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March 15, 2024
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce the four judges of the Creative Writing Awards (CWA): Centennial Edition, which is collecting poetry and prose entries...
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March 13, 2024
Hundreds of people participated in the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) centennial trivia quest, drawing interest from undergraduates, graduate students across the university,...
Dean Azita Emami recently received an M.A. privatim degree.
March 8, 2024
Yale leaders awarded Master of Arts, privatim degrees to more than 90 members of the university community during a ceremony at Yale Law School’s Levinson Auditorium on March...
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February 28, 2024
Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN, recently spoke to The New York Times for “A Fading Weapon in the H....
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February 27, 2024
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) welcomed more than 100 future nurses and midwives to Admitted Students Day on February 2, excitedly cramming the common areas for the largest in-...
February 21, 2024
By Sohani Sirdeshmukh Program Manager, Office of Global Affairs and Planetary Health   Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is pleased to announce a bold new collaboration with the...
January 30, 2024
Dean Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, BSN, RNT, FN, FAAN, in collaboration with Dean Megan L. Ranney at the Yale School of Public Health and Deputy Dean for Education Jessica Illuzzi...
The centennial trivia contest concludes on February 29. Follow YSN on social media for trivia hints.
January 23, 2024
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is launching the second semester of centennial celebrations with an online trivia quest that begins today. Anyone curious about the school’s 100-...
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December 14, 2023
An exhibit at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library looks at Yale School of Nursing’s first century across eight themes. By Mallory Locklear A medical bag for GEPN students. (...
Tonya Lewis Lee (left) with Dr. Michelle Telfer
December 8, 2023
Award-winning filmmaker, author, and entrepreneur Tonya Lewis Lee recently engaged in a special centennial conversation with the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) midwifery...
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November 9, 2023
By Mallory Locklear | YaleNews At a recent School of Nursing centennial kickoff event, President Peter Salovey and Dean Azita Emami discussed the state of nursing and where...
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November 1, 2023
The 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award and Decade Awards saluted four years of winners. Amid the excitement of centennial kickoff programming, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) also...
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October 27, 2023
President Peter Salovey and Dr. Nicole Seagriff   In commemoration of the Yale School of Nursing’s centennial and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Nicole Seagriff joins...
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October 25, 2023
By Lisa M. Maloney | YourYale   Photos by Robert DeSanto. The curators of the exhibition celebrating Yale School of Nursing Centennial; (L-R) Courtney Brombosz, Janene...
Oscar Anderson
October 23, 2023
Oscar Anderson ’25 MSN was inspired to pursue nursing to improve care for the transgender community.   After fifteen years working in research and communications, Oscar...
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October 17, 2023
Dean Emami announced the historic $11.1 million gift at the Centennial kickoff. President Salovey shared that the university will match the amount. The school has announced...
Dr. Lauren Flagg and her family.
October 4, 2023
by Alexa Tomassi   Yale School of Nursing part-time lecturer Lauren K. Flagg, DNP, CPNP-AC, APRN was recently profiled for the Women in Medicine Month series.   What section...
Tatiana Sadak, PhD, PMHNP, RN, FAAN
October 2, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce that Tatiana Sadak, PhD, PMHNP, RN, FAAN will join the YSN community as a Professor and a Deputy Dean on November 2.   “...
Jasper Erwin Tolarba ’15 DNP
September 26, 2023
By Jaime McCormick | Yale Alumni Association Dr. Jasper Erwin Tolarba ’15 DNP, RN, CNE, CGNC, FACHE, FAAN is among the inaugural graduates of the Yale School of Nursing...
Kellie Nalbandian ’24 MSN
September 26, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) family nurse practitioner student Kellie Nalbandian ’24 MSN is one of 18 competitors on the new season of “Survivor,” which premieres Wednesday,...
Zhao Ni (Photo by Allie Barton)
September 25, 2023
In an interview, Zhao Ni discusses his passion for global health, his go-to activities for refreshing his brain, and how family inspired his career path. By Mallory Locklear...
Luis Vera '23 MSN at Commencement in May with YSN friends and Handsome Dan.
September 18, 2023
By Carissa Violante | Yale Alumni Association Meet Luis Vera ’21 CN, ’23 MSN, a recent graduate from the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and a dedicated healthcare professional...
YSN's first graduating class in 1926 and the most recent graduating class in 2023.
September 15, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) embarks on its centennial year (Sept. 2023-May 2024) this month with a new dean as the school begins its next century of service. Azita Emami,...
The Yale Alumni Magazine publishes a letter from President Peter Salovey ’86PhD in every issue. In this issue, the president looks forward to the 100th anniversary of the Yale School of Nursing.
