College of Health News

Student Spotlight: Pamela Thomas - on connecting research, community, and health

For Pamela Thomas, health begins with connection--connection to family, community, culture, land, and the systems that shape our everyday life.
Student Stories
Babies born to mothers from rural Alaska areas are more likely to be preterm, study finds

Micah Hahn associate professor for the Institute of Circumpolar Health recently discussed research she co-authored examining preterm births in Alaska.
In the News
Alaska Municipal League is helping rural communities qualify for climate change funds

Rural Alaskan communities are seeking grant funding to address health risks related to climate change. Associate Professor Micah Hahn from the Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies spoke to Alaska Public Media about her team’s efforts to help communities create climate adaptation strategies.
In the News
UAA researchers are defining what ‘hot weather’ means in Alaska

Alaska is prepared to handle harsh winter weather, but climate change has triggered a new threat – heat. Micah Hahn with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) is teaming with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Alaska branch to develop the state’s first hot weather warning system based on the local temperature threshold.
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