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Valeria Delgado posting by smoke free мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± sign Read More

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s smoke- and tobacco-free initiative inspired Valeria Delgado to take the cause nationwide

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

In 2012, the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± student Asian Pacific Islander Community Wellness Club (APICWC), Master of Public Health (MPH) students and students from the School of Nursing gathered to make a historic change on the university's campus. They wanted мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± to go smoke- and tobacco-free. For the next two years, collaborative efforts from many groups across campus came together to petition USмÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± to place a smoke- and tobacco-free referendum on the student January 2014 ballot.

Casey Wright skiing Read More

Ski leader puts the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± in Team Australia

 |  J. Besl  | 

As a sophomore on мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±'s Nordic team, Casey Wright leads the 'Skiwolves' in classic skiing. And as a member of Australia's national ski program, she represents her homeland at international competitions like the Junior World Championships in Utah and the Asian Winter Games in Japan (and maybe, just maybe, next year's Winter Olympics, too).

Kendra Daniels at graduation Read More

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±mazing Stories: Kendra Daniels – мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±

 |  Meet Kendra  | 

In February, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± junior Kendra Daniels capped the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Gymnastics Team’s best performance of the season with a school-record 9.9 score on beam as the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves competed against UC Davis. Meet Kendra.