September 11, 2023
By Peter Salovey ’86PhD | Sep/Oct 2023 Yale Alumni Magazine I write to you in mid-summer—a quieter but exciting time, as we look with anticipation toward the new fall...
Sandy Cayo's cardiovascular health event included a heart-pumping dance class.
September 7, 2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Assistant Professor Sandy Cayo, DNP, FNP-BC, PhD(c) and GEPN Lecturer Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane,...
Dean Azita Emami
September 7, 2023
By Lisa Reisman ‘89MA | Sep/Oct 2023 Yale Alumni Magazine Perhaps it’s fitting that the 100th anniversary of the Yale School of Nursing this year coincides with the recent...
GEPN students rose to the challenges posed by the 2023 mass-casualty disaster simulation.
August 29, 2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar On June 16, The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team conducted its cumulative assessment for first-year Graduate Entry...
Holly Powell Kenney (left) and Joan Combellick.
August 18, 2023
by Robert Forman Midwife care can improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies, says new “Expert Review” from Yale faculty The practice of midwifery is less common in...
Dean Azita Emami
August 1, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to welcome internationally recognized nursing leader Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, BSN, RNT, RN, FAAN as the 11th dean of the Yale School...
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July 27, 2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar  Yale School of Nursing (YSN) hosted the 5th Annual Preceptor Appreciation event and award ceremony on June 8, recognizing...
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July 6, 2023
By Lizamishel Boateng New Haven Promise Scholar Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to congratulate five YSN faculty members on their selection to the Fellowship in the...
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June 29, 2023
Dear YSN Community, I write to follow up on President Salovey’s message regarding today’s Supreme Court decisions in the Harvard and UNC cases regarding the consideration of...
Grace Lesser ’25 MSN, MBA, MPH (second from right) presented her essay at the 7th Annual Special Medical Grand Rounds: Stories of Yale Internal Medicine.
June 26, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Nurse Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner student Grace Lesser ’25 MSN, MBA, MPH was recently selected to present her piece “Belly of the...
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June 21, 2023
During Yale University’s 322nd Commencement exercises on May 22, Dean Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN saluted the Class of 2023 for adding an exclamation point...
Scholars' Day celebrates PhD and DNP research.
June 14, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) hosted Scholars’ Day on April 21, an annual celebration of scholarship from Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)...
June 6, 2023
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) community gathered on May 18 to celebrate the 43rd annual induction of new members to the Delta Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International...
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May 17, 2023
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Class of 2023 will soon launch their careers across the country and around the world. With that in mind, YSN faculty are sharing their best...
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May 12, 2023
On International Day of the Midwife on May 5, Commencement student standard bearer Jenilee Jaquez ’23 MSN and Specialty Co-Director Tamika Julien DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CLC ...
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May 9, 2023
Jenliee Jaquez ‘23 MSN and Specialty Co-Director Dr. Tamika Julien. International Day of Midwife takes place on May 5, and this year Yale School of Nursing (YSN) checked in...
Lynn Malerba '15 DNP will speak at Commencement in person.
May 4, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce US Treasurer and Chief of the Mohegan Tribe Lynn Malerba ’15 DNP as the 2023 Commencement speaker. Dr. Malerba made...
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April 28, 2023
Left to right: honoree Anita Onuoha, honoree Kailu Shannon-Frolich, YSN Interim Dean Holly Powell Kennedy, honoree Michelle D., speaker Michael Shirima Yale School of...
Deena Kelly Costa studies how nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists in ICUs work together to deliver care. Photo by Dan Renzetti.
April 27, 2023
Deena Kelly Costa recently joined the Yale School of Nursing faculty. In an interview with YaleNews, she talks about her research, policy work, and a celebrity encounter. By...
C. Chime Karkhang and Roxana Bustamente both presented work at the Parkosewich Nursing Research Conference.
April 25, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliates presented their latest scholarly research at the 15th Annual YNHHS Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research Conference at the Yale West...
Heather Reynolds, Yale President Peter Salovey, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. Photo by Dan Renzetti.
April 19, 2023
President Peter Salovey and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker presented Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Lecturer in Nursing Heather Reynolds ’80 MSN, CNM, FACNM with an Ivy Award...
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April 18, 2023
by Elisabeth Reitman April 14 is World Chagas Disease Day. Since its discovery in 1909 by Brazilian researcher Carlos Ribeiro Justiniano Chagas, a Chagas disease epidemic has...
Jacob Hofheimer ’25 MSN (from left), PhD student Laura Manzo, and PhD student Yan Zhan all won awards at the ENRS conference in Philadelphia.
