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UAA’s College of Health received a $4 million federal grant to support Alaska’s health care workforce by expanding key programs and making facility improvements. The announcement, made at the UAA Health Sciences Building by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Castillo, comes as Alaska sees an unprecedented health care workforce shortage.

UAA welcomed students, alumni, faculty and staff to campus for the first event in the Concerts in the Quad summer series. Featuring live music from Jared Woods and food from Yeti Dogs and Papaya Tree food trucks, the event brought together about 150 Seawolves for summer fun.

COVID-19 illuminated the critical role nurses play in our communities and the importance of having a local, accessible nursing education program in the state. Since early 2020, UAA’s School of Nursing has graduated more than 500 nurses into Alaska’s health care system.

Among the many signs of spring visible at UAA, on Monday morning UAA’s grounds maintenance staff were hard at work moving plants out of the university’s greenhouse in preparation for June planting.

UAA dental hygiene students recently presented their research on therapy dogs in dentistry. During the presentation, the team discussed the benefits of dental therapy dogs, what kind of specialized training therapy dogs receive and what it might look like to have one in the office.

The latest edition of UAA’s premier publication is full of stories that shine a light on new developments happening at the university. Read about recent expansions to the School of Nursing, learn about the reimagined honors program that offers flexibility and immersion, preview the initiative to provide resident tuition to all, and more.

For years, Prince William Sound College and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve have been working together through an internship program that helps students and the community.

Earlier this spring, 40 students submitted poster projects of their best academic work to the 2022 Student Research and Creative Scholarship Showcase, which returned to an in-person event this year.

A new online map reflects wildfire hazard potential within the Municipality of Anchorage. UAA assistant professor Jennifer Schmidt created the map as part of a National Science Foundation project to develop educational materials and tools to help residents and communities address environmental hazards.

Assistant professor of health sciences Britteny M. Howell received an R15 research grant from the National Institute on Aging to train 12 student research assistants to develop a health program to improve older adults' fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity.