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$25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in Alaska

 |  Rachel Cassandra  | 

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.

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College of Health team delivers critical speech and hearing screenings in rural Alaska

 |  Shelby Kriegh  | 

A team of College of Health faculty and students from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ recently traveled to Bethel and two nearby rural communities to provide free speech, language, and hearing screenings.

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College of Health programs support overdose response in rural Alaska

 |  Lynda Hernandez, Shelby Kriegh  |  , , , ,

Lynn Troyer, an academic advisor for the School of Nursing at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, traveled to Bethel as part of the Alaska-Rural Community Overdose Response Project (AK-RCORP).

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Dr. Virginia "Jenny" Miller retiring after 18 years with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

 |  Eduardo Piqueiras  | 

Professor of Public Health Dr. Virginia "Jenny" Miller is retiring after 18 years with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

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Alumna and professor wins national Future Leaders Award

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

Jessica Ross, an alumni of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's dental hygiene program and current assistant professor in the Department of Human Services, was recently honored with the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes emerging leaders in higher education who demonstrate a commitment to innovation, equity, and community engagement.