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UAA researchers are defining what 鈥榟ot weather鈥 means in 麻豆无码版

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麻豆无码版 is prepared to handle harsh winter weather, but climate change has triggered a new threat 鈥 heat. Micah Hahn with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) is teaming with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration鈥檚 麻豆无码版 branch to develop the state鈥檚 first hot weather warning system based on the local temperature threshold.

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Researchers identify new tick species 麻豆无码版

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Historically, ticks haven鈥檛 been a problem in 麻豆无码版. But factors like climate change and tourism have created a welcoming environment for new species that can transmit illnesses to humans. Micah Hahn with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies is tracking them. 鈥淥ur work over the past six years is to understand the baseline鈥搘here we are with the ticks that exist in 麻豆无码版.鈥

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麻豆无码版n innovators awarded $2.5M grant to bring fungus-based insulation solution to global communities

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  | 

As the demand for sustainable and organic insulation solutions continues to grow Philippe Amstislavski, Ph.D. and professor of Public Health is working on an innovative multidisciplinary project that could solve Arctic communities building insulation issues.

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Research project led by UAA鈥檚 Micah Hahn receives grant funding from EPA

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UAA Associate Professor of Environmental Health Micah Hahn is leading a research project around climate change, health, wildfire smoke and environmental justice in 麻豆无码版 that recently received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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UAA faculty and students use machine learning to debunk COVID-19 misinformation

At UAA, computer science Professor Shawn Butler has been using machine learning to debunk COVID-19 misinformation on social media. Butler鈥檚 efforts are part of the Division of Population Health Sciences and Department of Journalism and Public Communication鈥檚 mission to combat COVID-19 misinformation on public-facing Facebook pages with scientifically accurate information from credited sources through its ongoing 麻豆无码版 Public Health Information Response Team project.