As the very first “ANSEP Gives Back” award recipient, Haley Sundown exemplifies the academic excellence, leadership, service, and community spirit that ANSEP strives to foster, making a meaningful impact through her research accomplishments, dedication to supporting others, and commitment to the ANSEP community. One of Haley’s most impressive achievements is earning two highly competitive research internships, […]
By Dr. Michele YatchmeneffChief Operating Officer, Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program As we head into the new school year, I have a full year of perspective under my belt as the Chief Operating Officer at the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program. As an ANSEP alum myself, it has been a meaningful return for […]
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Flora Andrews (Inupiaq and Norwegian) has been part of the ANSEP community for 14 years! Her ANSEP journey began in 2012 when she joined the Computer Build as a high school sophomore. She then completed the Summer Acceleration Academy and the Bridge component, where she did her first internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
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“You know the feeling when you get to the top part of the roller coaster and you’re looking down at the drop? Waiting for a shark on the line is kind of like that,” wrote natural sciences major Catherine Spangler in an account of her ANSEP internship last summer. “When a shark did come up, everything […]
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The ANSEP Acceleration Academy has wrapped up its first year in Nome. The state program launched locally last fall with 11 Nome-Beltz high school students. Friends and family gathered May 5 for an end-of-year celebration, where ANSEP Education Facilitator Michael Deering handed out “Student Oscars” voted on by the class. Awards included “Best Online and […]
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A ‘Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’ took place on the University of Alaska Anchorage’s campus on Thursday afternoon. Organized by the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program, the walk began at 5:30 at the ANSEP building on campus. The Qissunamiut Yurartet Dancers drummed to begin the procession and performed […]
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Students from across the state were in Anchorage March 22-28 to take part in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Middle School Academy. The session brings together dozens of students from Alaska Gateway, Copper River and Matanuska-Susitna Borough school districts as well as 15 students from Bering Straits School District who missed their own […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska State Legislature voted last year to recognize the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) for 30 years of outstanding service to Alaska’s youth and communities. On Friday, Feb. 20, Sen. Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, presented the citation to the ANSEP community. This recognition highlights ANSEP’s vital role in education across […]
Applications for full-time opportunity, now in five Alaska communities, due June 6 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) is welcoming applications for its full-time Acceleration Academy for the 2026-2027 academic year. The immersive opportunity helps students in grades nine through 12 take university courses that count toward both high school […]
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D.J. Vanas joins as keynote as students, alumni and strategic partners gather in Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program will recognize 31 years of advancing educational access and student success across Alaska during its annual Celebration on Friday, Jan. 30. Founded as a one-student scholarship program in 1995, ANSEP has […]
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