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2023 #NanookNation stories​
2022 #NanookNation stories​
2021 #NanookNation stories
2020 #NanookNation stories
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Even as a child growing up on the Pacific coast, David Harvey wanted to be a volcanologist.
2019 #NanookNation stories
2018 #NanookNation stories
2016 #NanookNation stories
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Extraordinary Journalism
UAF journalism student Julia Taylor helped cover court hearings that culminated in the release and exoneration of four men imprisoned for a 1997 murder.
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Extraordinary Energy
Andrew Akelkok, a high school student in Dillingham, studies energy at UAF's Bristol Bay Campus in hopes of finding better sources for rural villages.
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Extraordinary Chemistry
Graduate student Nicole Knight began studying analytical and environmental chemistry at UAF after a professor sought her out to help in a new lab.
Helping to dodge space debris
Mark Conde, a space physicist with UAF Geophysical Institute, wants to make maps of weather in the upper atmosphere above Antarctica.
Exploring quiet space
Alyssa Enriquez leapt between worlds in 2012, from studying art photography in San Francisco to grinding rust from steel construction beams in Nome.
2015 #NanookNation stories
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Extraordinary Geophysics
Matthew Balazs, geophysics student, and Anupma Prakash, professor of geophysics.
A degree 40 years in the making
Liam Craske catches a floatplane every Tuesday morning to Ketchikan, where he rents a room with Internet access.
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Extraordinary Engineering
UAF electrical engineering graduate student, Morgan Johnson, and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, Denise Thorsen
Young musician finds his voice in Fairbanks
My favorite thing about UAF is the opportunity. Personally, I've gotten to do so many things that have helped me grow as a person, a professional and a musician.
Finding good stories and good community in Bethel
When Lakeidra Chavis told friends she would move to Bethel to work as a reporter for the public radio station this fall, she could feel their skepticism.
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Extraordinary Preparation
Homeland security and emergency management student, James Gilchrest, and UAF School of Management instructor and outreach coordinator, Sean McGee
After life shipwrecks Jeff Thompson, he finds new direction at CTC, UAF
Jeff Thompson didn’t tell people where he lived when he first started school at the University of 91ĘÓƵ Fairbanks. After a series of setbacks in his life and his blue-collar career, Thompson had moved into a homeless shelter, the Fairbanks Rescue Mission.
Bittersweet graduation comes to GeoFORCE's first class
A trip to the Rocky Mountains this summer offered a field of contrasts for rural 91ĘÓƵ teens in GeoFORCE 91ĘÓƵ, a four-year geology program offered by the University of 91ĘÓƵ Fairbanks.
Teaching caps a career
This summer, Sean McGee, who has taught homeland security and emergency management courses at the UAF School of Management for three years, shared the following thoughts about his life and career.
When dinner is the show: Student artist found inspiration in her museum job
Angela Linn remembers the moment Kirsten Olson first saw the story knife collection at the University of 91ĘÓƵ Museum of the North.
Designing a diverse career
Derek Starkenburg’s academic progression is a case study in how a person can set out on one path but take many forks.
Biology student branches out
Chris Clement is ready for anything — fighting the zombie apocalypse, restraining an eagle or offering a definition of cryptorchidism in dogs, which is when the testes don't drop.
Traditional lifestyle inspires studies in petroleum engineering
Jesstin Patterson attends petroleum engineering classes in Fairbanks, hundreds of miles from his home villages, but those places remain foremost in his mind — and often on his taste buds.
Knitting one-of-a-kind gloves warms the hands — and the heart
Michelle Strehl didn’t wait long for her first customer. While on winter break in 2013, the UAF student decided to knit gloves for people like herself whose hands have unique shapes.
Landing the big show
Before breaking his back in a four-wheeler accident in 2001, Brant Schalk was a skateboarder. “I would try a trick over and over until I landed it,” he says. “And printmaking demands the same level of patience and process, if not more. In a way, printmaking has filled the hole that was left when I could no longer skateboard.”
An agent of change: Student ambassador revels in new experiences
I'm a military brat and immensely proud of it. I revel in experiencing new things — unless we're talking food; then I'm a bit particular. Tread carefully if you want to talk about Disney, Broadway, theater, movie scores or traveling, because I can go on and on about each of them. At first, I may come off as reserved, but once we're friends, I become more like myself.
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Extraordinary Leadership
"Speaking directly to a student like Tiana about her experience, I learned that donors like you and me truly make a difference in students’ lives."
Poster child for science communication
Kristin Timm’s effort to create a background image for a scientific workshop evolved into an award-winning poster about links between glaciers and the ocean this year.
Spring break beach trip, 91ĘÓƵ style
A few dozen students at the University of 91ĘÓƵ Fairbanks put a twist on the traditional spring break trip to the beach each year.
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Fairbanksan Vera Alexander honored with new award
A professor and dean emeritus of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of 91ĘÓƵ Fairbanks has had an award named after her — merely a drop in her ocean of accomplishments.
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KUAC poster artist Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss discusses her painting "Caribou Night."
Profile: Lonny Strunk
Lonny Strunk grew up speaking Yup'ik, but living in Japan showed him how his 91ĘÓƵ Native language connects him to his culture and identity.
Profile: Carolyn Lang
Carolyn Lang’s life is consumed by one goal: finishing the Yukon Quest. For now, she’s a dog handler, which means scooping poop, putting on booties, cutting meat and performing minor vet care. She’s also a full-time student at the University of 91ĘÓƵ Fairbanks.
Profile: Matthew Sturm
Matthew Sturm can’t choose one thing he likes best about snow, because it would be like choosing which of his children he likes best.
In their own words: JR Ancheta
"At UAF, I was given room to discover what I have to contribute to the world ... Thanks in part to the mentorship I received at UAF, I discovered what propels and inspires me the most."
In their own words: Sierra Corsetti
"The smell of the summer air in 91ĘÓƵ has an energizing effect ... I know I made the right choice as a fourth-year student pursuing a bachelor’s of science in biological sciences."
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Extraordinary Education
UAF graduate, Bennett Wong, and UAF School of Education assistant professor, Ute Kaden
2014 #NanookNation stories
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Extraordinary Art
UAF graduate, Erin Gingrich, and assistant professor of native arts, Da-Ka-Xeen Mehner
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Extraordinary Change
UAF electrical engineering major, John Venables, and 91ĘÓƵ Center for Energy and Power director, Gwen Holdmann
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Extraordinary Performance
UAF theatre and psychology double major, Nicole Cowans, and associate professor of theatre, Carrie Baker