JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: * * * Speaker to examine how Indigenous knowledge can inform wildlife conservation efforts * * * Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture this week as part of its ongoing fall series, featuring prominent voices in Indigenous knowledge, wildlife conservation and science. Jeffrey J. Brooks, Ph.D., a social scientist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, will deliver a presentation   more

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Trainees in the $11 million program will learn to identify early symptoms of dementia and preventative measures. * * * UW Medicine researchers received an $11.3 million contract to improve the detection and management of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias among American Indian and Alaska Native elders. This funding will create training for healthcare prov  more