Univeristy of Alaska, Anchorage

COMMENCEMENT 2012

UAA student overcomes brain injury to get his degree

Nearly three years after Conor Daugharty suffered a devastating brain injury in a car accident, watching the 25-year-old from Eagle River walk up to get his college diploma was something family and friends considered a sweet gift.

List of 2012 UAA graduates

Stanford, UAA debate teams plan exhibition 'rematch'

On Thursday, the Stanford Debate Society will go jaw-to-jaw with the UAA Seawolves in an exhibition match at UAA. The public is invited to attend. The two teams recently finished second and third in an international competition.

UAA debaters second among US schools in international event

A UAA Seawolves debate squad ranked among the top finishers at the World Universities Debating Championships at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines from Dec. 27 to Jan. 4.

UAA slows campus Web speed to fight illegal downloads

The University of Alaska Anchorage is slowing Internet connections in all dorm rooms to prevent students from infringing on copyrights when downloading movies, music and videos.

What UAA students are illegally downloading

Doctors amputate frostbitten feet of champion UAA runner

Marko Cheseto, the University of Alaska Anchorage running star who suffered severe frostbite during a two-day disappearance early this month, has had both feet amputated, the university's athletic director said Monday.

Life-after-Prudhoe study arrives amid heated oil tax debate

A new report from the University of Alaska Anchorage says the transition to a "post-Prudhoe economy" will be the biggest challenge for Alaska over the next decade, a warning that comes as the state's politicians bicker over what to do about oil taxes and a natural gas pipeline.

PDF: Read the ISER report

UAA professors awarded eye-scanning patent

Two University of Alaska Anchorage professors have an idea -- and now a patent -- to help computer users secure and protect their passwords in an unprecedented way.

Regents give UA president Gamble an 8.5 percent raise

University of Alaska President Pat Gamble is getting a raise. The University of Alaska Board of Regents gave him an 8.5 percent raise during a two-day meeting which ended Friday at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.

Foundation pledges $1.4 million to UAA

The Atwood Foundation this week pledged $1.4 million to endow the Robert B. Atwood Chair of Journalism in the UAA Department of Journalism and Public Communications.

Some UA books now electronic

Some books published by the University of Alaska press are now available in e-book form. In partnership with he University of Chicago Press, the Alaska books can be downloaded to computers or handheld devices using Adobe Digital Editions software.

UAA celebrates new health sciences building

Though its new health sciences building is only 25 percent complete, the University of Alaska Anchorage held a "topping out" ceremony recently.

UAA debate team talks its way to top of national competition

For University of Alaska Anchorage professor Steve Johnson, there's more to college debate than arguing. It's about instant feedback, a safe place to have conflict and, least of all, the future of democracy.

UAA commencement ceremony this Sunday

The University of Alaska Anchorage will hold its commencement ceremony for 2,237 graduates of the class of 2010 at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Sullivan Arena.

UAA gets boost for new sports facility

The $80 million included in a state Senate bond proposal for a University of Alaska Anchorage sports arena would build a much-needed facility, according to UAA boosters.

Alaskan is a pioneer of contaminant research

UAA biology professor Frank von Hippel and his colleagues have received the first installment of a prestigious $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work on the chemical perchlorate for another five years.

Survey focuses on needs of breast cancer survivors

A breast cancer diagnosis is hard, but what can be harder is everything that comes with it: navigating the health-care system, finding physicians, dealing with side effects, deciding what to tell people at work.

College try: UAA student groups offer cutting-edge events

Aasif Mandvi from "The Daily Show" packed Williamson Auditorium in September by promising the standard college act. He cracked a few jokes, ran videos of his work, talked about "the real fake news" and let questions from the audience take on a hilarious irony of their own.

UAA hit with Title IX complaint

The federal Office of Civil Rights is investigating a claim that the UAA athletic department discriminates against women athletes.

UAA grad overcomes huge odds to earn her diploma

Kathleen Ahern-Karnes came to UAA five years ago with the most modest back-to-school wardrobe imaginable: two pairs of sweatpants, two sweatshirts and a T-shirt.

Legislator promotes plan for new UAA sports arena

JUNEAU -- Everybody loves a winner, and the Final Four run by UAA's basketball teams is inspiring some Seawolves fans with very deep pockets in the state capital to try again for funding for a new campus sports arena.