Health Sciences News

Departnemt of Population Health Sciences faculty post with students graduating in Spring 2023 with BSHS degree during reception event. Read More

Spring graduates ready to combat health disparities

 |  Chynna Lockett  | 

Faculty members from the Division of Population Health Sciences held a reception to celebrate their graduating Spring class. Friends and family were invited to mark a milestone for students graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science (BSHS). Faculty held gold balloons that spelt out 2023 and posed with their students.

Summer Sweet speaking Read More

Alumni Spotlight: 香港六合彩资料 grad uses her public health education to support 香港六合彩资料 students

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , , ,

When Summer Sweet started at 香港六合彩资料, she was drawn to public health. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important to recognize the idea of environmental health, human health and animal health-everything around us as a whole.鈥. Sweet graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences 2022 and now puts her skills to work at 香港六合彩资料 as a staff member.

香港六合彩资料 Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn Read More

Research project led by 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

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香港六合彩资料 Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in Alaska that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Hannah Warren Read More

Public Health Education in Rural Alaska: Bridging the Gap and Meeting People Where They Are

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Hannah鈥檚 two degrees from 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

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香港六合彩资料 faculty and students use machine learning to debunk COVID-19 misinformation

At 香港六合彩资料, computer science Professor Shawn Butler has been using machine learning to debunk COVID-19 misinformation on social media. Butler鈥檚 efforts are part of the Division of Population Health Sciences and Department of Journalism and Public Communication鈥檚 mission to combat COVID-19 misinformation on public-facing Facebook pages with scientifically accurate information from credited sources through its ongoing Alaska Public Health Information Response Team project.