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Nursing alumni take on Alaska’s health care needs

WebNursing alumni take on Alaska’s health care needs. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, UAA’s School of Nursing (SON) has graduated more than 500 new nurses into …

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Driving the future of mental health response

WebLaunched in the summer of 2021 and housed within the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD), MCT responds specifically to mental health emergency calls, such as suicidal ideations, schizophrenic or bipolar episodes, and …

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Spring 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit University of Alaska Anchorage

Web1997. In January 2022, justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, B.A. ’96, was named Providence Alaska’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. Starting his new position on Feb. …

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Spring/Summer 2024 UAA Alumni Spirit Meet the 2023-24 …

WebWith funding from the Anchorage Health Department, ABC partnered with the UAA School of Social Work to produce the most comprehensive snapshot of health within the Black …

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Fall/Winter 2023 UAA Alumni Spirit Growing Alaska’s Research …

WebMentorship, research experience and financial assistance are key components of Biomed U-RISE, an exciting new program for undergraduate students at UAA, funded by the …

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Spring/Summer 2024 UAA Alumni Spirit Alumni News Briefs

WebTen UAA alumni named Top Forty Under 40 in 2024. The Alaska Journal of Commerce released its annual list of the top young professionals in the state. Selected from a field …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit Community Minded, Data Driven

WebThis past March, the Knik Tribe launched its behavioral health program amid a growing understanding of the importance of maintaining mental health during the ongoing …

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College During COVID

WebFor Corrie Whitmore, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and program coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in the health sciences program, going …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit From An Alumna

WebDr. Gabe Garcia and Dr. Tom Hennessy are two professors who inspired and pushed me during my UAA Master of Public Health program. In different ways, they changed how I …

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Spring 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit Honors Program Rebuilt for

WebHonors College graduate Nyabony Gat, B.S. Health Sciences ’19, during UAA’s 2019 Spring Commencement at the Alaska Airlines Center. Beginning in the spring 2022 …

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Spring 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit From the Editor

WebElsewhere, at the School of Nursing, learn how new expansions, scholarships and accolades are laying the foundation for a stronger health care workforce in Alaska. Also …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit Working Together To Make …

WebIn some instances, that work involved collaboration across universities as researchers and students from UAA and UAF joined state public health efforts to help identify new, more …

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Ready for the Main Event

WebThe training provides a crash course on U.S. and Alaska public health systems, basics of infectious diseases and the principles of contact tracing. An overview of the investigative …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit Coping During Covid

WebAs increased health standards spread resources thin and restrictions on dine-in options limited patronage, arguably no business sector was as impacted by COVID-19 as the …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit University of Alaska Anchorage

WebThe University of Alaska system has launched the public phase of For Alaska, a multi-year fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $200 million by 2024. To date, more than …

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Spring 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit Counting Salmon to Save Whales

WebSalmon power the food chain in Alaska and understanding the health of their populations is critical to conserving other species. Over the past few summers, researchers at UAA’s …

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Fall/Winter 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit University of Alaska …

WebPart of a larger UA Giving Day initiative that raised over $262,000 for UAA and over $1 million across the University of Alaska System, nearly 300 alumni donated more than …

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Spring 2022 UAA Alumni Spirit Alumni News Briefs

WebIn March 2022, students from UAA’s pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs flew to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to dozens of Head Start students …

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Spring 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit UAA 2025

WebAspiration #3: We embrace our role as a trusted and respected community partner. Demonstrate value and meaningful progress on UAA 2025 aspirations. Align and …

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Fall 2021 UAA Alumni Spirit Seawolves Offer Support

WebAfter receiving a first graduate degree without guidance, working toward a second should be a breeze. However, Master of Public Health student Alexandra Edwards, M.A. …

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Fall/Winter 2023 UAA Alumni Spirit Alumni News Briefs

WebIn February 2023, UAA alumni turned their communities Green and Gold with shared pride from almost every state and outside the country. Part of a larger UA Giving Day initiative …

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