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APU partners Indigenous Arctic communities with scientific researchers for climate resilience

September 15, 2022

APU partners Indigenous Arctic communities with scientific researchers for climate resilience Featured Image

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) grant of $2.98M will support a three-year collaboration with University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks to bring academics from across…

Filed Under: Community, Environmental Public Health, News Page, Press Releases, Research

APU Presidential Search Progresses

September 28, 2021

Presidential Search Update

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 October 1, 2021, as the application deadline for full consideration, although the search will continue until the position is filled. Alaska Pacific University (APU) Board…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Community, We Are APU, World Class

APU Receives $409,000 from AmeriCorps to Continue Legal-Medical Partnerships across Indian Country

September 27, 2021

APU Receives $409,000 from AmeriCorps to Continue Legal-Medical Partnerships across Indian Country Featured Image

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 third year of the Partnering for Native Health (PNH) program, which is now actively recruiting AmeriCorps members. PNH responds to the severe health and economic…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Community

APU launches innovative course on Indigenous stewardship of public lands

September 24, 2021

A river valley in Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge

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 in APU’s professional development series that blends modern and ancient methodologies to increase collaboration in land management. The 11-week course, titled “Indigenous Land Stewardship: Creating…

Filed Under: APU Spotlight, Community, Liberal Studies, We Are APU, World Class

Alaska Pacific University announces three new academic programs

May 27, 2021

Alaska Pacific University announces three new academic programs Featured Image

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 December and received accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education in April. The new program offerings…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Admissions, Advancement, Alaskan Culture, Community, Education, Liberal Studies, Nursing & Health, Press Releases

APU undergrads gain more research opportunities in Alaska through AK UNiTE

February 18, 2021

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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 research experiences in biology in Alaska, for Alaskans. The universities will establish AK UNiTE, an NSF Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE). “This…

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APU establishes community office for a national Arctic research initiative

February 3, 2021

Researchers walk on winter shorefast sea ice in the Chukchi Sea

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 sovereignty, coastal erosion, increasing shipping traffic and more. The National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) initiative aims to improve our understanding of the…

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Message from President Davidson to the APU Community

June 4, 2020

message from president davidson

Violence against our Black relatives must stop. Recent events have exposed the centuries’ old wounds of racial division and oppression in the United States, and revisit a painful and unjust past upon our present: it must stop. Alaska Pacific University, as an institution founded on the bedrock concept of racial equity, affirmatively supports our Black…

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Alaska Pacific University Preparations for the Novel Coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Close-up of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus. Photo courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

APU’s priority remains to keep each other safe and healthy as we continually monitor the dynamic conditions related to COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). We write today to provide travel guidance, to remind you of best practices to safeguard our community, and to recommend reliable sources for updated information.  Please be aware that no one in Alaska…

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APU Nordic Ski Center Walks Away With More Wins

January 30, 2020

Hailey Swirbul and Reese Brown pose for their wins.

Earlier this month, several APU Alumni, Students, and Nordic Ski Center Members walked away with a wealth of National Championship Titles, dominating each category at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing National Championships in Houghton, Michigan. Other APU Nordic Ski Center athletes competed with top Finishes at the Super Tour in Craftsbury, Vermont. They assisted with…

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