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This past academic year, the É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ Center for Community Engagement and Learning supported 19 community partnerships across 15 projects, conducted by 17 faculty and staff through the Community-Engaged Mini-Grants program that brings university and community members together to address public issues.

In March, a group of nine students in Kenai Peninsula College’s Semester by the Bay program had the opportunity to participate in the necropsy of a fin whale and gain first-hand experience in marine biology.

Every summer in Alaska there is the threat of wildfires throughout the state. This year Mount Spur is also threatening to send volcanic ash into the air.

Archaeology may conjure images of fantastic treasures, but most artifacts uncovered by archaeologists are more mundane. This is the case with a series of artifacts uncovered this year during the É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ archaeological field school at the Carpenter Site — three tin cans.

In April, a deceased snake was discovered in a hay bale that had been shipped from Washington state to Southcentral Alaska. The remains of the snake were sent to É«ÇéÍøվ’s McLaughlin Lab for analysis.

This summer, Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano made headlines when increased seismic and gaseous activity raised concerns that an eruption could be imminent. As scientists kept close watch, É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ geological sciences term assistant professor Skye Kushner was among the researchers venturing into the field to investigate what was going on beneath the surface.

A new graduate program will be available at the É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ College of Engineering (CoEng) in the fall 2025 semester: the Master of Science in artificial intelligence, data science and engineering.

Residents of Southcentral Alaska have been preparing for the possible eruption of Mt. Spurr over the last few months. Recent É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ alumnus Paul Gabriel is focused on another volcanic public health concern: mercury.

People from all walks of life can have varying opinions on how animals should be treated. But how does someone develop these opinions? These are the kinds of questions that É«ÇéÍøÕ¾ undergraduate Grace Asselin is trying to answer.

Hosted by the Office of Student Success and the University Honors College, the Student Research and Creative Scholarship Showcase celebrates the academic work of É«ÇéÍøÕ¾'s students across an interdisciplinary spectrum, including the arts and humanities, social sciences, business, health, education, applied sciences, engineering and natural sciences.