April 5, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) was well represented at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) conference in Philadelphia, as students, faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and...
Azita Emami (Photo courtesy of University of Washington School of Nursing)
April 3, 2023
Emami is an internationally recognized nursing leader who has called attention to the key role nurses can play in improving care in underserved communities. Azita Emami, an...
Gustavo Carrillo brings medical manikins to life in the Simulation Lab. Photo by Robert DeSanto.
March 29, 2023
Gustavo Carrillo, simulation lab technologist The figure on the bed moans as blood seeps from her head wound. She starts to breathe erratically and her pulse skyrockets,...
YSN welcomed nearly 100 guests to Admitted Students Day.
March 28, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently hosted nearly 100 guests for Admitted Students Day, a program designed to help admitted students envision themselves thriving as Yale...
YSN was well represented at the NAPNAP conference in Orlando.
March 27, 2023
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students, faculty, and alumni in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) specialty recently presented their scholarship at the National...
The Simulation Team lent several pieces of equipment to the Marys Seacole production, including a baby mannikin that cried from a stroller on stage. Photo credit: T. Charles Erickson.
March 20, 2023
Stepping away from a classroom lab space for a packed theater house, the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team recently (figuratively) took the Yale Repertory Theatre ...
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March 13, 2023
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Post-Master’s Clinical Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed for Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) who have graduated from an MSN...
Mandy Richards '25 DNP discusses the Hartford HealthCare transition with Mel Kosturko '22 DNP.
March 13, 2023
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Post-Master’s DNP Program in Healthcare Leadership, Systems, and Policy is designed for working nurse leaders seeking to further advance...
Associate Professor S. Raquel Ramos and mentees.
January 23, 2023
By Elizabeth Lin As an alumnus of the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) at the Yale School of Public Health, S. Raquel Ramos understands the value of...
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December 19, 2022
Catch up on everything you missed in 2022 with our Top 12 stories of the year. Enjoy!  1 | Yale Pledges $50 Million to YSN Over Five Years Yale announced an unprecedented $50...
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December 14, 2022
After seven years leading Yale School of Nursing (YSN), Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, FACNM departs on December 31 for the top leadership post at the New York...
Sandy Cayo (Photo by Andrew Hurley)
December 1, 2022
In a Q&A, Cayo, a nurse practitioner and an educator interested in classroom innovation, discusses her approach to teaching, her research, and more. By Mallory Locklear...
YSN's first-ever online MSN program is a part-time commitment for RN-prepared nurses.
November 30, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) announces the launch of its first-ever online master of science in nursing (MSN) course of study: a three-year, part-time Psychiatric-Mental...
Nancy Banasiak is the inaugural Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Professor in Acute Care.
November 29, 2022
Wendy Underwood Naratil ’83 and Thomas C. Naratil ’83 have established an endowed professorship at the Yale School of Nursing to improve acute care training—and unlock...
Between discussions led by alumni, networking sessions provided opportunities for students and alumni to forge deeper connections.
November 18, 2022
By Steve Blum ’74 Brought together by a shared hunger to grow as leaders, more than 80 applicants — 50 graduate/professional students alongside 30 undergrads — convened with...
FNP student Matthew Bouwer ’24 MSN, provided clinical support to the Community Health Care Van during the Cross Campus visit. (Photo by Andrew Hurley)
November 10, 2022
By Jim Shelton Make way for the vaccine van. A new “pop-up” clinic makes getting the updated, bivalent COVID-19 booster shot even more convenient by bringing health-giving...
YSN welcomed family and friends to celebrate new nurses on October 6.
November 9, 2022
As she welcomed the crowd to the New Nurses Celebration on October 6, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean of Student Life Erin Morelli ’02 MSN, CNM, CLC, RN, FACNM,...
Dr. Lynn Malerba '15 DNP
November 4, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Equity Dr. Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, CDE® recently connected with Dr. Lynn Malerba ’15 DNP, 18th ...
October 28, 2022
By Mallory Locklear Before pursuing a career in nursing, Bridget Basile Ibrahim was an anthropologist. At their core, she says, the two fields are actually quite similar:...
An avatar is pictured in the virtual environment.
October 11, 2022
Dr. S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC is Associate Professor at the Yale School of Nursing and jointly appointed at the Yale School of Public Health Social and...
YSN students and three of their Ugandan preceptors--Monica, Joy, and Immaculate—pose in scrubs in a smiling group photo.
October 5, 2022
The journey to the birth center in Atiak, Uganda, takes the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) midwifery group nearly 24 hours on a plane from New York to Dubai to Kampala and then...
