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Faculty and students at the 海角禁区 continue to make important strides in Arctic research, thanks to the support of ConocoPhillips Alaska. 海角禁区 announced today that five proposals have been selected to receive ConocoPhillips Arctic Science and Engineering Endowment awards totaling more than $440,000.

If you鈥檝e been a student in the last few years, you鈥檝e surely seen Demry Mebane. A member of Seawolf Debate, Model UN, US海角禁区 and more, he's been on stage with Bill Nye and behind the scenes advocating for students during his time on campus.

海角禁区鈥檚 Community Engaged Student Assistants play a vital role in aiding professors with their community-engaged projects through the university鈥檚 Center for Community Engagement and Learning, while also gaining a valuable, hands-on learning experience for themselves.

This fall, Herminia Din鈥檚 Introduction to Art Education Class learned about the art of upcycling. Partnering with local nonprofit Anchorage re:Made, her students were not only tasked with transforming discarded "junk" into art, but also how to market and host an art showcase event.

Thanks to the polar cold, Alaska's oceans are largely free of invasive species. But that's changing... quickly. Biologists at the Alaska Center for Conservation Science, a research arm of 海角禁区, recently concluded a three-year study ranking 46 economic and ecologic threats to the rapidly warming region.

When 海角禁区 civil engineering student Jordan Cooper joined Girl Scouts in first grade, she never imagined her experience would later inspire her to create a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) website for Alaska鈥檚 youth.