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Alaska public health experts are taking the fight against COVID-19 misinformation to Facebook comment threads

As misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic seemingly spills into almost every nook and cranny of the internet, some public health professionals in Alaska are countering false claims and myths in an embattled space: Facebook comment threads.

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Creating a more welcoming city through research

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Since 2014, the Municipality of Anchorage’s (MOA) Welcoming Anchorage project has been building a network between local businesses, organizations and the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation to recognize the contributions immigrants and refugees make to our city through economic, cultural and social impacts.

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Research and Initiatives at the College: Fall 2020

 |  Henry Randolph  | 

Updates about research studies, projects and community partnerships across the College of Health.

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Justice Center Develops Data Tool Tracking Intimate Partner Violence

 |  Henry Randolph  | 

The UAA Justice Center has developed a new data tool to visualize data about intimate partner violence in Alaska.

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Justice Center Publishes Pioneering Homicide Report

 |  Henry Randolph  | 

The UAA Justice Center has published a pioneering report on homicide in Alaska, gathering and analyzing over 40 years of data.