CLA Gems

Instructor Shaylise Sylvester helps a student with her ceramic piece at the 2024 Summer Visual Arts Academy on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. UAF Photo by Marina Barbosa Santos

From classrooms to communities, great work begins in CLA.

CLA Gems celebrate the research, creative work, and accomplishments of students, faculty, and alumni from across the College of Liberal Arts. 

 

 

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Jen Peterson. UAF Photo by JR Ancheta
Wisdom and Wellness

Jen Peterson's FlexCog Lab explores resilience and healthy aging while mentoring UAF undergrads to do meaningful research in Interior Alaska.

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Masks from the third section of Da-ka-xeen Mehner's 2012 exhibition, Finding My Song, at the Anchorage Museum. Photo by Mehner
Finding His Song

UAF Native Art Professor Da-ka-xeen Mehner reflects on art, identity, and storytelling in a powerful Sealaksa Heritage Institute lecture.

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Fernando Escobar. Photo credit: Kris Luckenbach
Voice of the Students

With deep roots in public service, Fernando Escobar brings heart, vision, and a commitment to student voices as UA’s newest student regent.

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