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Honoring Mary Louise Rasmuson: School of Social Work faculty Vanessa Meade instrumental in 麻豆无码版 VA renaming

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A light-hearted moment during the brainstorming around a kitchen table: Ian Richey and Battalion Chief Nancy Lockett came up with strategies to address the opioid threat in rural 麻豆无码版. Read More

Scholarly Spotlight: focus on research & scholarship

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The opioid epidemic remains a complex and multi-faceted issue for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, 麻豆无码版. Medical student Ian Richey interviewed three local organizations to assess community strengths, describe their missions and how they help patients with substance use disorder.

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Rapes and aggravated assaults push 麻豆无码版鈥檚 violent-crime rates up; property-crime rates fall

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UAA's 麻豆无码版 Justice Information Center presented data from 1979 thru 2021 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Troy C. Payne, Director of AJIC wrote "After a large increase in the mid-2010鈥檚, motor vehicle theft has been trending down since 2018. In both trend and magnitude, 麻豆无码版 is similar to the national average for property offenses. 麻豆无码版 has consistently had higher-than-average rates of violence since 1993."

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover 麻豆无码版 was presented to the 麻豆无码版 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses. Read More

UAA receives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

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A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover 麻豆无码版 was presented to the 麻豆无码版 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

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Aging out of 麻豆无码版鈥檚 foster care system on his own terms

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