College of Health News

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Four DNP graduates reach nursing's educational pinnacle, at UAA

 |  Tracy Kalytiak  |  ,

Four women—Jyll Green, Jill Rife, Leigh Keefer and Robin Bassett—became the first class of graduates to accept Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from UAA at fall commencement.

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Criminal Justice Reform: A Discussion of Senate Bill 91

 |  Melissa Green  | 

"Criminal Justice Reform: A discussion of Senate Bill 91 — Reducing the prison population while enhancing public safety" was a discussion of Senate Bill 91: Omnibus Criminal Law & Procedure; Corrections Act. SB 91, based upon recommendations of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Criminal Justice Commission, was signed into law in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ in July 2016.

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UAA occupational therapy: ‘I want to be part of that’

 |  Green & Gold  | 

Finding a career in medicine has always been Jacqueline Solano's goal. Nursing was her original career choice when she started college. As a certified nursing assistant, she spent a summer working at Providence ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Medical Center's transitional care unit and met a patient who changed her life-a woman in her late 60s who had just had a stroke.

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Adapting for the Next Generation: ANCSA at 45

 |  Melissa Green  | 

"Adapting for the Next Generation: The ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Claims Settlement Act at 45 and 32d Annual ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Law Conference" was held on Oct. 14, 2016, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ (UAA) campus, which drew more than 75 attendees including lawyers, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native village and corporation representatives, state and federal agency staff, and UAA faculty and students.

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Listen to podcasts of UAA Campus Bookstore presentations

 |  Barbara Armstrong  |  ,

Podcasts of UAA Campus Bookstore presentations by Justice and Legal Studies faculty are available on iTunesU.