UA News: Did you know one student’s internship journey took them from kelp bed to carrot bed exploring mariculture research?

Feb 2, 2026

Last summer, Prince William Sound College (PWSC) graduate Brittany Kuzma followed kelp harvested in Prince William Sound from the water to the field, as part of a mariculture research internship that took her from Cordova to Palmer. Kuzma’s work connected tribal partners, University of Alaska academic programs, and agricultural researchers across the state. Over the course of the internship, she worked with kelp harvested in coastal waters, processed it for community use, and helped apply it to agricultural research plots in Southcentral Alaska. See the full article here.