Holly Martinson included in Alaska's Top Forty Under 40
Congratulations to Dr. Holly Martinson, who has been selected for the Alaska Journal of Commerce and the Anchorage Daily News Top 40 Under 40.
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Gloria Burnett receives Barbara Berger Excellence in Public Health Education and Promotion Award
Congratulations to Gloria Burnett, Director of the Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce, on being selected as this year's winner of the Barbara Berger Excellence in Public Health Education and Promotion award!
UAA professor’s work included in Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Angelia Trujillo has worked as a forensic nurse examiner, has a doctorate in forensic nursing practice and teaches population health and forensic nursing at UAA. She founded the Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy. The academy’s work was included in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on March 17.
Justice Center faculty, staff, and students come together for Society of Law & Justice Social
The Society of Law & Justice held a spring social event on March 28 at PSB 166 that featured two guest speakers from the legal field, a donation drive, free swag, and free pizza.
Study provides look at COVID-19 in remote Alaska communities
Ruby Fried, assistant professor of Health Science, and Micah Hahn, assistant professor of Environmental Health, of the Institute for Circumpolar Health Sciences within the Div. of Population Health Sciences, have co-authored an article, titled “COVID-19 in Remote Alaska Communities: A Longitudinal View of a Novel Pandemic.” This statewide, longitudinal study on remote communities provides a perspective based on the lived experience of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living in remote Arctic communities, and an opportunity for evidence- and strengths-based responses to the many impacts of COVID-19.
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