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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Atqa Nuta’aq Arnaq ili Kawisqaq Nasquq. Gui Alutiiq. Sullrianga Anchorage, Alaska. Maamaqa Angelique Oliveira cali Taatqa Nick Oliveira.My name is Aranea Oliveira, and my Alutiiq names are “New Woman” or “Redhead.” I am Alutiiq and was born in Anchorage. My parents are Angelique and Nick Oliveira from Seldovia, Alaska. I am a senior at the […]
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Josiah – U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Josiah is from Bethel, Alaska and this summer he interned with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Alaska Volcano Observatory, where he worked in the Alaska Tephra Lab, processing volcanic ash and building a 3D model of Mount Spurr to help scientists better understand past eruptions. Josiah’s ANSEP […]
Kristen (Atluk) Reece, is Iñupiaq from Selawik and Fairbanks and graduated last semester from UAF with her Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies! Kristen’s academic journey began in 2004 when she enrolled at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) shortly after graduating from North Pole High School. She began pursuing a degree in Elementary Education […]
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We are thrilled to celebrate Kelvin Goode, Tarupiat (Alutiiq) of Egegik, who has been named to Alaska Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40! This award recognizes Alaskans who are making significant contributions to their industries and communities — and Kelvin’s journey is a shining example of leadership rooted in culture, faith, and purpose. Kelvin’s ANSEP Journey Kelvin […]
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Deep in the ocean, a community of creatures, including tube worms and mussels, relies on methane for energy. Too far from the sun to directly benefit from photosynthesis, these animals inhabit methane seeps, which are areas where methane bubbles from rocks into ocean water. “We’re comparing methane seeps on the continental margins of Southern California […]
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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is celebrating its largest-ever graduating class of full-time Acceleration Academy students. Fifty-two students from the Anchorage, Bethel, Matanuska-Susitna and statewide campuses will earn their high school diplomas this week. They have also earned an impressive total of 3,336 college credits earned for free as ANSEP Acceleration Academy students. […]
