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University of Alaska Regents praise continued progress on student support and success initiatives
February 20, 2026
Regents meeting at UAF's Bristol Bay Campus discussed enrollment growth, recruitment and retention outcomes, and advanced revised FY27 operating and capital budget requests.
Capitol Report: February 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
House Advances Supplemental Budget with Critical Higher Education Investment Fund (HEIF) Repayment; UA Outlines Highest Budget Priorities in House Subcommittee; Legislators Meet with UAS/UAA/UAF Alumni in Juneau.
Practical New Guide to Support Compliance at UA
February 19, 2026
Imagine if one resource could strengthen your department's processes and help UA stay ahead in one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country. That's exactly what the new Implementing Effective Compliance Programs guide aims to do.
February 24, 2026
A new $400,000 investment from ConocoPhillips Alaska is expanding UA's process technology programs in Fairbanks and Soldotna, supporting high school access, hands-on training and workforce growth.
January 27, 2026
One UA student's kelp research followed a path from Prince William Sound to the Mat-Su Valley, connecting Tribal partners, academic programs, and agricultural research across Alaska.
Did you know the University of Alaska is a central figure in Alaska's emerging mariculture industry?
December 16, 2025
The Alaska Blue Economy Center is proving instrumental in the rise of mariculture in the state, linking research, workforce efforts and global partnerships.
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UAF plans to name campus West Ridge area ‘Arctic Research Park’
Feb. 20, 2026Read Research Park articleThe University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) plans to rename the West Ridge area of its campus to UAF Arctic Research Park as a recognition of the research that happens there.
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UAA opens new trial simulation courtroom for justice students
Feb. 20, 2026The University of Alaska Anchorage has opened a new trial simulation courtroom designed to give justice and legal studies students hands-on experience inside a realistic courtroom setting.Read courtroom article -
Dual credit program brings exciting UAS courses to high schoolers
Feb. 18, 2026Health sciences, welding, and scuba diving are only a minor selection of subsidized courses available to high school upperclassmen to take through a special dual credit program with University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka.Read dual enrollment article
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