During the mass-casualty simulation, a runaway golf cart careened into a gas grill at a community cookout, prompting an explosion.
September 30, 2022
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Simulation Team spends every semester tailoring “sim” exercises to specific clinical and academic needs. The annual mass-casualty disaster...
Holly Powell Kennedy is an internationally known midwife.
September 23, 2022
By Kevin Dennehy Holly Powell Kennedy, an internationally renowned midwifery investigator and educator at Yale School of Nursing, will serve as the school’s interim dean...
The 2020 Orientation Leaders guide new students through their first week at YSN.
August 22, 2022
Have you heard this one? An advice columnist, an opera singer, and a Girl Scout walk into Yale School of Nursing (YSN). Punchline: they all serve as Orientation Leaders (OLs...
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August 16, 2022
This piece was originally publishin in YaleNews. By Mallory Locklear The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role nurses play in health care — millions of nurses...
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August 1, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently celebrated the selection of three faculty for Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN): Associate Professor Dr. Soohyun Nam...
June 29, 2022
Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (YSNAA) recently concluded the Newborns in Need project by delivering baby books to the Yale New Haven Hospital Neonatal Intensive...
Lynn Malerba ’15 DNP (left) helps drape President Barack Obama in a blanket at the White House Tribal Nations Conference in 2016. Photo credit: Pete Souza.
June 23, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumnus Dr. Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba ’15 DNP will make history as the first Native American to serve as Treasurer of the United States, and when...
GEPN Preceptor of the Year Winner Peggy Sawyer (third from right), was cheered on at the ceremony by students she has precepted.
June 21, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) saluted preceptors in every specialty and the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program at the 4th Annual Preceptor Appreciation Day...
The Class of 2022 released confetti and silly string on Old Campus.
June 16, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated Commencement for the Class of 2022 on Old Campus and a diploma ceremony on school grounds on May 23. And for the first time in three...
Ashleigh Evans
June 10, 2022
Nurse Midwifery/Women’s Health student Ashleigh Evans ’23 MSN placed first in the graduate student division of the TedxNewHaven competition and will make her winning...
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June 1, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) gathered to celebrate the newest class of the Delta Mu chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing on May 19. In her remarks...
Sajni Persad ’23 MSN, Michaela Gabrielle Serafica ’24 MSN, Dean Kurth, and Gayelan Tietje-Ulrich ’24 MSN.
May 27, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated the humor, heartbreak, and hope of nursing at the 19th Annual Creative Writing Awards on May 5. The top three finishers each received...
The Classes of 2020 and 2021 returned to Yale to celebrate Commencement.
May 18, 2022
Members of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Classes of 2020 and 2021 returned to Yale on Saturday, May 14, to celebrate an especially hard-won Commencement.  As Dean Ann...
The 2022 Distinguished Alumni and Decade Award winners.
May 10, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce the 2022 winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award: Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN, Mary Geary ’74 MSN, and Beth Baldwin...
Clockwise from top left: Langan Maciejak, McIntosh, Ni, Rodriguez, Richard-Eaglin, Levitt.
May 6, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is celebrating Nurses Week (May 6-12) by sharing insight and expertise from YSN faculty. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter ...
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD spoke at the 2022 Bellos Lecture.
May 4, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated the annual Sybil Palmer Bellos Lecture and Wisser Tea on April 26 with a “Climate Change and Health” presentation by Yale School of...
Dr. Laron Nelson speaks to a TV station in Hampton Roads, Va.
May 3, 2022
Independence Foundation Associate Professor Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN and Professor of Nursing David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN have continued to engage...
Taylor Evans (from left), Jeremy Mills, and Zeynep Inanoglu.
April 27, 2022
Three Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students recently earned honors for their artistic work in the 2022 PHM Health Professions Creative Medical Writing and Art Contest, an...
AGPCNP Specialty Director Ami Marshall.
April 25, 2022
When Ami Marshall ’04 MSN, EdD, APRN, ANP-C, was an RN-entry student at YSN, she always knew she wanted to come back and teach. After a few years as a part-time lecturer, she...
Christine Rodriguez (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
April 20, 2022
By Mallory Locklear Christine Rodriguez is dedicated to health care. She teaches clinical skills at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and provides transgender care to patients...
Family Nurse Practitioner student Brian Roach '24 MSN (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
April 18, 2022
By Mallory Locklear After graduating from Yale School of Management in 1993, Brian Roach spent 18 years in the banking industry. His career included stops in New York City,...
Dr. Xiaomei Cong
April 12, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is pleased to announce Dr. Xiaomei Cong, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the new Associate Dean of Research (ADR). Dr. Cong is one of the first U.S. nurse...
