College of Health News

Dr. Vanessa Meade Read More

Honoring Mary Louise Rasmuson: School of Social Work faculty Vanessa Meade instrumental in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É VA renaming

 |  Catalina Myers  |  ,

On Feb. 24, the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É VA Clinic was officially renamed the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É VA Healthcare System, a collaborative effort that included both ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É senators and U.S Representative, as well as the invaluable contributions of Assistant Professor Vanessa Meade in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s School of Social Work.

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn Read More

Research project led by ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

 |  Austin Osborne  |  , , , ,

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Maggie Winston Read More

Alumni of Distinction: Maggie Winston

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston — then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai — woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn’t walk.

Kenneth McCoy Read More

Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s largest employer.

Hannah Warren Read More

Public Health Education in Rural ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É: Bridging the Gap and Meeting People Where They Are

 |  Div. of Population Health Sciences  |  , ,

Hannah’s two degrees from ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Native Tribal Health Consortium.