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Area racers travel to Fairbanks for Besh Cups 3, 4
Besh Cup races 3 and 4 were held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 18 and 19, at Birch Hill in Fairbanks. The races were moved to Fairbanks due to poor snow…
Anchorage’s Luke Jager leads quartet of Alaskans in top 10 of 10K freestyle on Day 1 of U.S. ski championships
For the first time in over half a decade, Anchorage is hosting the U.S. Cross Country Ski championships and Thursday’s action saw several skiers who are either from Alaska or…
APU partners Indigenous Arctic communities with scientific researchers for climate resilience
Collaborative effort, backed by $2.98 million grant from the NSF, will collaboratively address water and sanitation challenges in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new National Science Foundation (NSF)…
APU Presidential Search Progresses
Alaska Pacific University’s search for a new president is well underway. A search committee comprised of representatives from the Board of Trustees, Elders Council, faculty, staff, and students has set…
APU Receives $409,000 from AmeriCorps to Continue Legal-Medical Partnerships across Indian Country
AmeriCorps has awarded Alaska Pacific University (APU) an additional $409,000 to coordinate AmeriCorps medical-legal partnership attorney and advocate placements at Tribal healthcare sites across the country. The grant funds a…
APU launches innovative course on Indigenous stewardship of public lands
Through a unique partnership, Alaska Pacific University (APU) along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Northern Latitudes Partnership (NLP), and Alaska Conservation Foundation (ACF) have launched an innovative course…
Alaska Pacific University announces three new academic programs
Alaska Pacific University (APU) will offer three new academic programs, ranging from an undergraduate certificate to a graduate degree. The programs were approved by the APU Board of Trustees in…
APU undergrads gain more research opportunities in Alaska through AK UNiTE
Collaborating biology faculty at Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College, and University of Washington Tacoma were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Incubator Grant to increase undergraduate…
APU establishes community office for a national Arctic research initiative
As climate change warms the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet, new challenges abound for the communities that live in the region, including food…
