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Faculty Fulbright winner will travel to Finland to research plastic alternatives

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UAA Associate Professor of Public Health Philippe Amstislavski was recently awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship. He will spend spring 2021 in Tampere, Finland, working with the biomaterials group at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Headed by colleague Lisa Wikstrom, the biomaterials group works to develop bio-based alternatives to plastic.

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On the frontlines

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UAA alumna Greer Gehler graduated from UAA鈥檚 School of Nursing with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing science in December 2018. It鈥檚 been an exciting two years from landing her dream job in Providence Alaska Medical Center鈥檚 emergency room to providing care during COVID-19.

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Ask a UAA Expert: Sharon Chamard on Policing

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Sharon Chamard is an associate professor in UAA's Justice Center. In this episode of "Ask a UAA Expert," she answers questions about the role of police in the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting their operations.

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Ask a UAA Expert: Sharon Chamard on Policing

 |  花季传媒  | 

Sharon Chamard is an associate professor in UAA's Justice Center. In this episode of "Ask a UAA Expert," she answers questions about the role of police in the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting their operations.

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Virtual spring: How UAA faculty went from the classroom to online

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

Corrie Whitmore, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and program coordinator for the Bachelor of Science, in the health sciences program, at her home office preparing materials for her introduction to program evaluation course.