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UAA Class of 2012 to Celebrate Commencement on May 6
Channel 2 NewsThe UAA Class of 2012 will celebrate its commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Sullivan Arena. The University of Alaska Anchorage said 2,172 students applied for graduation and at this weekend’s ceremony and the class of 2012 will earn a total of...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Education, Satellite and Cable Service
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Two Students Receive UAA's First Doctorate Degrees
The University of Alaska Anchorage campus is giving out its first two doctorate degrees this weekend. Psychology students Cody Chipp and Jaymes Gonzales will be the first to receive PhD's from the campus that traces its history back to Anchorage...
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Rocket Launched into Northern Lights for GPS Research
Channel 2 NewsThe rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems. It was a mission launched Saturday by a NASA funded group of 60 researchers studying...Tags: Dartmouth College, Research, Cornell University, University of New Hampshire, NASA
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ASD Superintendent Finalist: Browder's Past Questioned
An Anchorage Schools Superintendent candidate is answering questions about his past, after professors at his former workplace questioned his ability to lead. After spending seven years in charge of the Lee County School District in Florida, Jim Browder...Tags: Entertainment, Lee County (Florida), NBC (tv network), American School for the Deaf, Radio
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Marko's Next Step
The 49th ReportIt was a Sunday afternoon last November when Marko Cheseto, a top student at the University of Alaska Anchorage and an elite cross-country and track runner, left his apartment and ventured off into the falling snow and bitter cold. To this day, he isn'...Tags: Depression, Providence Friars, College Sports, Suicide, Health
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Engineering Firm Donates Software to UAF
Channel 2 NewsThe University of Alaska Fairbanks says an engineering company has made a $1.6 million software donation to the school's petroleum engineering department. Petroleum Experts, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is donating 10 copies of a suite of six programs...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Technology, Natural Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Sheldon Jackson Archives Given to State
Channel 2 NewsThe archives of a now-closed college have been turned over to the state of Alaska. The trustees of Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka entered into the agreement earlier this week. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/yxacZ2) the school's...Tags: Sheldon Jackson, Education, Colleges and Universities
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PFD Scholarship Accounts Awarded to 5 Alaskans
Channel 2 NewsPFD scholarships accounts were awarded to five young Alaskans through the University of Alaska college savings plan. The giveaway, in its second year, was aimed at encouraging more families to set aside half of their Permanent Fund dividends for...Tags: Tuition Planning Services, Financial Aid, Awards and Prizes, Education
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Why Alaska? International UAA Students Increase to Record Highs
Channel 2 NewsThe latest Census reports more than one-third of Alaska residents are minorities and Anchorage is the melting pot. The city is now drawing students from all over the world to the University of Alaska Anchorage. This semester, UAA is seeing the highest...Tags: Brazil, Students, College Sports, Teaching and Learning, Saudi Arabia
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Restaurant Review: Ling and Louie's Asian Bar and Grill
GoToAK.comIf there’s any Anchorage cuisine my colleagues and I at Channel 2 are familiar with, it’s the Midtown restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the station where we grab a quick bite for lunch between stories. We’re particularly blessed...Tags: Meatloaf, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ice Cream, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants
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Sudan Refugee Nyanchor Dak Wins Scholarship
Sudan refugee Nyanchor Dak is October’s Fund the Future scholarship winner -- and she says she couldn't afford college without it.
Dak's journey has brought her from tragic violence in her homeland in the Sudan to new hope here in Alaska.
Dak...Tags: Sudan, Coca-Cola Co., Politics, Refugee, Awards and Prizes
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UAF Students to Help Plan Sustainable Housing
University of Alaska Fairbanks students will have a hand in the design of the school's next student housing development.
A team of five students has been selected to help plan the $1 million project that's known as Sustainable Village, along with staff...Tags: Alternative Energy, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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