Middle school students around the state returned to school this year with a renewed passion for learning and new goals to achieve. This summer, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program helped students discover future careers through immersive Career Explorations opportunities across Alaska. With sessions focused on renewable energy, marine science, aviation, and field ecology, the opportunity is designed […]
Last Friday, in a parking lot behind the UAF Northwest Campus, a group of Nome ANSEP Acceleration Academy students next to a bright orange van were working to assemble a basketball hoop. Inside, other students were quietly working on classwork. Last year, a group of parents got together, fundraising about $100,000 to start Nome’s ANSEP […]
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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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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) recently partnered with the North Slope Borough School District (NSBSD) and Wainwright, Alaska-based Qargi Academy to host a Middle School Academy. This was the first time ANSEP had the opportunity to invite Qargi Academy students to take part, and three Qargi students joined 27 from NSBSD for […]
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 […]
The Nome ANSEP Acceleration Academy students spent the day with community partners learning about the scientific processes and various community efforts behind local water testing and emergency health monitoring! On the shores of West Beach in Nome, students participated in hands-on seawater sampling where they learned how to identify both beneficial and harmful types of […]
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Meet Blog Root (Tlingit and Tsimshian), a 20-year-old UAF ANSEP graduate from Wasilla, who graduated last month with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Growing up in a low-income household surrounded by chronic illness and limited access to higher education, Blog never imagined college could be part of their future—until they discovered ANSEP in sixth […]
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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) appointed Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff as Chief Operating Officer. An ANSEP alumnus and the only Alaska Native with a doctoral degree in engineering education, Yatchmeneff will work alongside ANSEP Executive Director Matt Calhoun to further expand the program’s impact. Yatchmeneff was previously ANSEP’s assistant director before becoming UAA’s […]
Twenty years ago, Sam Bailey envisioned a career spent in classrooms, inspiring and guiding curious students through the fascinating and frustrating universe of mathematics. Instead, Sam fueled his passion for teaching – and learning – as supervisor of Alyeska’s brilliant-and-busy automation engineering team. Sam’s team is responsible for automation aspects of Alyeska’s operations, on the […]
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