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Racial disparities for 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian inmates: A troubling picture

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UAA Justice Center Professor and 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of 熊猫在线视频 Native and American Indian inmates in the 熊猫在线视频n and U.S. prison system.

Hometown, 熊猫在线视频: Discussing mental health awareness and suicide prevention

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Master of Social Work student Shana Cooper works with the 熊猫在线视频 Native Justice Center. She joined the Hometown, 熊猫在线视频 podcast to talk about mental health and suicide prevention in the state.

UAA dental hygiene students step up to serve 熊猫在线视频ns in need

UAA Dental Hygiene student at the RAM

The Remote Area Medical (RAM) nonprofit clinic recently made its first visit to 熊猫在线视频, setting up pop-up clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks to provide free dental, vision, and medical services to those in need. However, RAM faced a challenge when it came to staffing the clinics with dental hygiene volunteers.

UAA research finds antibiotic-resistant microbes lurk in poop of Anchorage moose

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Like other animals in the wild, the big animals that roam 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 largest city are carrying bacteria that cannot be killed by commonly used medicines.

Honoring Mary Louise Rasmuson: School of Social Work faculty Vanessa Meade instrumental in 熊猫在线视频 VA renaming

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On Feb. 24, the 熊猫在线视频 VA Clinic was officially renamed the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the 熊猫在线视频 VA Healthcare System, a collaborative effort that included both 熊猫在线视频 senators and U.S Representative, as well as the invaluable contributions of Assistant Professor Vanessa Meade in UAA鈥檚 School of Social Work.

Scholarly Spotlight: focus on research & scholarship

A light-hearted moment during the brainstorming around a kitchen table: Ian Richey and Battalion Chief Nancy Lockett came up with strategies to address the opioid threat in rural 熊猫在线视频.

The opioid epidemic remains a complex and multi-faceted issue for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, 熊猫在线视频. Medical student Ian Richey interviewed three local organizations to assess community strengths, describe their missions and how they help patients with substance use disorder.

Rapes and aggravated assaults push 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 violent-crime rates up; property-crime rates fall

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UAA's 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center presented data from 1979 thru 2021 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Troy C. Payne, Director of AJIC wrote "After a large increase in the mid-2010鈥檚, motor vehicle theft has been trending down since 2018. In both trend and magnitude, 熊猫在线视频 is similar to the national average for property offenses. 熊猫在线视频 has consistently had higher-than-average rates of violence since 1993."

UAA receives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover 熊猫在线视频 was presented to the 熊猫在线视频 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover 熊猫在线视频 was presented to the 熊猫在线视频 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

Aging out of 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 foster care system on his own terms

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Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the 熊猫在线视频 Office of Children鈥檚 Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults 鈥渁ge out鈥 of foster care in 熊猫在线视频 if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.

Commentary: Rural program provides unique opportunities for medical students in 熊猫在线视频

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Students provide health to underserved 熊猫在线视频ns and receive mentorship through 熊猫在线视频's WWAMI program.

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