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Alaska Court System faces significant trial backlog as courtrooms reopen from COVID-19 closures

 |  Anchorage Daily News  | 

Statistics kept by the Alaska Justice Information Center was featured in an Anchorage Daily News article about how the Alaska Court System faces significant trial backlog as courtrooms reopen.

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Bernice Hetherington – Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight

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Bernice Hetherington—a UAA MSW student—was featured in the Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight for the Tanana Chiefs Conference.

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Dr. Ingrid Johnson interviewed for true crime series on Oxygen

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

In the summer of 2021, the Oxygen channel visited Alaska to film a true crime series on homicide and violence against women in Alaska. The film crew interviewed Dr. Ingrid Johnson, Justice Center assistant professor, to give background information on crime and other relevant cultural dynamics.⁠

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Corrie Whitmore elected as board president of American Evaluation Association

 |  Green & Gold  | 

Corrie Whitmore, assistant professor of health sciences with DPHS, was elected as president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Board of Directors.

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'It's nice to be able to help folks'

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UAA Human Services student intern Zachary Boyle serves lunch during the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna on Jan. 26.