Puppy loves and dental gloves: positive effects of therapy dogs in dentistry
Dental Hygiene students present their informational posters to the dental community for continuing education.
College of Health News
Slideshow: UAA Legal Studies students have their day in court
In mid-February, students in UAA legal studies professor Dr. Ryan Fortson's Trial and Advanced Litigation course (LEGL A487) had the opportunity to practice arguing a motion in front of a U.S. District Court judge in his courtroom in the James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in downtown Anchorage.
Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP Alaska scholarship
Health sciences major Gloria Renken receives AARP Alaska scholarship
Pharmacy and nursing students to administer health screenings in rural Alaska
This March, students from UAA’s pharmacy and nurse practitioner programs will travel to Pilot Station and Akiak to administer free health screenings to Head Start students and the wider community. This trip is the first of two planned to rural Alaska communities each year, one in spring and another in fall, referred to as Project Partnership for Alaska’s Kids (PAK).
MSW alumna Vanessa Salmon publishes article about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies
Vanessa Salmon, a 2019 MSW program graduate, published an article in the Journal of Rural Mental Health, titled "When delivery means departure: Describing the practice and impacts of mandated maternal transport in Alaska," which was her capstone project for the program. This research is about the challenges rural women experience delivering babies and the demands of having to move into hub communities to await delivery. Salmon was the lead author, alongside UAA School of Social Work professor Dr. Heidi Brocious and UAF Dept. of Social Work associate professor Dr. Laverne Demientieff.
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