School of Preventive and Therapeutic News

Carol Mitchell holding award money for scholarship and smiling Read More

Speech-language pathology student wins Helen Bierne award

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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.

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Slideshow: DN student rotation in Nome

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DN student shares rotation experience in Nome with photos.

Dental hygiene students presenting research poster Read More

Puppy loves and dental gloves: positive effects of therapy dogs in dentistry

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Dental Hygiene students present their informational posters to the dental community for continuing education.

Leah Emery, a °µÍøÊÓÆµdental assisting student. Read More

Training Alaska's Best: Dental Assisting Program Delivers

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Students and employers alike say UAA's dental assisting program is a key to great job placement rates--and excellent patient care.

Students make their way up a wall as Alaska Rock Gym operations manager and °µÍøÊÓÆµrecreation course instructor Eric Wickenheiser teaches Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing (PER A148) at the Alaska Rock Gym in Anchorage. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: On the wall with UAA's Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing students

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During a recent class at the Alaska Rock Gym, students in Physical Education & Recreation A148 practiced the fundamentals of indoor sport climbing, from knots and rope handling to bouldering and descent techniques.