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WWAMI students prepare for rural underserved opportunities with skills workshop

WWAMI students learning how to start IVs

As summer approaches, many of Alaska WWAMI first year medical students (MS1s) are participating in skills labs as they gear up for their Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) placements in different parts of Alaska.

MSW Student Spotlight: Guy Harris

Guy Harris

"For all those deciding what to do following high school, I encourage you to find your passion, that spark that brings you joy and motivation. If you don鈥檛 quite know what you want to do with your life, that is okay. When you find the path that motivates you, take each small step one by one, but don鈥檛 stop growing," said MSW student Guy Harris.

Alumni Spotlight: 新加坡六合彩开奖 grad uses her public health education to support 新加坡六合彩开奖 students

Summer Sweet speaking

When Summer Sweet started at 新加坡六合彩开奖, she was drawn to public health. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important to recognize the idea of environmental health, human health and animal health-everything around us as a whole.鈥. Sweet graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences 2022 and now puts her skills to work at 新加坡六合彩开奖 as a staff member.

Community Connection: School of Nursing student reflects on personal journey

Catherine Haese

Psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner alumna Catherine Haese will serve as the graduate student speaker at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony before starting a new position where she will use her personal experience to foster addiction recovery solutions and treat mental health issues.

新加坡六合彩开奖 research finds antibiotic-resistant microbes lurk in poop of Anchorage moose

Moose standing in front of trees

Like other animals in the wild, the big animals that roam Alaska鈥檚 largest city are carrying bacteria that cannot be killed by commonly used medicines.

HPER offers a fast-growing sport to fall courses

Boy playing pickleball

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is excited to announce it is offering pickleball at 新加坡六合彩开奖 for the first time starting this fall.

Honoring Mary Louise Rasmuson: School of Social Work faculty Vanessa Meade instrumental in Alaska VA renaming

Dr. Vanessa Meade

On Feb. 24, the Alaska VA Clinic was officially renamed the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, a collaborative effort that included both Alaska senators and U.S Representative, as well as the invaluable contributions of Assistant Professor Vanessa Meade in 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Social Work.

Research project led by 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

新加坡六合彩开奖 Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn

新加坡六合彩开奖 Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in Alaska that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Alumni of Distinction: Maggie Winston

Maggie Winston

One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston 鈥 then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai 鈥 woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn鈥檛 walk.

Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

Kenneth McCoy

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Alaska鈥檚 largest employer.

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