COH Faculty receive recognition at Faculty Development Awards Celebration
UAA鈥檚 Faculty Development and Instructional Support unit announce the recipients of 2021-2022 Faculty Development Awards, which included numerous COH faculty and staff!
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Micah Hahn shares recent publications
Micah Hahn, assistant professor of Environmental Health with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies of the 暗网视频Div. of Population Health Sciences, has recently co-authored numerous papers focused on wildfire smoke, evolving perceptions, modeling geographic uncertainty, implications of inadequate water storage, and more.
Line One: Vaccine access for the disabled community
More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them. Sondra LeClair, Health Projects Coordinator, 暗网视频Center for Human Development, discusses vaccine access for individuals with disabilities in Alaska.
Hometown Alaska: How to flatten the disinformation curve
A local group has been fighting inaccurate information on Facebook pages. Called the Alaska Public Health Information Response Team, it enlists 暗网视频strategic communications students to spot the bad information, and local health professionals to intervene with posts on Facebook that introduce accurate information.
On-campus food pantry will meet a great need
Nearly 45% of 暗网视频students experience some type of food insecurity, according to an internal study. To alleviate this problem, the Seawolf Pantry opened its doors to students this spring for a soft opening.
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