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It’s been a bumpy ride for the graduating class of 2020, but for UAA commencement speaker Alex Jorgensen, perseverance is what has inspired him to advocate for his peers during his collegiate career and why he will continue to do so long after he graduates.

It’s been a drastically different semester for students at UAA, as the university responded rapidly to COVID-19 and moved all classes to alternate delivery. But students with the help of professors, peers and university leadership have made the transition.

"Ask a UAA Expert" shares faculty expertise relevant to what we're experiencing with COVID-19. Recent video segments address cultural impacts of pandemics, COVID-19 risks to older adults, media coverage of the pandemic, health messaging and more.

UAA's professors had exactly one week to switch gears from providing traditional instruction to moving all their classes online. Despite the challenges, they’ve risen to the occasion to provide students with a seamless and stress-free-as-possible experience for the rest of the spring semester.

UAA’s Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership put forth a liability waiver in the Legislature for local manufacturers of personal protective equipment, which has been in short supply due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"All emergencies are local," says UAA M.P.H. alumna Natasha Pineda as she navigates leading the Anchorage Health Department through the city's COVID-19 response.

UAA economics major and member of the Seawolf Debate Program Henry Mildon recently won the online IPDA Tournament hosted by Seattle University.

Claudia Lampman, vice provost for student success, asked students to share their best tips for successful online learning. UAA students are resourceful and above all helpful. Within 24 hours, nearly 200 students responded to her request. Here's what they had to say.

Epidemiologic modeling with Alaska data provides support for new measures implemented by state and municipal leaders to "flatten the curve" and buy additional time for preparation.

The UAA College of Health and university incident management teams donated 37 cases of PPE, including rubber gloves, face masks and isolation gowns, to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.