This event is to bring together like-minded people who love the outdoors. We are encouraging people to submit at 30-90 second video to apuclipcontest@gmail.com, of their talents in the outdoors…
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CANCELED – APU Annual Gear Swap
This is the annual gear swap that the Outdoor Program puts on. Participants can either register items to sell for a commission or simply come shop for new gear with…
SCA Student Conservation Association Information Table
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) will host an information table on the APU campus Thursday, Oct. 24, 11:30-1:30 near the entrance to Atwood’s dining center. Learn more about job and…
Making Better Decisions with Data: Myths and Truths
AI, Big Data, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling – these are the buzzwords of the decade. The explosion of data and analysis tools portends to create a future where computers replace…
FAST Lab Uses Drones, Community Outreach in Collaboration with Nanwalek village
Each summer, Alaska’s mature salmon turn on their internal homing devices and return to their origin waters to finish out their life journey. But as the number of reds returning…
A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram)
Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of its community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens)…
Meet Dee Barker, APU’s New Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
Dr. Dee Barker is joining APU as Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. Dee has her graduate degrees in chemistry, with specializations in chemical education and biophysical chemistry, and…
APU Professor Discovers Underwater Settlement of Octopuses
Scientists (including an APU professor) have recently discovered an octopus “city” off the eastern coast of Australia, a find that suggests members of that species, Octopus tetricus, may not be…
Get Organized, Plan for Play Time and Other Bits of Advice from APU Faculty
We asked the Alaska Pacific University faculty members what pieces of advice they’d offer the Class of 2021. They delivered. Read on below. Bradley Harris, Associate Professor of Marine…
Photo Essay: Prospective Students Get a Taste of Alaska During APU Summer Trip
Eight prospective students were on campus (and the surrounding areas) last week as part of the APU Summer Trip. Over the course of the week the students met with the Admissions…