Florence Schorske Wald ’41 MSN, RN, MN, MS, FAAN
April 11, 2022
As Yale School of Nursing (YSN) looks ahead to its centennial in 2023, a second milestone is approaching the five-decade mark the following year: the arrival of hospice care...
Gayle Lee, RN, MHA
April 4, 2022
Roger Lee ’94 recently made a $5 million gift to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to honor the legacy of his mother, hospice nursing pioneer Gayle Lee, RN, MHA. The extraordinary...
Zoe Che '24 MSN is seated at the far right.
March 24, 2022
By Rosalind D’Eugenio Five students from diverse fields of study at Yale collaborated to solve a global health challenge and take home this year’s first prize and $6,...
Nathan Levitt (Photo by Dan Renzetti)
March 16, 2022
By Mallory Locklear Nathan Levitt recently joined the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty as a lecturer and director of LGBTQ and Gender Justice Learning. When he isn’t...
Top: an early YSN graduating class. Bottom: a recent YSN graduating class.
February 25, 2022
Yesterday evening Yale University President Peter Salovey and Provost Scott Strobel announced a historic commitment to Yale School of Nursing (YSN): $50 million in endowed...
An illustration of health apps.
February 23, 2022
By Mallory Locklear In the United States, 5% to 10% of adults 65 and older are victims of elder abuse and mistreatment, public health experts say. Yet only one in 24 cases is...
A headshot of David King in a dark suit with a red tie.
February 22, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) welcomed David P. King to the Dean’s Leadership Council (DLC) in January. The DLC group of YSN supporters includes Yale alumni and friends who...
Image of a blue background with white text: Nurses Top Ethics List for 20th Year.
February 7, 2022
According to the latest annual Gallup rating of various professions, nurses lead the nation in ratings for honesty and ethics for the 20th consecutive year.  Physicians are...
Dr. LaRon Nelson headshot on the left; Dr. David Vlahov headshot on the right.
February 3, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN served as the Principal...
Individual photos of Shaylice Bragg, Shinelle Wilkins, Cinthya Chumpitaz, Triana McCown, and the YSN sign.
January 21, 2022
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) attracts top-notch students from across the country and around the world, but it also recognizes exceptional talent closer to campus. The Hill...
Headshot of Fredericka Grant
January 5, 2022
Fredericka “Freddie” Grant has been a member of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) community for two decades, first as a member of Academic Affairs and now as the Senior...
Journal cover for Closing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention
January 3, 2022
A committee that includes Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, recently launched “Closing Evidence Gaps in Clinical Prevention,” a new consensus study report from the...
A flyer for the International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference: 20 Years of Evidence and Debate.
December 22, 2021
Yale School of Nursing’s (YSN) Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery Dr. Holly Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN cohosted the “Normal Labour & Birth: 20 Years of Evidence and...
Headshots from top to bottom and left to right: Jessica Bumpus, Richard W. Geller, Tiffany Jackson, Jessica Kelly-Hauser, and Kimberly Riquelme.
December 20, 2021
While reviewing preceptor data for the 2020-21 school year, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Director of the Clinical Support Unit Tracy Chidsey made an astonishing...
Headshot of Caitlin Blacksmith
December 15, 2021
Caitlin Blacksmith, M.Ed, arrived at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) two years ago as the Institutional Research Analyst. She has extensive experience in educational research...
Simulation faculty use a two-way mirror to observe nursing students in the Escape Room.
December 14, 2021
Two years ago, Director of the Midwifery Faculty Practice Erin Morelli ’02 MSN, CNM, CLC, RN, FACNM decided that the best way for her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) first-year...
Headshot of Andrena McGroarty
December 10, 2021
As a mental health professional for more than a decade, Andrena McGroarty ’11 MSN, PMHNP-BC, RN readily recognized their symptoms of burnout earlier this year. Encouraged in...
November 29, 2021
Eddie Quiles is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (OEDI). A former history teacher, who transitioned to Yale 12 years ago...
November 22, 2021
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Alumni Board recently shared leadership changes for the current and upcoming terms. The board partners with YSN alumni, current students and...
November 19, 2021
By: Allison Bensinger The Zoom room opened and, within a minute, more than 100 middle school and high school students joined the online webinar. They began filling the chat...
November 18, 2021
On Veterans Day the Yale Alumni Association (YAA) welcomed three Yale School of Nursing (YSN) veterans to its ongoing “Careers, Life, and Yale” series. Tim McGehee ’22 MSN,...
November 17, 2021
Rebekah Kaplan ’89 MSN, CNM, died on November 16 after a bicycle accident. As a midwife of over 30 years her career spanned the North Central Bronx to UCSF/San Francisco...
