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UAA dental students serve up smiles for Children鈥檚 Day

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ANCHORAGE, 熊猫在线视频 (KTUU) - It was a packed house inside the 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 dental clinic. Friday was all about serving up smiles for the first ever Children鈥檚 Day.

Leah Emery, a UAA dental assisting student. Read More

Training 熊猫在线视频'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.

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Dietetics and Nutrition Dishes Up Community Partnerships

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At UAA's Dietetics and Nutrition program, faculty and students are developing creative ways to advance their field and promote community well-being in 熊猫在线视频.

Students make their way up a wall as 熊猫在线视频 Rock Gym operations manager and UAA recreation course instructor Eric Wickenheiser teaches Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing (PER A148) at the 熊猫在线视频 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 熊猫在线视频 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.

Student Marsheila Campbel practices applying shoulder sling as Physical Therapy Assistant Program assistant professor Terese Swayman leads a small group lab in UAA's Professional Studies Building. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with UAA's Physical Therapy students

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Because of its hands-on nature, the Physical Therapy Assistant program is one of the few UAA courses that have continued in-person delivery through the summer with smaller-than-usual groups, masks and health screenings before each class.