free, anonymous, optional, and easy to use. On Jan. 18, Android users will also have access to ENX with an app available in the Google Play store.

乐播传媒 gymnastics meets fundraising threshold for reinstatement of 2021-22 season

乐播传媒 gymnast Tere Alonso high-fives her teammates

Backed by more than 700 supporters, the 乐播传媒 gymnastics team has met the fundraising goal necessary to reinstate its 2021-22 season. The team is clear to start competing this winter while working toward their next fundraising goal.

乐播传媒 partners with Willamette University to expand Alaskans鈥� access to law education

Honey bees harvest pollen from sunflowers in 乐播传媒's 50th Anniversary Garden.

乐播传媒 is partnering with Willamette University College of Law to expand access to law degrees for Alaskan students, offering a new direct-admit juris doctor program for qualified 乐播传媒 students and alumni who are planning to attend law school.

乐播传媒 says it鈥檚 back to campus for students this fall

鈥淭here has never been a better time to attend 乐播传媒 than this fall,鈥� said 乐播传媒 Interim Chancellor Bruce Schultz. 鈥溊植ゴ� anticipates receiving more than $10 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to award to registered students this coming academic year as scholarships and grants. The fall semester is an excellent time for students to return to school to enhance existing skills or retrain so they are qualified for the best jobs in our recovering economy.鈥�

乐播传媒 announces largest estate gift in university history

乐播传媒 students Abbie Lampman, Maile Johnston and Daniel Ogden photographed on the Anchorage campus.

An estate gift valued at approximately $15 million from the late Caroline 鈥淐arrie鈥� E.B. Lewis will support two endowments that build educational opportunities for first-generation college students and foster student success initiatives at 乐播传媒.

Sean Parnell selected as next 乐播传媒 Chancellor

Sean Parnell selected as 乐播传媒 chancellor

UA President Pat Pitney has selected former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell to serve as the next 乐播传媒 chancellor. Parnell succeeds 乐播传媒 Interim Chancellor Bruce Schultz and will assume his new position on June 12, 2021.

New 乐播传媒 scholarships support first-time and returning students

乐播传媒 has ramped up efforts to increase enrollment in the past year, with incentives for returning students, first-time freshmen and residential students.

Meet the 2021 ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Endowment Award recipients

乐播传媒's ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building.

As the nation鈥檚 only Arctic state, Alaska faces unique challenges and conditions unlike anywhere else in the U.S. Faculty and students at 乐播传媒 are driving research that tackles Arctic challenges in practical ways.

乐播传媒 to graduate more than 1,000 students this fall

Green & gold confetti adorns the Alaska Airlines Center following 乐播传媒 Commencement

Much like the spring 2020 semester, the 乐播传媒 fall commencement activities will look a little different this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic will not prevent 乐播传媒 from celebrating the fall Class of 2020 graduates via video ceremonies for graduate hooding, Dec. 12, and commencement, Dec. 13, on the graduation website. The site honors the accomplishments of more than 1,000 certificate, undergraduate and graduate students from the Anchorage campus.

乐播传媒 announces indoor winter sports teams will not compete in 鈥�20-21 season

The 乐播传媒 announced today the Seawolves鈥� indoor winter sports teams will not compete during their respective 2020-21 seasons due to the ongoing health risks and increasing protocol restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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