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Community Connection: School of Nursing student reflects on personal journey

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

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.

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

 |  熊猫在线视频 Beacon  |  ,

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.

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HPER offers a fast-growing sport to fall courses

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is excited to announce it is offering pickleball at UAA for the first time starting this fall.

Dr. Vanessa Meade Read More

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

 |  Catalina Myers  |  ,

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.

UAA Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn Read More

Research project led by UAA鈥檚 Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

 |  Austin Osborne  |  , , ,

UAA Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in 熊猫在线视频 that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).