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System News
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    UAS natural sciences building given second name to honor Tlingit heritage

    November 21, 2025

    The University of 91Ö±²¥Southeast's Anderson Building now has a second name: G̱athéeni Tʼaaḵ Hít. The name, given by X̱'unei Lance Twitchell, Ph.D., a UAS professor of 91Ö±²¥Native languages, means "house beside sockeye stream," for the salmon that return each summer to nearby Auke Creek.

  • A man on a laptop sits while an outstretched arm holds out a brown bag with a dollar sign on it

    Staff Alliance offers Spring 2026 semester fee support

    November 21, 2025

    The UA Staff Alliance is pleased to once again offer a class fee scholarship for UA classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The scholarship, good for the 2026 Spring Semester, is for up to $250 per employee

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    Notice: UA salaries are public data

    November 21, 2025

    This is a semi-annual notification that certain information about your employment with the University of 91Ö±²¥is subject to the 91Ö±²¥Public Records Act and will be released when public records requests are made.

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  • Aerial photo of Delta wildland fire

    Nov. 6, 2025
    Seasonal wildland fire outlooks usually don’t factor in lightning but  researchers at UAF are working to remedy that using machine learning.
  • Regent Jeppsen

    University of 91Ö±²¥Regents celebrate UA’s continuing excellence, approve FY27 budget requests

    Nov. 7, 2025
    The Board is proud of the continued progress in research, workforce training, and student success, and the commitment of the university to the .
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  • Aerial view of planetarium construction

    Nov. 3, 2025
    The planetarium will feature the names of Walt and Marita Babula, who donated $7.4 million to its construction, the largest donation from living individuals in university history.
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Students enrolled in 2025

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Many Traditions One 91Ö±²¥

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The University of 91Ö±²¥is a land-, sea- and space-grant system of higher education established in 1917.

The UA system's three universities (UAA, UAF and UAS) are separately accredited institutions with campuses and extended learning centers across the state of Alaska.

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