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

Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and surrounding areas, UAA’s 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

Sara Hannon, wearing a red and white horizontally striped shirt, stands indoors against a purple and white wall. She is holding a printed sheet of paper in one hand and gesturing with the other, as she presents or teaches. Sara's facial expression and body language indicate engagement, possibly in a classroom or meeting setting.  Read More

Employee Spotlight: Sara Hannon - Interprofessional Health Sciences Simulation Center director joins 2026 ASCEND cohort

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Sara Hannon serves as the director of the Interprofessional Health Sciences Simulation Center. Recently, she was selected to participate in the 2026 Advancing Simulation Careers and Empowering Next-Generation Development (ASCEND) cohort.

Keely Livingston, MPH student, smiles as she stands in a field of red flowers wearing a flannel shirt. Read More

Graduate student spotlight: Keely Livingston

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From campus food pantries to statewide health initiatives, Keely Livingston is turning passion into purpose. Keely’s journey into public health began with hands-on work in food security during her undergrad years at Montana State and led her to enroll in UAA's Master of Public Health Program.

Medical Laboratory Science program director Grace Leu-Burke inspects a petri dish. Read More

College of Health faculty and students win award for microbiology poster

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A poster by Medical Laboratory Science program director Grace Leu-Burke and her team has been selected as a Blue Ribbon Finalist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 2025 Annual Meeting. The poster, “Public health risk assessment from Cryptosporidium colonization in Alaskan urban wildlife,” explores the prevalence of Cryptosporidium, a microbial parasite that infects humans and animals and causes diarrhea.

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

Alaska AHEC Celebrates 20 Years of Impact with Legislative Citation

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Oct. 3, 2025, was a big day for the Alaska 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 Alaska State Legislature—a well-deserved recognition for two decades of crucial work.

UA President Pat Pitney and Regent Christine Resler cut the ribbon for the newly renovated Sally Monserud Hall during the celebration of UAA's Health Workforce Expansion Project. Read More

UAA unveils state-of-the-art building to strengthen Alaska’s health care workforce

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The UAA College of Health proudly celebrated the recent renovation of Sally Monserud Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony showcasing the new high-tech labs and simulation center, expanded allied health programs, growth of the WWAMI program and critical partnerships addressing Alaska’s growing health care needs.