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Gov. Walker signs new foster care reform bill at annual Foster Youth Education Conference

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Last Thursday in UAA's Bragaw Office Complex, located just a mile northeast from the main campus, Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a new bill ushered by outgoing Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) to reform Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's foster care system. House Bill 151, referred to as the Children Deserve a Loving Home Act, establishes new caseworker standards in the state's Office of Children's Services (OCS).

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UAA Amazing Stories: Dong Won Yu

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An undergraduate in UAA's Medical Science Lab Program, Dong Won Yu shares what it's like to be a "health care detective."

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Students find care and careers at Health and Counseling Center

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The Student Health and Counseling Center has accepted hundreds of student interns from the College of Health; many full-time staff even started as interns themselves. Here, this semester's students share their thoughts on the value of interning in UAA's student-focused, student-funded health center.

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Professors talk tourism on inaugural Idita-trip

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Three professors from three departments planned a one-night "Idita-trip" this month, bringing guests to Red Shirt Lake to sit around the wood stove and talk about science, art and how UAA can play a role in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's sustainable tourism development.

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Celebrate the snow at Prince William Sound College

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Though it’s a small school in a small town, Prince William Sound College boasts an avalanche of academic and entertaining snow-focused events to fill the long winter in the nation’s snowiest city.