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MSW graduate Albert Toves' CHamoru values fuel his passion to help others

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

As an Indigenous CHamoru, Albert Toves' pursuit to attain a degree in social work is rooted in his passion and responsibility to help his community in Guåhan (Guam) and other indigenous communities.

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Dr. Vanessa Meade appointed as member of U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

Vanessa Meade, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and a U.S. Army veteran, was recently appointed as a member of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee (VRHAC) on a three-year term.⁠

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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.

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School of Nursing professor takes part in Ensuring Forensic Care for All Victims Act

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School of Nursing professor takes part in Ensuring Forensic Care for All Victims Act

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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.