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мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± has been ranked one of the nation’s best schools for online health care degrees and certificates for 2023. Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position.

Dental hygiene students give back to the community by providing free dental care to children during the 2nd annual Children’s Day event.

Cases of monkeypox have greatly diminished in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good or won’t come back in another form. Daily Nurse spoke with Jennifer Meyer, assistant professor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage Division of Population Health Sciences, about monkeypox and what nurses should be aware of treating patients.

Medical student, Miss Alaska, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities

Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in Alaska are everywhere: reduced hours at Anchorage pharmacies. Significant signing bonuses and multiple job offers for newly graduated pharmacy students. Patients being told to come back the next day to pick up prescriptions due to short staffing. Tom Wadsworth, dean of the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in Alaska.

On June 30, the Alaska Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±. Amana Mbise, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the School of Social Work under the College of Health, presented eye-opening findings from the first-ever Black Alaskans Health Status report.

Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

According to results from research led by Micah Hahn, an environmental epidemiologist here at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, Alaskans' health starts suffering when temperatures climb to 70 degrees, and that local and state officials should consider policies to respond to heat-related health problems that are expected to increase as the climate continues to warm.

мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Master of Social Work alumni Kim Kovol recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as acting commissioner of the new Alaska Department of Family and Community Services.

Graduates from the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±â€™s (мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±) Doctor of Pharmacy Program have proven to be instrumental in helping the state address its pharmaceutical workforce shortage.