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.

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Panelists connect via Zoom during the “A Lived Experience with Disabilities” 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 2025–2026 Interprofessional Education Series on “A Lived Experience with Disabilities”

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Recently, on November 7, the UAA College of Health’s Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee launched its 2025–2026 event series with a session focused on “A Lived Experience with Disabilities.”

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.

Darrel Foister Jr. professional photo Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Darrel Foister Jr. – Serving Alaska as a Nurse Practitioner

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Darrel Foister Jr., School of Nursing alum and military veteran, now serves Alaska communities as a family nurse practitioner.

Ninilchik sunset Read More

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 Alaska 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’s Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW).