College of Health News

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IDSA media briefing: Responding to infectious disease threats

 |  IDSA  | 

ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ College of Health Dean and former CDC deputy director for infectious diseases, Dr. Jay Butler, provides expert commentary on public health preparedness and global coordination in responding to infectious disease outbreaks, including Ebola and hantavirus.

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‘The doors are wide open’

 |  Delcenia Cosman  | 

UAA College of Health graduates from Kenai Peninsula College walk at the Spring 2026 Kachemak Bay Campus commencement ceremony.

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‘It’s a calling’: 70 UAA students earn nursing degrees days before National Nurse Week

 |  Dani Tompkins  |  , ,

Seventy students earned their bachelor's nursing degrees from the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ this week as the country recognizes National Nurses Week.

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Courtroom simulator gives UAA law students realistic trial experience

 |  Jamey Bradbury  |  ,

The newly opened Havelock Trial Simulation Courtroom provides UAA students and others with hands-on, experiential learning in a setting identical to courts in which they will eventually practice law. The classroom is named after John E. Havelock, founding director of the UAA Justice Center.

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UAA opens new trial simulation courtroom for justice students

 |  Nathan Espindula  |  , ,

The John E. Havelock Trial Simulation Courtroom officially opened on the UAA campus, expanding hands-on training opportunities for students pursuing legal careers in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ. University faculty, staff, and students gathered on Feb. 20 to celebrate the classroom's formal dedication an opening.