November 8, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) partnered with the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) to cohost the “Graduate Forum & Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future...
November 5, 2021
Jenna DesJardins started as the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Director of Research on June 14. She brings 20 years of experience working with both federal and non-federal...
November 5, 2021
Courtesy of Yale News Representatives from nearly 200 countries are in Glasgow, Scotland this month for the 26thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, which aims...
November 3, 2021
On October 22, the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) swapped their scrubs for dressier duds and cheered their classmates...
November 2, 2021
A team of Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty, students, and collaborators recently published the results of a five-year NIH-funded randomized controlled trial in SLEEP –...
October 28, 2021
DNP student Christie Torres, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC recently created “Climate Change and Renal Health: Awareness and Education Toolkit for Healthcare Providers.” As Torres...
October 26, 2021
On the kind of day that prompts residents to extoll the superior glories of a New England fall, the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (...
October 25, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty, in partnership with The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), Saraya Co. Ltd., and Best Sanitizers, Inc., have designed and produced a...
October 18, 2021
Dr. Janene Batten, EdD, grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and arrived in the US in 1993. She began her career as a librarian at Bridgeport Hospital, where she worked for...
October 13, 2021
Dr. Margaret Flinter ’80 MSN, PhD, APRN, was honored last week with the Yale-Jefferson Award, a recognition of outstanding public service across a 40-year nursing career...
October 11, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN is leading a $7 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy &...
October 6, 2021
Today Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is sponsoring, leading, and presenting at the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) advanced methods conference: “Inclusion...
October 4, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is full of clinicians who love pregnancy and babies. Studying them, researching them, and teaching the next generation of midwives all about them...
October 1, 2021
by Rick Harrison When Dr. Soohyun Nam meets with female members of predominantly Black churches, the conversation often shifts from her advertised topics of obesity and sleep...
September 23, 2021
Jeanetsey Prates began her Yale School of Nursing (YSN) journey almost by accident. While working as a university temp, her boss encouraged her to apply to YSN if an opening...
September 23, 2021
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduate of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Dr. Ron Yolo ’21 DNP, MBA, MSN was recently promoted to Chief Nursing officer (CNO) of the...
September 16, 2021
Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Dr. Nancy S. Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently provided comments to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Advanced...
September 14, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor Emerita Dr. Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, PNP-BC, FAAN was recently featured in a Yale Alumni Magazine piece highlighting a collection of...
September 14, 2021
September marks the on-campus arrival of Dr. Angela Richard-Eaglin, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, Yale School of Nursing (YSN)’s first fulltime Associate Dean for Equity (ADE). A...
September 10, 2021
Ekaterina Ginzburg started at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) nine years ago with a singular responsibility: to support the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Now as the...
September 3, 2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliate Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, shared his expertise with multiple...
September 2, 2021
By Julie Parry In people living with HIV, the disease itself, along with medications to treat the infection can cause long term side effects. Fragility fractures have been...
August 30, 2021
After months of applying, waiting, and preparing, new Nursing students launched the next phase of their careers on August 16 and 18 with their first piece of clinical...
August 30, 2021
Neither global pandemic nor rain nor wind of Tropical Storm Henri could keep new Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students from completion of orientation last week as the first...
August 26, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently announced Gail McCulloch as the incoming Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs, just ahead of Yale’s next multi-year, multi-...
August 19, 2021
The Yale Corporation recently awarded emeritus status to Nursing faculty Jane Dixon, PhD, Linda Honan ’89 MSN, PhD, CNS-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN, and Patricia Ryan-Krause ’81 MSN,...
August 17, 2021
Approximately one million adorable wrinkles and enthusiastic tail wagging heralded the start of Yale School of Nursing (YSN)’s most recent Welcome Wednesday event: a cookie...
August 13, 2021
An explosion cracked the air, the intensity of the boom indicating proximity to today’s pizza oven demonstration at the nearby Piggly Wiggly. As the sirens started blaring, a...
August 10, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is thrilled to congratulate three outstanding faculty members recently selected for Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) for...
July 30, 2021
As the Zoom era stretched into the second semester, event planners took advantage of platform pluses like nearly limitless guest capacity and a wider reach beyond in-person...
July 27, 2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliate Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently published an opinion...
July 26, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN)’s Commitment to Anti-Racism and statement of solidarity with the Black community were recently cited in a paper for the current issue of Journal...
July 23, 2021
Linda Rodman ’73, ’75 MA, in partnership with her husband, Larry ’16 MEM recently made a $6 million gift to Yale School of Nursing (YSN)—the single largest in the institution...
