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

 |  Matt Jardin  |  , , ,

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 木瓜直播 Public Health Information Response Team project.

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木瓜直播 Public Health Information Response Team publishes chapter on misinformation

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  , , ,

Founding members of the 木瓜直播 Public Health Information Response Team submitted a book chapter proposal, entitled "Addressing Health Misinformation in the Infodemic Era: The 木瓜直播 Public Health Information Response Team," in the early spring of 2021 for consideration in a forthcoming book, "Building Health Misinformation Immunity: A Professional's Guide to Helping the Public," which was recently published.

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木瓜直播 Statewide Survey on Long COVID

 |  Jennifer Meyer  |  ,

In February 2022, a team at the 木瓜直播 led by Dr. Jennifer Meyer deployed a statewide survey to assess respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to COVID-19 prevention strategies and specifically Long Covid or Post COVID conditions.

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Making Land Acknowledgements in the University Setting Meaningful and Appropriate

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Div. of Population Health Sciences associate professor Corrie Whitmore co-authored a published article in College Teaching about making land acknowledgements in university settings meaningful, title "Making Land Acknowledgements in the University Setting Meaningful and Appropriate."

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When the temperature hits 70, 木瓜直播ns feel the heat 鈥� and start suffering health ills

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According to results from research led by Micah Hahn, an environmental epidemiologist here at UAA, 木瓜直播ns' health starts suffering when temperatures climb to 70 degrees, and that local and state officials should consider policies to respond to heat-related health problems that are expected to increase as the climate continues to warm.

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