College of Health News

Angelene Ketah in the World Cup Roller Derby Read More

Student Spotlight: Angelene Ketah - Nursing, roller derby, and indigenous representation

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

SON student Angelene Ketah is dedicated to serving ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Native communities while proudly representing her culture on the world stage through roller derby.

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Alumni Spotlight: Darrel Foister Jr. – Serving ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ as a Nurse Practitioner

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Darrel Foister Jr., School of Nursing alum and military veteran, now serves ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ communities as a family nurse practitioner.

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Faculty Spotlight: Rodger Lewerenz- Passionate about nursing education

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  , ,

Rodger Lewerenz, an assistant professor in the UAA School of Nursing, is dedicated to mentoring future nurses and nurse educators, with a special passion for the MSN Leadership in Education offering.

Nursing students wearing white coats at ceremony Read More

Slideshow: School of Nursing White Coat Ceremony

 |  Jordana Newman  |  , ,

The UAA School of Nursing held its first hybrid white coat ceremony to celebrate the student's decision to become a professional nurse.

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UAA DNP alumna: 'Vivitrol's the path to an opioid-free life...it gets you clean'

 |  Tracy Kalytiak  |  , ,

A monthly injection of Vivitrol calms cravings for heroin, giving real help to addicts emerging from prison and, as UAA DNP alumna Jyll Green discovered, providing a good chance of keeping them from going back behind bars.