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Seeking Neighborly Advice

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Over the course of 18 months, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar and public health practice alumna Mariah Seater will be traveling to Iceland to research family justice centers in the Arctic with the hopes of applying her findings to Alaska communities.

2025 Spring Commencement Read More

‘Tomorrow — remember you are still a learner’

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Darren Tivnan, valedictorian and radiologic technology graduate, speaks at commencement May 7, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska.

School of Nursing students presenting at Kachemak bay Campus Read More

Homer nursing students take part in collaborative health event

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Nursing students from º£½Ç½ûÇø and UNH joined South Peninsula Hospital in Homer to share insights on public health issues like shellfish poisoning and tick-borne illness.

Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen uaa headshot Read More

Faculty Spotlight: Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen- Speech-Language Pathology program director and recent Ph.D. graduate

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Alisa Konishi-Therkildsen Speech-Language Pathology program director, shares her passion for education and research after recently earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.

Travis Hedwig and the Anchorage Assembly with the NPHW resolution Read More

º£½Ç½ûÇø Division of Population Health Sciences leads public health recognition in Alaska

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Assistant Dean for the º£½Ç½ûÇø Division of Population Health Sciences Travis Hedwig worked with the Municipality of Anchorage Assembly to pass a resolution declaring April 7–13 National Public Health Week (NPHW) in Alaska.