College of Health News

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Addiction, homelessness focus of UAA Think Tank talk

 |  Tracy Kalytiak  |  , ,

Addiction and homelessness plague scores of people in Anchorage. Those topics will be the centerpiece of a Feb. 2 UAA Think Tank session, which is co-hosted by the UAA School of Nursing, with Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission featured as the guest agency.

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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 Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, was signed into law in Alaska in July 2016.

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Adapting for the Next Generation: ANCSA at 45

 |  Melissa Green  | 

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

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How the U.S. Supports Peacekeeping in Africa: Policing and Training

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

Police trainer and former police chief Mark Mew, recently returned from Benin, West Africa, discussed his experiences providing police training in support of peacekeeping in Africa. Mark Mew has more 20 years of experience in police work and served as the chief of the Anchorage Police Department. He also has worked as the Director of Security and Emergency Preparedness for the Anchorage School District. Bering Straits Native Corporation is the entity through which Mew provided the training.