School of Preventive and Therapeutic News

Students make their way up a wall as Alaska Rock Gym operations manager and 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 recreation course instructor Eric Wickenheiser teaches Beginning Indoor Sport Climbing (PER A148) at the Alaska Rock Gym in Anchorage. (Photo by James Evans / 老澳门六合彩开奖记录) Read More

Slideshow: On the wall with 老澳门六合彩开奖记录'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.

Student Marsheila Campbel practices applying shoulder sling as Physical Therapy Assistant Program assistant professor Terese Swayman leads a small group lab in 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's Professional Studies Building. (Photo by James Evans / 老澳门六合彩开奖记录) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's Physical Therapy students

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Because of its hands-on nature, the Physical Therapy Assistant program is one of the few 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 courses that have continued in-person delivery through the summer with smaller-than-usual groups, masks and health screenings before each class.

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Ask a 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Expert: Kyra McKay & Zach Harrison on Wellness

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Kyra McKay and Zach Harrison from 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's Employee Wellness Program provide tips for focusing on wellness and why it's important in the COVID-19 situation, including creating spaces in our homes for different activities.

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Student expedition course tackles Wrangell-St. Elias

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This summer, 11 students and two professors headed out from the end of Nabesna Road to circumnavigate a mountain, raft to Cordova and cap off their coursework in outdoor leadership at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录.

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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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 can play a role in Alaska's sustainable tourism development.