Alaska Native Science Engineering Program News Today

Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - Students from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program will have increased opportunities for federal jobs after a partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The jobs are mostly in Alaska but can be anywhere in the United States.

Average 2023 Acceleration Academy graduate has 43 college credits. This year, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is proud to announce the largest-ever graduating class of its full-time, academic year Acceleration Academy opportunity. Twenty-eight students from the Anchorage, Bethel, Matanuska-Susitna and residential campuses will earn their high school diplomas when they graduate this May

Progress roundup: Photovoltaics are being sited on waterways around the world. And in India, solar power is increasing efficiency and raising pay.

Exciting new beginnings — they always come with sad farewells.

Perhaps now is the right time to hand off our creation to the next generation.

Thanks to a recent $5 million grant, more students will have access to the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program.

There are more Indigenous people living in Alaska than anywhere else in the United States. But Alaska Native students are vastly underrepresented on college campuses. And when it comes to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — fields that are especially dominated by white men — Alaska Native students face even greater barriers to entry. Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff wants to change that.

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