College of Health News

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UAA students and faculty collaborate to curb the spread of COVID-19 misinformation

As the world continues to navigate this once-in-a-generation pandemic, new scientific breakthroughs are unearthed every day and are widely accessible online. Accompanying this free flow of information, however, is an increase of damaging misinformation, referred to by the World Health Organization as an Infodemic.

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Medical Lab Science Program Gets Creative With Online Learning

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

While the pandemic keeps most classes online, UAA's Medical Lab Science program finds new ways to help students learn and share their research.

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Alaska public health experts are taking the fight against COVID-19 misinformation to Facebook comment threads

As misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic seemingly spills into almost every nook and cranny of the internet, some public health professionals in Alaska are countering false claims and myths in an embattled space: Facebook comment threads.

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Creating a more welcoming city through research

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Since 2014, the Municipality of Anchorage’s (MOA) Welcoming Anchorage project has been building a network between local businesses, organizations and the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation to recognize the contributions immigrants and refugees make to our city through economic, cultural and social impacts.

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Research and Initiatives at the College: Fall 2020

 |  Henry Randolph  | 

Updates about research studies, projects and community partnerships across the College of Health.