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Slideshow: UAA Legal Studies students have their day in court

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In mid-February, students in UAA legal studies professor Dr. Ryan Fortson's Trial and Advanced Litigation course (LEGL A487) had the opportunity to practice arguing a motion in front of a U.S. District Court judge in his courtroom in the James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in downtown Anchorage.鈦

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Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP 熊猫在线视频 scholarship

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Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP 熊猫在线视频 scholarship

A Project PAK team arrives in a rural 熊猫在线视频 community to administer free health screenings to Head Start students. Read More

Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural 熊猫在线视频

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This March, students from UAA鈥檚 pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural 熊猫在线视频 communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 Kids (PAK).

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MSW alumna Vanessa Salmon publishes article about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies

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Vanessa Salmon, a 2019 MSW program graduate, published an article in the Journal of Rural Mental Health, titled "When delivery means departure: Describing the practice and impacts of mandated maternal transport in 熊猫在线视频," which was her capstone project for the program. This research is about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies and the demands of having to move into hub communities to await delivery. Salmon was the lead author, alongside UAA School of Social Work professor Dr. Heidi Brocious and UAF Dept. of Social Work associate professor Dr. Laverne Demientieff.

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Bernice Hetherington 鈥 Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight

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Bernice Hetherington鈥攁 UAA MSW student鈥攚as featured in the Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight for the Tanana Chiefs Conference.