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Ruby Fried co-hosts APIA symposium

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Ruby Fried, assistant professor of Health Science within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies of the UAA Div. of Population Health Sciences, helped host the Regional Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation Symposium with the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association from April 12 to 14, 2022.

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Alaska WWAMI Medical School Partnership Ranked #1 By U.S. News & World Report

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Alaska’s public medical school partnership earned top marks from U.S. News & World Report, according to rankings released Tuesday, March 29th.

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Oregon leader will use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs

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MSW alumni Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie was featured in an Oregon Capital Chronicle article about her efforts to use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs. The new director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement wants to build bridges between state agencies and the people they are supposed to serve.

Justice Center assistant professor Ingrid Johnson (inset) shares Alaska Victimization Survey results to the Alaska House Judiciary Committee during session on April 8 in this screenshot Read More

Alaska Victimization Survey results shared with Alaska House Judiciary Committee

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

Justice Center assistant professor Ingrid Johnson shared results from the Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) with the Alaska House Judiciary Committee.

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New domestic violence report features Justice Center Research

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The Domestic Violence in Alaska report has been published by the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission. The report cites the Alaska Victimization Survey; Justice Center director and professor Brad Myrstol; and work by the Alaska Justice Information Center in partnership with the Anchorage Police Department. AJiC director and Justice Center associate professor Troy Payne also was an active participant with the domestic violence work group.