Commencement is May 1. Before the big day, get to know a few members of the Class of 2021 Kela Vicich Bachelor’s of Marine and Environmental Science Class of 2021…
Meet the Class of 2021
APU Bookshelf: Alumni authors share their stories
Brooke Hartman M.B.A. ’04 As a children’s book author, Brooke only has a few hundred words to build characters, shape a plot, and add a few life lessons on the…
Outdoor Studies senior wins big at business competition
At the 2021 UAA Business Plan Competition, Outdoor Studies major Kiana Till won $7,250 with the help of her business partners. Not bad for a senior project. Kiana’s prize-winning concept…
Kikkan Randall chases down graduation
She’s back. After 17 national titles, 29 World Cup podiums, and Team USA’s first Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing, Kikkan Randall is finishing her degree. Kikkan started at APU…
Wikipedia and the college classroom
Professors don’t often encourage students to use Wikipedia. But in two of Dr. Erin Larson’s environmental science courses – Climate Change and Water Resource Management – the open-source website is…
Alaska Indigenous Research Program to offer free health research courses online in 2021
The Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP) will be hosted online this year. The unique research program – a partnership of Alaska Pacific University and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium…
Small Business and Social Sustainability in the Arctic
How do we create sustainable businesses for Alaska that also protect the Arctic, its environment, and its people? That’s a question on the mind of Yaso Thiru, director of APU’s…
Indigenous Kayak Design Online
Typically, Indigenous Kayak Design students gather in the art studio to carve and assemble their own model kayaks. This year, Adjunct Instructor Andrew Abyo had to mail kits across the…
Positive Psychology students at APU find evidence of flourishing during pandemic
How are people responding to social distancing protocols during the pandemic? The Fall 2020 Positive Psychology course created a survey to find out. While media typically highlight problems, students in…
Do Octopus Smell to Find Food?
Do octopuses actively use smell to find food? It seems like an obvious question but according to Willem Weertman, an environmental science grad student, there’s really no evidence to prove…