Health Sciences News

Valeria Delgado posting by smoke free ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É sign Read More

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s smoke- and tobacco-free initiative inspired Valeria Delgado to take the cause nationwide

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

In 2012, the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 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 ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É to go smoke- and tobacco-free. For the next two years, collaborative efforts from many groups across campus came together to petition USÑÇÖÞÉ«°É to place a smoke- and tobacco-free referendum on the student January 2014 ballot.

Casey Wright skiing Read More

Ski leader puts the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É in Team Australia

 |  J. Besl  | 

As a sophomore on ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É'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).

Kendra Daniels at graduation Read More

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°Émazing Stories: Kendra Daniels – ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É

 |  Meet Kendra  | 

In February, ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É junior Kendra Daniels capped the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Gymnastics Team’s best performance of the season with a school-record 9.9 score on beam as the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Anchorage Seawolves competed against UC Davis. Meet Kendra.