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Found moment while on a portrait assignment, not directly related to any research or event. Ladybugs and Yellowjackets hanging out on a campus bench outside in October 2025. Andrea M. Keeler, with the Department of Biological Sciences says possible reasons they are grouped together include: The black part of the bench is a warm spot for the ectothermic insects. Or perhaps something sweet, like soda, was spilled, attracting both as they prepare for winter.

Professor James Blasingame dresses up as an alien to teach the history of science fiction.

Brooke Griffin and Olivya Dodge as UAA Diesel Technology students in assistant professor Nate Berry's course wear their Metallica Scholars t-shirts while working on engines in the lab. UAA's Automotive and Diesel programs were selected in 2024 to receive $75,000 in scholarship grants from the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative, provided by legendary heavy metal band Metallica's All Within My Hands foundation, which supports workforce education, the fight against hunger, and critical local services.

Even Superman can get sleepy. During the annual masquerade march, this young hero hadn’t quite powered up yet.

Joe Richardson, DVM Class of 2027, works with Becca Hardesty, DVM Class of 2028, to distribute feed to the CVM's dairy herd.

Two bicyclists ride along a roadside bike lane as the sun rises over foggy rural farmland south of Madison, Wis., during late-summer morning, Sept. 16, 2025.

Sunlight burst through puffy clouds in the sky to silhouette a view of rural farmland, including grain silos and a red barn, outside of Beaver Dam, Wis., during a late-summer day, Sept. 7, 2025.

Students cross South Road on September 23, 2025, in front of the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower while heading to class on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Nurse placed against a mirror

Sustainability coordinator Quin checks on micro-greens and herbs growing in the Babylon Micro-Farm smelling, tasting and picking them, on Friday, September 26, 2025.