School of Preventive and Therapeutic News

Denali Mountain, Mount McKinley Read More

Interview with Evan Clupper, an outdoor leadership student, about his capstone trip to Denali National Park

 |  Vicki Heisser  |  ,

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation graduate Rafael Alfaro and current student Evan Clupper recently led a capstone trip to Denali National Park with Dr. Benjamin Rush, assistant professor of outdoor leadership. For Evan, the experience surpassed his expectations.

°µÍøÊÓÆµDental Hygiene student at the RAM Read More

°µÍøÊÓÆµdental hygiene students step up to serve Alaskans in need

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  |  , ,

The Remote Area Medical (RAM) nonprofit clinic recently made its first visit to Alaska, setting up pop-up clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks to provide free dental, vision, and medical services to those in need. However, RAM faced a challenge when it came to staffing the clinics with dental hygiene volunteers.

Boy playing pickleball Read More

HPER offers a fast-growing sport to fall courses

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is excited to announce it is offering pickleball at °µÍøÊÓÆµfor the first time starting this fall.

Carol Mitchell holding award money for scholarship and smiling Read More

Speech-language pathology student wins Helen Bierne award

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

Carol Mitchell, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program was awarded the Helen Bierne scholarship at the Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association state convention.

DN students bike riding Read More

Slideshow: DN student rotation in Nome

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

DN student shares rotation experience in Nome with photos.