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60 Years Later: The Alaska Constitution, History in Context

 |  Melissa Green  |  ,

In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of Alaska statehood, "60 Years Later: The Alaska Constitution, History in Context" was presented Oct. 12, 2018, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library.

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Simulation is raising the bar in healthcare education at UAA

 |  Michelle Saport  |  ,

Students in the UAA Paramedic Program and Nursing Program participated in an interdisciplinary simulation involving an active shooter incident at a Women's Health Center on the Mat-Su College campus.

Students practice applying pressure during a “Stop the Bleed” course. Read More

Want to learn how to be a nurse? There’s a summer camp for that.

 |  Catalina Myers  |  , ,

Teens ages 16-19 from all over the state gathered for three days of hands-on activities and exploration to experience what a potential career in nursing or health care could be like during nursing camp.

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Gov. Walker signs new foster care reform bill at annual Foster Youth Education Conference

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

Last Thursday in UAA's Bragaw Office Complex, located just a mile northeast from the main campus, Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a new bill ushered by outgoing Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) to reform Alaska's foster care system. House Bill 151, referred to as the Children Deserve a Loving Home Act, establishes new caseworker standards in the state's Office of Children's Services (OCS).

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Professors talk tourism on inaugural Idita-trip

 |  J. Besl  |  , ,

Three professors from three departments planned a one-night "Idita-trip" this month, bringing guests to Red Shirt Lake to sit around the wood stove and talk about science, art and how UAA can play a role in Alaska's sustainable tourism development.