College of Health News

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É research finds antibiotic-resistant microbes lurk in poop of Anchorage moose

 |  ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Beacon  |  ,

Like other animals in the wild, the big animals that roam ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s largest city are carrying bacteria that cannot be killed by commonly used medicines.

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HPER offers a fast-growing sport to fall courses

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is excited to announce it is offering pickleball at ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É for the first time starting this fall.

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).

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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.