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Daily Nurse interviews Jennifer Meyer about monkeypox

 |  Daily Nurse  | 

Cases of monkeypox have greatly diminished in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good or won’t come back in another form. Daily Nurse spoke with Jennifer Meyer, assistant professor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage Division of Population Health Sciences, about monkeypox and what nurses should be aware of treating patients.

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Children explore health care careers at UAA STEM Day

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  |  , , ,

After a two-year hiatus, UAA STEM Day returned to campus on October 1, drawing over 1,500 community members to the ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building to celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, commonly known as STEM. Attendees, primarily children, enjoyed activities, challenges, demonstrations, tours, and planetarium shows that explored a wide range of STEM topics from biology to robotics.

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Slideshow: Legal studies students present oral arguments

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

Trial and Advanced Litigation Processes students present their oral arguments before Justice Jennifer S. Henderson in the Alaska Supreme Court Courtroom on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Youth explore health and social service careers at UAA Academic Preview Day

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  |  , ,

Over 400 high school juniors and seniors from 11 high schools across Anchorage converged on the UAA Alaska Airline Center on Sept. 30, 2022 to explore their future career and academic options at UAA’s Academic Preview Day.

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Op-Ed: Increasing sexual assault response resources must be a priority in Alaska

 |  Jessica Reisinger, Alaska Beacon  | 

Medical student, Miss Alaska, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities