College of Health News

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Student Spotlight: Ashley Ihde - from health sciences to public health practice in Alaska

 |  Eduardo Piqueiras  | 

Ashley Ihde (BSHS, '23) went from learning about public health to participating in it alongside people working in substance misuse prevention, recovery, and wellness across Alaska.

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Alumni Spotlight: Megan Adkins – UAA Health Sciences Provides A Pivotal Foundation to Caring for Elders

 |  Britteny M. Howell  | 

For Anchorage native Megan Adkins, UAA's Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program was more than a stepping stone, it was the pivotal experience that shaped the course of her career.

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Alumni Spotlight: John Laurance - from the lab to public health leadership in Alaska

 |  Eduardo Piqueiras  | 

In this spotlight, John reflects on seeing public health beyond his own specialty, the connections that hold Alaska’s public health community together, and how others may recognize leadership in us before we recognize it in ourselves.

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From fungi to foam

 |  Kyle Kolda  | 

A team led by University of Alaska Anchorage researcher Philippe Amstislavski is exploring how mycelium, the root structure of fungi, can be grown into biodegradable materials that hold similar properties to Styrofoam.

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Involving Alaska’s rural communities in air quality monitoring

 |  Keenan James Britt  | 

Micah Hahn, M.P.H., Ph.D., associate professor of environmental health in UAA’s Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, is the principal investigator and a co-author on a scientific paper published last month in the journal Environmental Research: Health.