UAA Alert! Anchorage Campus Inclement Weather Notice for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and surrounding areas, UAA鈥檚 Anchorage campus will be on a delayed start today, Thursday, Dec. 4. Campus will open at 10 a.m. to allow for safer travel.

College of Health News

Panelists connect via Zoom during the 鈥淎 Lived Experience with Disabilities鈥 session, offering personal testimonies and professional insights that helped students better understand the realities and opportunities within disability-related care. Read More

UAA College of Health Kicks Off 2025鈥2026 Interprofessional Education Series on 鈥淎 Lived Experience with Disabilities鈥

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Recently, on November 7, the UAA College of Health鈥檚 Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee launched its 2025鈥2026 event series with a session focused on 鈥淎 Lived Experience with Disabilities.鈥

The 熊猫在线视频 Area Health Education Center (AHEC) team gathered to celebrate receiving a Legislative Citation from the 熊猫在线视频 Legislature, honoring 20 years of dedicated work. The recognition celebrates AHEC鈥檚 crucial role in strengthening the state鈥檚 health care workforce and promoting health equity across 熊猫在线视频. (Photo by Kevin Bennett, UAA 熊猫在线视频 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce) Read More

熊猫在线视频 AHEC Celebrates 20 Years of Impact with Legislative Citation

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Oct. 3, 2025, was a big day for the 熊猫在线视频 Area Health Education Center (AHEC), which is proudly housed within the UAA College of Health! AHEC marked its 20th anniversary with a special legislative citation from the 熊猫在线视频 State Legislature鈥攁 well-deserved recognition for two decades of crucial work.

Darrel Foister Jr. professional photo Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Darrel Foister Jr. 鈥 Serving 熊猫在线视频 as a Nurse Practitioner

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Darrel Foister Jr., School of Nursing alum and military veteran, now serves 熊猫在线视频 communities as a family nurse practitioner.

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Hands-on career fair brings resources to rural students

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UAA's Area Health Education Center (AHEC) helped bring hands-on healthcare career opportunities to over 100 students at a career fair in Ninilchik, where they engaged in activities like sheep eye dissections to explore health-related fields.

Gloria Burnett and Katy Wright share insights on building a statewide academic detailing network to combat substance use disorders at the ALPHA Health Summit. (Photo by Kevin Bennett, UAA 熊猫在线视频 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce) Read More

Combatting Substance Use Disorders with Academic Detailing: Key Insights from the 2025 ALPHA Health Summit

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The 2025 ALPHA Health Summit, held at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, featured a session on combating substance use disorders through academic detailing, presented by UAA鈥檚 熊猫在线视频 Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW).