News and Press Releases 2025
November 24, 2025
Articulation agreement creates pathway for Virginia business students to earn 4-year degree at UAS
Virginia Western Community College graduates can seamlessly continue business administration studies at UAS, online and soon with in-state tuition.
November 20, 2025
Lorrie Gax̱.áan.sán Heagy honored at Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards
Heagy has received a 2025 Governor’s Arts Award for outstanding contributions as an educator, artist and advocate.
November 19, 2025
UAS natural sciences building given second name to honor Tlingit heritage
The Anderson Building is now also called G̱athéeni Tʼaaḵ Hít, which means, "house beside sockeye stream."
November 5, 2025
French historian of linguistics studies Tlingit language and archives in Fulbright project at UAS
Chloé Laplantine is exploring the past and present of Indigenous languages of North America, including archival documentation and modern language learning.
October 29, 2025
UAS partners with Greek and New York universities in joint blue economy initiative
The University of Alaska Southeast joins an international initiative to create academic programs in the blue economy.
October 16, 2025
UAS to host open house on Juneau Campus, Oct. 25
Community members and prospective students are invited to explore the Juneau Campus.
October 14, 2025
Alaska health information management program earns highest recognition from national accrediting agency
The University of Alaska Southeast Health Information Management program has been recognized as a program of distinction.
October 9, 2025
UAS Announces In-State Tuition for Every Undergraduate Student, Regardless of Residency
Starting Fall 2026, the University of Alaska Southeast will offer in-state tuition to all undergraduate students.
September 23, 2025
UAS School of Education Honored with National Frank Murray Leadership Award
The University of Alaska Southeast School of Education has received the Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement.
September 18, 2025
Evening at Egan Series Returns Sept. 19
Join Portland-based Filmmaker Vu Pham for a film screening and discussion of how history, memory, and trauma have shaped his life and art.June 17, 2025
Invasive European Green Crab Verified in Ketchikan, Alaska
The University of Alaska Southeast-Ketchikan Campus reports the verified expansion of the invasive European green crab in Alaska waters.June 4, 2025
University of Alaska Southeast School of Education Among 34 Programs Recognized for National Excellence
UAS joins 549 educator preparation providers meeting rigorous CAEP Accreditation Standards to better prepare the teachers of tomorrowApril 28, 2025
April 24, 2025
UAS Earns Military Friendly Gold Distinction
The University of Alaska Southeast is proud to be awarded the Military Friendly School Gold Distinction and Military Spouse Friendly School designation.April 15, 2025
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March 18, 2025
UAS Professor X̱’unei Lance Twitchell Wins Emmy Award
Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Professor of Alaska Native Languages at the University of Alaska Southeast, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series at the 2025 Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards on March 15 in Los Angeles.
January 23, 2025
Coeur Alaska Donates $30,000 to UAS Kensington Mine Environmental Science Endowment Fund
The scholarship fund provides a minimum award of $3,000 per student. “For me, our Environmental Science Endowment Fund is personal,” said Pete Strow, Coeur Alaska’s Environmental Manager.
January 21, 2025
UAS, Partners Receive NSF Grant to Confront Glacier Outbursts
A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of Alaska Southeast, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded a $990,437 federal grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
January 16, 2025
UAS Professor X̱’unei Lance Twitchell Nominated for Emmy Award
Dr. Twitchell is a writer and advisor for the animated PBS Kids program Molly of Denali, nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for the third annual Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards.