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Health sciences major receives CESA funding to work with adults diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Each semester at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, students from various colleges and majors collaborate with professors to help them achieve success with community engagement projects. Community Engaged Student Assistants, also known as CESA students, play a vital role in conducting research and connecting ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to the greater Alaska community.

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 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Each semester at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, students from various colleges and majors collaborate with professors to help them achieve success with community engagement projects. Community Engaged Student Assistants, also known as CESA students, play a vital role in conducting research and connecting ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to the greater Alaska community.

Valeria Delgado posting by smoke free ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ sign Read More

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s smoke- and tobacco-free initiative inspired Valeria Delgado to take the cause nationwide

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

In 2012, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ student Asian Pacific Islander Community Wellness Club (APICWC), Master of Public Health (MPH) students and students from the School of Nursing gathered to make a historic change on the university's campus. They wanted ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to go smoke- and tobacco-free. For the next two years, collaborative efforts from many groups across campus came together to petition USÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to place a smoke- and tobacco-free referendum on the student January 2014 ballot.

Students gather outdoors at the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ campus Read More

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is No. 20 in the Top 20 best online MPH degree programs in 2018

 |  Top Master's in Healthcare Administration  |  ,

Public health professionals – such as epidemiologists, health educators, environmental scientists, and healthcare managers – enjoy careers that are integral to the very survival of the medical field, while avoiding the stress and incredible time commitment that doctors and other practitioners face. The rise of online education has made earning an MPH degree even more convenient. Plus, the nature of public health programs, which include coursework in topics like administration, biostatistics, and disease prevention rather than hands-on labs or residencies, is easily transferable to the distance education format.

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Ski leader puts the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ in Team Australia

 |  J. Besl  | 

As a sophomore on ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Nordic team, Casey Wright leads the 'Skiwolves' in classic skiing. And as a member of Australia's national ski program, she represents her homeland at international competitions like the Junior World Championships in Utah and the Asian Winter Games in Japan (and maybe, just maybe, next year's Winter Olympics, too).