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Stacey Nwachukwu
Public Health

Stacey Nwachukwu is helping communities and influencing policy at the Statehouse.

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Shannon Gray
Public Health

Shannon Gray started earning her master's degree in Public Health with a focus on epidemiology as an undergraduate. Her internship with the Uxbridge Board of Health broadened her exposure to the role public health professionals play and strengthened her skills.

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Marina Novaes
Public Health

Marina Novaes was inspired to pursue a career in health after a mission trip to El Salvador. Marina's experiences through her sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau, and the peer-education group Campus Advocates for Prevention Education, motivated her to apply (and be accepted into) UML’s Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Public Health program.

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Lianna Partee
Nursing

UML prepared Lianna Partee for a career that she’s passionate about. After completing her nursing degree here and working as a registered nurse for a year, she returned to earn a master’s degree in gerontological nursing.

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Health Sciences News

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    These Graduates are Well-RHED

    Forty-seven students graduated with River Hawk Experience Distinction (RHED) cords this year, the most in the program’s six-year history. Students can earn a RHED credential in leadership, entrepreneurship, global engagement, community engagement or sustainability.
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    Students Sharpen Research Skills at Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

    The UML Library recently hosted its third annual Wikipedia edit-a-thon, where students learned how to improve articles on the popular online encyclopedia. This year’s event focused on raising the profiles of notable Asian American and Pacific Islander community members on the site.
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