WWAMI, a University of Washington medical school program that serves five western states, including Alaska, recently received a $25 million endowment for scholarships to increase the number of physicians in rural and Indigenous communities.
A team of College of Health faculty and students from the University of Alaska Anchorage recently traveled to Bethel and two nearby rural communities to provide free speech, language, and hearing screenings.
Lynn Troyer, an academic advisor for the School of Nursing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, traveled to Bethel as part of the Alaska-Rural Community Overdose Response Project (AK-RCORP).
In May 2026, the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) proudly co-sponsored the Pathways to Recovery Conference hosted by the State of Alaska’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP).
Professor of Public Health Dr. Virginia "Jenny" Miller is retiring after 18 years with UAA
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