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An immersive BBNA internship in the natural sciences provides hands-on experience

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Seventeen-year-old Ashe Christensen recently wrapped up a unique, six-week summer internship with the Bristol Bay Native Association that had her counting walruses, seabirds and salmon in remote parts of Alaska. Christensen, who is from Anchorage, was one of two summer interns at BBNA. The internship program started in 2000, and, so far, it has included […]

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ANSEP’s Summer Bridge program gives high school graduates opportunities to intern

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The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program, or ANSEP, was created in 1995 as a scholarship program for Alaska Native students. Now,  ANSEP is available for all Alaskan residents, supporting more than 2,000 students. ANSEP has opportunities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, otherwise known as STEM, learning — beginning at kindergarten all the way to […]

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ANSEP Innovation and Success during COVID

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ANSEP students go from eight grade to a STEM BS degree in five years. This video highlights the details of ANSEP’s success with online education during COVID. Beginning in March 2020, ANSEP shifted to completely virtual instruction and the ANSEP staff and partners have worked together to create an effective model for distance education. ANSEP’s […]

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ANSEP Student Michael Martinez’s Arctic Biotech Oath wins High North Young Entrepreneurs

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A huge congratulations to ANSEP student Michael Martinez’s biotech startup company, Arctic Biotech Oath, for winning first place at the international High North Dialogue, High North Young Entrepreneur business competition! Arctic Biotech Oath provides green bio-mining extraction and recovery of rare earth elements in the circumpolar northern countries, in contrast to traditional methods that largely […]

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The state of Alaska saves $40,000 with each ANSEP student

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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program works with students starting in Kindergarten and every year after to the PhD level. ANSEP students go from the end of eighth grade to completing a STEM BS degree in just 5 years! Our education model saves the state of Alaska $40,000 with each ANSEP student and saves […]

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Alaska students share their secrets to distance learning success

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How do you get students engaged when you can’t get them together in person? How do you stay on top of schoolwork when your schedule has been turned upside-down? What can you do to build community in a classroom that only exists online? This year’s pivot to remote learning has raised these questions and more […]

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Meet the Alaska students who are earning bachelor’s degrees – as teenagers

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Like lots of kindergarteners, Debra Lane-Hayes had a big idea about what she wanted to be when she grew up: a dentist. Now 16 years old, Lane-Hayes still has the same dream — and she’s on pace to achieve it years ahead of schedule. Not even old enough to see an R-rated movie, last spring […]

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