More than 700 people came to help celebrate the grand opening of the new ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building on Oct. 23.

Thanks to a diligent planning committee and dedicated volunteers, our community saw how UAA is taking science education and research to a new level. From science demonstrations to videos to a wonderful planetarium show, community members experienced a side of UAA that many have never before seen. The opening gave us a great opportunity to show the important work that faculty, students and staff are doing at UAA -- work that is the basis of Alaska's future progress.