Beginning fall 2027, all UAA students will be eligible for in-state tuition rates thanks to the Alaska Unlocked initiative. At current tuition levels, the Alaska residency rate amounts to savings of over $600 per credit. For full-time nonresident students, the savings could add up to more than $7,000 per semester. The tuition rate will apply automatically […]
Students who have read, watched or performed any of the works of William Shakespeare know how frequently death factors into the plot. Tragedies like Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Hamlet end with deaths of the titular characters — and many others, as well. Toby Widdicombe, Ph.D., professor of English, recently published a book exploring Shakespeare’s […]
A new and interactive tsunami hazards tool created by the Alaska Earthquake Center brings evacuation information, hazard maps and other community-specific resources into a single online location. Alaska has 6,700 miles of coastline, including its islands, and much of it is vulnerable to a devastating tsunami. The tsunami hazard tool aims to help the public […]
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers), tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum in the satellite record. […]