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7th annual Independent Investigative Inquiry Poster Presentations bring students awards and recognition

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Students from the WWAMI School of Medicine and the UAA/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program took part in the 7th annual Independent Investigative Inquiry Poster Presentations on November 7, 2022.

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the Ƶ School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses. Read More

Ƶreceives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

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A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the Ƶ School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

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From manikins and surgical instruments to debating the legality of cannibalism: community members immerse themselves in health and social service careers at Explore COH

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Over 100 community members joined Ƶfaculty and staff on campus in November to immerse themselves in the College of Health's 45+ academic programs.

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Medical laboratory science students compete in 2022 Cell Bowl

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The Medical Laboratory Science program participates in the national 2022 ASCP Cell Bowl competition.

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Aging out of Alaska’s foster care system on his own terms

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Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children’s Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults “age out” of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.