College of Health News

Chief Justice Dana Fabe of the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Supreme Court opens the Minor Consuming Alcohol (MCA) conference. Photo by Barbara Armstrong Read More

Minor Consuming Alcohol (MCA) Conference

 |  Melissa Green  | 

The Minor Consuming Alcohol (MCA) Conference was organized in response to concern about MCA cases and underage drinking in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥, and was held April 4, 2014, at the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Court System's Snowden Training Center in downtown Anchorage.

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No More Silence in the Dark: A Panel Discussion on Reducing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

"No More Silence in the Dark" was an event cosponsored by the Justice Center at ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ (UAA) and the Omega Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society. The event was presented as part of National Criminal Justice Month 2014 and "UAA Says No More" week.

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Time to Legalize? A Public Discussion on Marijuana Law and Policy

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

"Time to Legalize? A Public Discussion on Marijuana Law and Policy" took place a week after a ballot measure to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana for recreational use in ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ was officially certified for inclusion in the Aug. 19, 2014, primary election as Ballot Measure 2.

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Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Akerelrea, B.S. Nursing 2008

 |  Kathleen McCoy  |  ,

From left to right: Kenaitze Tribal Court Judge Rusty Swan, Tribal Court Judge David Voluck, Kenaitze Chief Tribal Court Judge Kim Sweet, Kenaitze Tribal Court Judge Susan Wells, and Ryan Fortson, UAA Justice Center. Photo by Barbara Armstrong Read More

The Resurgence of Tribal Courts: A Tribal Judge's Perspective

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

Tribal Judge David Voluck on the resurgence of ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Native tribal courts and their relationship to the movement for ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Native tribal sovereignty on November 18, 2013 at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ campus. Judges from Kenaitze Indian Tribe Tribal Court also attended the event and participated in the question and answer session.