July 19, 2021
On a recent trip to the Moscow Urban Forum, Professor of Nursing Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN shared his expertise in epidemiology and urban health with multiple media...
July 19, 2021
Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Wesley E. Revangil, MBA, was born and raised in Stamford, CT, and started at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) as the Assistant...
July 9, 2021
After a yearlong postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift to an all-virtual setup, Yale School of Nursing’s (YSN) annual Newborns in Need initiative raised more...
July 2, 2021
Nursing can truly become a lifelong pursuit. As subject matter experts, these clinicians and researchers deepen their skills across years and decades, consistently finding a...
July 2, 2021
“It is always a highlight of the year and a great honor to recognize our Distinguished Alumni award winners,” said YSN Alumni Association President Christa Hartch ’02 MSN, RN...
July 2, 2021
Jim Leitner ’75 cordially invites you to join the current and future generations of midwives and nurses to do no less than change the world. Actually, he enthusiastically...
July 1, 2021
After a nationwide search and series of interviews including input from faculty, students, and staff, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) welcomed new Director for the Office of...
July 1, 2021
Professor of Nursing Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN will conduct a discussion centered on COVID-19 and cities as the plenary speaker at the Moscow Urban Forum with the city’...
July 1, 2021
Dr. David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN was recently tapped as a winner of the Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Awards for a collaboration with Dr. Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH and Dr....
June 30, 2021
Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently wrote an opinion editorial for The New York Times in his capacity as an epidemiologist and expert on vaccination hesitancy...
June 25, 2021
On June 24, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta sent a letter to state courts across the country encouraging the implementation of eviction diversion strategies, citing...
(pictured left to right: Eric Festa ’17 MSN, RN, APRN; Kelsey Panosky, MSN, RN-BC, CNE, C-EFM; Melanie Alves Mollica ’03 MSN, ANP, WHNP; Elyssa Noce ’17 MSN, RN, MSN, APRN; Kayla Murphy, MSN, CNM; Janet R. Rimm ’04 MSN, APRN, BC; Clarice Begemann ’90 MSN, ’90 MBA, RN, MSN, APRN)
June 23, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) hosted the third annual Preceptor Appreciation event on June 11 to express gratitude to the hundreds of clinical and courtesy faculty who help...
June 9, 2021
The U.S. Department of State recently tapped Associate Dean for Global Affairs & Planetary Health Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN as a Private Sector...
June 2, 2021
New York Times Opinion video journalist Alexander Battu Stockton saluted the newest members of the Delta Mu chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honor society...
May 26, 2021
In normal times, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is known for winning Commencement. The celebratory poppers YSN students blast open in a synchronized burst of joy shoot confetti...
May 25, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) announced on May 5 that more than a dozen new faculty members will be onboarded in time for the fall semester. The expertise of the incoming full...
May 24, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated its 95th Commencement May 21 with broad grins beaming under masks and attendees sitting six feet apart under a tent outside the school...
May 3, 2021
A quest for more and better sleep drew 80 registrants to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) for the Sixth Annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on April 30. Shakespeare’s...
April 27, 2021
The warm strings of a cello bowed by Yale College senior Alma Bitran welcomed more than 200 guests on April 22 to celebrate the 18th Annual Creative Writing Awards (CWA), a...
April 27, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) held its annual Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture on April 19, virtually convening a panel of nursing leaders from hospitals across Connecticut to...
April 22, 2021
The annual celebration of nursing scholarship known as Scholars’ Day took place April 9 and featured presentations from a post-doctoral fellow and Yale School of Nursing (YSN...
April 19, 2021
Yale Earth Week begins today and runs through April 23, a timely opportunity to revisit Yale School of Nursing (YSN) subject matter expertise in climate change, planetary and...
April 16, 2021
Congratulations to Leadership DNP student Ron Yolo, who recently received the Population Health Mission Award in recognition of his exceptional humanity, dedication, and...
April 15, 2021
Black Maternal Health Week presents an opportunity to learn more about the Yale School of Nursing (YSN)’s expertise in this area. Lecturer in Nursing and incoming chair of...
April 1, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, has discussed everything from...
March 31, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is thrilled to announce Congresswoman Lauren Underwood as the 2021 Commencement speaker.  “Congresswoman Underwood is a nurse, a fierce champion...
March 29, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor David Vlahov PhD, RN, FAAN is a nurse, an epidemiologist, and an infectious disease authority who has shared his expertise with a wide...
March 29, 2021
The Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) recently honored one Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty member and two doctoral students at a virtual conference on March 25....
March 25, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students Samantha Ramirez ’22 DNP, Taina Lopez-Cartagena ’22 DNP, and Kwaku Gyasi ’23 MSN recently placed in the top three teams of the second...
