College of Health News

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How UAA’s Justice Information Center is using data to help policymakers

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Former Governor Sean Parnell was launching his Choose Respect Initiative, a campaign to end the epidemic of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child sexual abuse in the state. His administration tapped the University of Alaska Anchorage's Justice Center to help provide research and data to measure the effectiveness of the campaign.

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Associate to bachelor’s: UAA’s School of Nursing is answering Kodiak’s health care needs

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UAA’s School of Nursing is undergoing a two-year expansion project, with the Kodiak Outreach Site next on the list. Associate Professor Margie Mete has been charged with transitioning the site’s associate program to a bachelor's program.

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Nursing student runs toward her academic goals

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Friday afternoon, she was on campus finishing a lab exam. Saturday morning, she was in Washington winning her second straight conference title. Medical Laboratory Science senior Caroline Kurgat is a cross country star, but you know what's more impressive? She only started running to earn her nursing degree.

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Nursing student runs toward her academic goals

 |  joey  |  ,

Friday afternoon, she was on campus finishing a lab exam. Saturday morning, she was in Washington winning her second straight conference title. Medical Laboratory Science senior Caroline Kurgat is a cross country star, but you know what's more impressive? She only started running to earn her nursing degree.

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The importance of "time" in analysis

 |  Brad Myrstol  | 

This short video is intended to help everyday people interpret basic crime statistics.