Kristen ‘Atluk’ Reece’s Journey of Resilience and Representation
June 4, 2025Kristen (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 ...
ANSEP Alum Returns as Program’s COO
May 27, 2025The 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 ...
ANSEP Alum Kelvin Goode Named Alaska’s Top 40 Under 40
April 23, 2025We 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 ...

Acceleration Academy students are magnet fishing in Bethel
September 27, 2024A dozen teenagers heave on a skinny line of paracord stretched tight over the edge of a boardwalk in the center of Bethel. At the other end of the line, ...
Stefani Martinez studies how microbes consume methane with NSF
September 9, 2024Deep 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 ...