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Funding cuts and empty beds: Critics question the U.S. response to ebola

 |  Terrence Rudd  | 

College of Health Dean and former CDC deputy director for infectious diseases, Dr. Jay Butler, serves as an infectious disease expert source discussing the public health implications of the 2026 Ebola outbreak and response efforts.

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IDSA media briefing: Responding to infectious disease threats

 |  IDSA  | 

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College of Health Dean and former CDC deputy director for infectious diseases, Dr. Jay Butler, provides expert commentary on public health preparedness and global coordination in responding to infectious disease outbreaks, including Ebola and hantavirus.

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College of Health programs support overdose response in rural Alaska

 |  Lynda Hernandez, Shelby Kriegh  |  , , , ,

Lynn Troyer, an academic advisor for the School of Nursing at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, traveled to Bethel as part of the Alaska-Rural Community Overdose Response Project (AK-RCORP).

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies co-sponsors the Pathways to Recovery Conference

 |  Eduardo Piqueiras  | 

In May 2026, the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) proudly co-sponsored the Pathways to Recovery Conference hosted by the State of Alaska’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP).

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‘The doors are wide open’

 |  Delcenia Cosman  | 

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College of Health graduates from Kenai Peninsula College walk at the Spring 2026 Kachemak Bay Campus commencement ceremony.