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Portrait of Jay Greene Read More

UAA Diversity Action Council announces Student Diversity Award recipients

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Social work master’s student Jay Greene (pronouns: they/them, he/him) believes in system reform through policy, as evidenced in their work with UAA’s LGBTQIA2S+ Committee and Gender Inclusive Housing Committee. Greene was a recipient of the Student Diversity Scholarship.

Volunteers at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Airlines Center maintain social distancing while they talk amongst themselves Read More

UAA researchers and facilities play key role in fight against COVID-19

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In December and January, UAA’s Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Airlines Center (AAC) became a focal point for two critical COVID-19 mitigation efforts. In the same time frame, several UAA faculty, staff and students contributed to a report on the effects of Anchorage’s COVID-19 emergency orders. The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced on Dec. 9 that the AAC had been established as the state-run infusion center for two new monoclonal antibody therapies that can reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections.