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Nursing students honored during ceremony

 |  Jordana Newman  | 

The School of Nursing held its 2nd annual white coat ceremony on August 1 recognizing 15 nursing students in the graduate program.

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A stronger voice, a new beginning

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

Nursing science graduate Tia Hale will serve as student speaker for the spring 2022 graduate degree hooding ceremony before starting her dream job at Southcentral Foundation in inpatient pediatrics this August.

A Project PAK team arrives in a rural Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ community to administer free health screenings to Head Start students. Read More

Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ

 |  Green & Gold News  |  ,

This March, students from UAA’s pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æâ€™s Kids (PAK).

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Early graduation offered to UAA nursing seniors as need for nurses surges

 |  Matt Jardin  |  , ,

As part of UAA’s COVID-19 response, 72 nursing seniors in good academic standing will be given the option to finish their degree on an expedited timeline to join the health workforce sooner than they would otherwise be able to.

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UAA's Kurgat honored by Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Legislature

 |  Jess  |  ,

UAA student-athlete Caroline Kurgat was honored last week with a legislative citation from the state of Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ. The Thirty-First Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ State Legislature members congratulate Kurgat for her outstanding athletic ability and dedication to excellence.