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The 13th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be this coming Saturday, April 2, 2017. The event starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. See a list of drop-off locations in the Municipality of Anchorage and the Central Mat-Su Valley.

Congratulations to Harriet Paule, winner of the March UAA Staff Recognition Award. This award is to recognize our staff members who have contributed to the success of the university.

Rachael "Ray" Ball, Ph.D., of the UAA History Department has published a new book, Treating the Public: Charitable Theater and Civic Health in the Early Modern Atlantic World, with Louisiana State University Press.

If you ride the Seawolf Shuttle, remember that this week is the last week of "regular" shuttle service. Next week—Monday, May 1 through Thursday, May 4—we will be operating using the Finals Week Shuttle Schedule. Friday, May 5 will be the regular Friday Route schedule.

The Alaska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is proud to announce that it has been selected as the Alaska Career Preparedness Award recipient for the ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign.

Jamie Elswick, term instructor of anatomy in WWAMI, was selected as this year's Selkregg Award recipient for her project, "Mobile Foot Clinic for Anchorage's Homeless Population."

Alaska faces challenges recruiting and retaining educators, especially in its rural and remote communities. A new report from CAEPR details the costs associated with teacher turnover and calculates an average per-teacher cost in four categories: separation, recruitment, hiring and induction.

English professor Ronald Spatz was featured in one of the lead articles in the March 2017 edition of The Writer magazine, one of the oldest continually published magazines in the United States.