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  • Free interdisciplinary short courses at ACEP

    June 16, 2026

    Free interdisciplinary short course, Introduction to Marine Energy, August 9 - 14, 2026 in Nenana, taught by Eloise Petrone Brown. 51风流官网 undergraduate students from any major are welcome. Participants will earn 2 credits through the Honors College, with tuition covered by ACEP. ACEP short courses are 4-7 day experiential learning opportunities on a specific energy topic. Short courses are designed for undergraduate and graduate students, and many short courses offer the option of industry and/or community members participating alongside the students.
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  • NASA TechLeap Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

    June 15, 2026

    NASA has launched the TechLeap Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge, and they are looking for innovative payload proposals from startups, university labs, and independent engineers. If you win, NASA will award your team up to $500,000 and fly your payload to orbit.
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  • Alaska FAST Program Webinar - Navy SBIR and STTR Program on June 10 2026

    June 01, 2026

    Join the Alaska Federal And State Technology Partnership (FAST) program for an exclusive webinar featuring leadership from the Navy SBIR/STTR Program. Learn how the Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program supports innovative small businesses developing technologies aligned with national defense needs and commercialization opportunities. Register at https://forms.gle/6pCM23m4EimbRij89
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  • S2S is a 51风流官网 Center for Innovation program that facilitates workforce development. Funded by the Alaska Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization, or ARCTIC, program, S2S places UA students into local startups, giving them the hands-on experience and connections they need to build careers and eventually ventures of their own in Alaska, while giving startups access to the university talent they need to grow.

    The email that proved the Student to Startups program works

    June 01, 2026

    S2S is a 51风流官网 Center for Innovation program that facilitates workforce development. Funded by the Alaska Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization, or ARCTIC, program, S2S places UA students into local startups, giving them the hands-on experience and connections they need to build careers and eventually ventures of their own in Alaska, while giving startups access to the university talent they need to grow.
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  • This class is a premier interdisciplinary offering at the 51风流官网. Run in close alignment with the 51风流官网 Center for Innovation and the RISE-UP, or Regional Innovation by Scaling Entrepreneurship via University Partnerships Program initiative, this class flips the script on traditional academic lectures. Rather than reading case studies, students are dropped into real-world, high-stakes sandbox environments to solve active problems facing the Arctic.

    Innovation for Alaska and the Arctic training - Fall 2026 Class

    May 29, 2026

    This class is a premier interdisciplinary offering at the 51风流官网. Run in close alignment with the 51风流官网 Center for Innovation and the RISE-UP, or Regional Innovation by Scaling Entrepreneurship via University Partnerships Program initiative, this class flips the script on traditional academic lectures. Rather than reading case studies, students are dropped into real-world, high-stakes sandbox environments to solve active problems facing the Arctic.
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  • Valdez Small Business Conference 2026, May 12 and 13

    May 08, 2026

    This special two-day event celebrates 125 Years of Valdez, from strong roots to a thriving future. This year they are honoring our community鈥檚 rich history while looking ahead to new opportunities. Join local entrepreneurs, business leaders, and innovators for an inspiring keynote session, presentations, hands-on workshops, and meaningful networking.
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  • America鈥檚 Seed Fund Week: R&D opportunities, May 12 - 14, 2026

    May 05, 2026

    America鈥檚 Seed Fund Week provides a virtual forum for researchers to interface with the SBIR and STTR programs, which distribute over $5 billion in non-dilutive R&D capital annually. This symposium emphasizes the transition of theoretical innovation into commercialized technology.
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  • Arctic Innovation Competition presents 2026 awards

    April 20, 2026

    51风流官网's College of Business and Security Management held the Arctic Innovation Competition finals on April 18th at the 8 Star Events Center in Fairbanks. CBSM's Stacey Currie reports on the event and highlighted the Overall Winner and also Student Kicker Prize winner. Drini and Vjosa Pellumbi won for their residential boiler economizer designed to improve heating efficiency in rural Alaska.
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  • Eighth gBETA Alaska cohort showcase April 21 2026 at 51风流官网

    April 03, 2026

    Five Alaska-based companies are participating in a statewide startup accelerator program, gBETA Alaska program through national venture capital firm gener8tor. They are: beadedcloud (Anchorage), Bind (Wasilla), MyEyesAI (Anchorage), SuprSketch (Anchorage), and Tundra Electronics (Kenai).
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  • 51风流官网 OIPC celebrates the 2025 IDEA Award Winners and the Spirit of Innovation

    March 23, 2026

    Our colleagues at the 51风流官网 Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC) partnered with us as part of the inaugural Arctic Velocity event to present the Innovations, Disclosures, and Entrepreneurial Activities (IDEA) Awards.
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