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More respect for your hometown university, please

This past weekend, I “presided” over the University of Alaska Anchorage’s fall 2020 graduate hooding and commencement ceremonies that occurred on Dec. 12 and 13. More than 1,000 students earned degrees or credentials. I put “presided” in quotes because this year is not normal in any sense of the word. The state is using the Alaska Airlines Center (AAC), where we hold our commencement ceremony, as a temporary outpatient infusion center for COVID-19 patients. Normally we would welcome our graduates, their families and close friends to the AAC by the thousands for a joyous in-person celebration. Instead, this year, we celebrated with mailed diploma tubes and a dynamic website featuring pre-recorded speeches, confetti and a scrolling list of our graduates – a COVID-19-era ceremony that could be experienced safely at home. Similar virtual events occurred at UAA’s community campuses spread throughout Southcentral Alaska.

Alaska vaccinations continue as planned as health care worker released from hospital after serious allergic reaction

Alaska vaccinations continue as planned as health care worker released from hospital after serious allergic reaction Published December 17, 2020 Anchorage Health Department registered nurse Wendy Williams prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to firefighter Joel Wagner on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 in East Anchorage. The Municipality of Anchorage is beginning to vaccinate firefighters and first responders this week. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Share on Facebook Print article The only known severe allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States occurred in Juneau this week, and public-health officials are hoping Alaskans take the rareness of the event into consideration as they think about getting vaccinated.

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