"Olympic Sleepers of the Arctic"
A documentary about the amazing physiological adaptations of the hibernating arctic ground squirrel and how understanding these mechanisms may lead to translational application for human health and the treatment of disease, the biomedical research focus for the UA Center for Transformative Research in Metabolism. Jamie Currie, a graduate student in UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, and his film-making partner Irene Magafan of the World Wildlife Fund, produced this film in collaboration with Eye2Eye Productions. The video features interviews with Dr. Kelly Drew, Director, UA Center of Transformative Research in Metabolism, and Dr. Cory Williams, Assistant Professor of Biology, Colorado State University. This film will be premiered at the upcoming Chesapeake Film Festival in Easton Maryland. The producers plan to submit a longer version of the film to domestic and international film festivals.
"What It’s Like to Be a Nurse During a Pandemic"
Take a journey with our nurses from the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) to the vaccination clinics and find out what it’s like to be a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic.