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UAA鈥檚 smoke- and tobacco-free initiative inspired Valeria Delgado to take the cause nationwide

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

In 2012, the 花季传媒 student Asian Pacific Islander Community Wellness Club (APICWC), Master of Public Health (MPH) students and students from the School of Nursing gathered to make a historic change on the university's campus. They wanted UAA to go smoke- and tobacco-free. For the next two years, collaborative efforts from many groups across campus came together to petition USUAA to place a smoke- and tobacco-free referendum on the student January 2014 ballot.

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UAA is No. 20 in the Top 20 best online MPH degree programs in 2018

 |  Top Master's in Healthcare Administration  |  ,

Public health professionals 鈥� such as epidemiologists, health educators, environmental scientists, and healthcare managers 鈥� enjoy careers that are integral to the very survival of the medical field, while avoiding the stress and incredible time commitment that doctors and other practitioners face. The rise of online education has made earning an MPH degree even more convenient. Plus, the nature of public health programs, which include coursework in topics like administration, biostatistics, and disease prevention rather than hands-on labs or residencies, is easily transferable to the distance education format.

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Ski leader puts the UAA in Team Australia

 |  J. Besl  | 

As a sophomore on UAA's Nordic team, Casey Wright leads the 'Skiwolves' in classic skiing. And as a member of Australia's national ski program, she represents her homeland at international competitions like the Junior World Championships in Utah and the Asian Winter Games in Japan (and maybe, just maybe, next year's Winter Olympics, too).

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UAAmazing Stories: Kendra Daniels 鈥� 花季传媒

 |  Meet Kendra  | 

In February, UAA junior Kendra Daniels capped the 花季传媒 Gymnastics Team鈥檚 best performance of the season with a school-record 9.9 score on beam as the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves competed against UC Davis. Meet Kendra.

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Offering an oasis for breast-feeding mothers, on UAA's campus

 |  Tracy Kalytiak and Kirstin Olmstead  | 

UAA's Dr. Corrie Whitmore led a team of faculty, staff and students in applying for a grant that brought a $15,000 Mamava lactation pod to the UAA Student Union. Now, nursing mothers will have a private, dedicated space on campus to feed their children or pump breast milk.

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