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Alumni of Distinction: Maggie Winston

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston — then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai — woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn’t walk.

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Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s largest employer.

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Public Health Education in Rural ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ: Bridging the Gap and Meeting People Where They Are

 |  Div. of Population Health Sciences  |  , ,

Hannah’s two degrees from UAA’s Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Tribal Health Consortium.

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 ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ. Read More

Scholarly Spotlight: focus on research & scholarship

 |  WWAMI  | 

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

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Bernie’s Pharmacy helps educate ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ pharmacists for fifth year in a row

 |  Jennifer Motes  | 

Bernie’s Pharmacy is an ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵn-owned, independent pharmacy in Anchorage, founded in 1980 by life-long ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵn, Bernie Klouda. Over the years, Bernie provided the opportunity for pharmacy students to complete their intern rotations at Bernie’s Pharmacy, mentoring many pharmacy students and new pharmacists. Bernie had a long and distinguished career, and he believed strongly that educating pharmacists was important to ensure the health of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵns.