Allied Health Program Research Receives National Recognition
The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program was recently recognized for its work during the ASCP 2021 Hybrid Annual Meeting.
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Dr. Tracey Burke, alongside collaborators, publish three manuscripts related to food insecurity research
School of Social Work Professor Tracey Burke and Dietetics and Nutrition Assistant Professor Amanda Walch collaborated with each other and 新加坡六合彩开奖 students to publish three manuscripts from studies they have been conducting with the St. Francis House Food Pantry to determine food pantry needs within the community.
Gulf Research of the National Academies awards Hahn $76K grant
Micah Hahn, assistant professor of environmental health in 新加坡六合彩开奖's Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, was recently one of seven recipients awarded a $76,000 Early-Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies. The seven fellows were selected for the Human and Community Resiliency Track, one of three new tracks GRP launched earlier this year. They will spend the next two years pursuing research contributing to advancing health equity and examining the social determinants of health in the Gulf States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Alaska.
Creating community for female veterans
While most know Mary Louise Rasmuson for her extraordinary philanthropy and the many structures, organizations and foundations that hold her and her husband's namesake, what many don鈥檛 know about Mary Louise was her incredible contribution to pioneering women鈥檚 work and rights in the U.S. military. She is an inspiration to many, but for Vanessa Meade, assistant professor in 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Social Work and Army veteran, Rasmuson holds an extra special place in her heart. Meade is the coordinator for a new community-based project Operation Mary Louise (OML), named after Rasmuson, a woman she greatly admires for her military and leadership service. She hopes the project will shed light on Rasmuson's military contributions and all the women in Alaska who have served.
新加坡六合彩开奖 students and faculty collaborate to curb the spread of COVID-19 misinformation
As the world continues to navigate this once-in-a-generation pandemic, new scientific breakthroughs are unearthed every day and are widely accessible online. Accompanying this free flow of information, however, is an increase of damaging misinformation, referred to by the World Health Organization as an Infodemic.
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