College of Health News

Bernie's Pharmacy representatives deliver a check to UAA/ISU Pharmacy program leadership and students Read More

Over $60,000 donated to support Alaska’s Doctor of Pharmacy students

 |  Christina Jackson  |  ,

Local pharmacy manager supports University of Alaska Anchorage/Idaho State University

 Grace Leu Burke, program director for Medical Laboratory Science Read More

Allied Health Program Research Receives National Recognition

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program was recently recognized for its work during the ASCP 2021 Hybrid Annual Meeting.

Portrait of Tracey Burke Read More

Dr. Tracey Burke, alongside collaborators, publish three manuscripts related to food insecurity research

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

School of Social Work Professor Tracey Burke and Dietetics and Nutrition Assistant Professor Amanda Walch collaborated with each other and UAA students to publish three manuscripts from studies they have been conducting with the St. Francis House Food Pantry to determine food pantry needs within the community.

Portrait of Micah Hahn Read More

Gulf Research of the National Academies awards Hahn $76K grant

 |  Green & Gold  | 

Micah Hahn, assistant professor of environmental health in UAA's Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, was recently one of seven recipients awarded a $76,000 Early-Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies. The seven fellows were selected for the Human and Community Resiliency Track, one of three new tracks GRP launched earlier this year. They will spend the next two years pursuing research contributing to advancing health equity and examining the social determinants of health in the Gulf States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Alaska.

Women's Army Corps Director Mary Louise Rasmuson salutes other female military service members Read More

Creating community for female veterans

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

While most know Mary Louise Rasmuson for her extraordinary philanthropy and the many structures, organizations and foundations that hold her and her husband's namesake, what many don’t know about Mary Louise was her incredible contribution to pioneering women’s work and rights in the U.S. military. She is an inspiration to many, but for Vanessa Meade, assistant professor in UAA’s School of Social Work and Army veteran, Rasmuson holds an extra special place in her heart. Meade is the coordinator for a new community-based project Operation Mary Louise (OML), named after Rasmuson, a woman she greatly admires for her military and leadership service. She hopes the project will shed light on Rasmuson's military contributions and all the women in Alaska who have served.