Patrick Tomco News Today

Four research projects that won funding this year from a special UAA science endowment focus on some of Alaska's most serious problems.

Dear UAA Community, It was my pleasure to celebrate the 2023 Chancellors Awards for Excellence recipients during a congratulatory lunch last week at the Varsity Sports Grill.

As the nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska faces unique challenges and environmental conditions unlike anywhere else in the United States. Faculty and students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) continue to drive research that tackles regional challenges in practical ways, such as studying how temperature affects metal corrosion in the Arctic or the effects of tire rubber contamination on salmon mortality.

University of New Orleans doctoral student Maxwell Harsha has been awarded an Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) Graduate Research Fellowship.