March 17, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is home to a team of nurse scientists conducting cutting-edge research on sleep across the lifespan, and their work goes well beyond National...
March 15, 2021
Sleep affects every part of our daily lives. Disruptions in sleep quality can have profound impacts on cognitive function, learning, and memory; on regulation of metabolism...
March 11, 2021
The latest issue of Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA) includes two articles by Yale School of Nursing (YSN) affiliates.  Crucial Role of Critical Care Dean Ann Kurth...
March 10, 2021
When nurse midwifery/women’s health student Ashleigh Evans ’23 MSN began planning Black History Month programming for Yale School of Nursing (YSN), she drew on previous...
March 3, 2021
Dozens of people attended the “Eradicate Your Student Loans” virtual session on February 22, the final event in a slate of Black History Month programming sponsored by the...
February 25, 2021
More than 25 people enthusiastically attended the virtual presentation “Becoming a Millionaire While Nursing” with Naseema McElroy, RN, MHA, MSN on February 15. The event is...
Pictured left to right: Lucy Ehrenfeld ’21 MSN, (facing away), Caitlin Simons ’21 MSN, Beth Farmer ’22 MSN and Nikki Schachman ’21 MSN all answer calls on the Campus COVID Resource Line (CCRL).
February 25, 2021
Dial the number for the Campus COVID Resource Line (CCRL) and you might connect with one of 30 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students answering thousands of calls every week...
CVS Pharmacist Gerard Diebner prepares covid-19 vaccines for nursing home residents at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New York City on Jan. 15. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
February 25, 2021
Over the past several weeks, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, has discussed a range of COVID-19 topics with a...
February 17, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) virtually hosted Admitted Student Days on February 12 and 15, engaging with members of the first incoming class to choose the profession against...
February 17, 2021
More than 30 people attended the “They’ll Be Looking to You To Lead—Positive Practices to Reduce Harm While Working in FQHC” virtual session held on February 2. The event...
February 15, 2021
Yale School of Nursing Adult/Gerontology Primary Care students Evelyn Cortes ’21 MSN (pictured right) and Stephanie Mora Hernandez ’21 MSN (pictured left) recently created “...
February 11, 2021
Building 410, located next to Yale School of Nursing (YSN), is now a COVID-19 vaccination site run by Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS). The clinic serves the general public in...
February 11, 2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student Emma Kravet ’22 MSN is one of about 100 YSN students administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients eligible...
February 3, 2021
It is an understatement to describe Courtney Farr ’06 MSN, FNP, APRN-BC as a determined person. She currently works full-time at Veterans Affairs, manages her House Calls...
February 2, 2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently discussed the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and other immunization...
January 27, 2021
Lynn Peckham, ’87 MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC, embarked on a well-earned retirement earlier this month after a whopping 50 years in nursing and precepting more than 50 Yale School of...
January 21, 2021
Yale School of Nursing’s shift to online learning back in the spring was like a mad dash for the finish line without sneakers, a course map, or much experience running....
January 21, 2021
Christa Varnadoe ’20 MSN, BS, RN, OCN graduated virtually in May 2020, the first online Commencement in Yale School of Nursing’s nearly 100-year history. During her time at...
January 21, 2021
YSN alumni from the Class of 1980 came together virtually on June 13th to celebrate their 40th Reunion thanks to hosts Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN and Margaret Flinter ’80 MSN...
January 14, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched into its fifth month in July, Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, ’05 MPhil, ’09 PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC knew it was time to update her view of the problem...
January 14, 2021
Students at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) who enter as RNs move directly into a specialty with a curriculum that focuses on clinical competence and nursing scholarship. This...
January 11, 2021
Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy Schmieder Redeker PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently participated in the American Heart Association’s Lifelong Learning Podcast “...
January 7, 2021
Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health Dr. Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, recently discussed a variety of COVID-19 topics with multiple media outlets. He...
January 5, 2021
Associate Dean for Global Affairs and Planetary Health LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN was recently interviewed by The Toronto Star newspaper for his expertise on how...
December 17, 2020
The incoming Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students applied to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) before COVID-19 changed the world. In addition to forever altering...
December 17, 2020
The World Health Organization published the first global report on the state of nursing in 2020, documenting that 59% of all health workforces are nurses. Despite this,...
December 17, 2020
When asked to describe the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, LM, FACNM answered in three words:   “It was hell.”  ...
December 17, 2020
Dr. Beth Beckman DNSc, FAAN is the Chief Nursing Executive for Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) and the Associate Dean for Clinical Partnerships at Yale School of Nursing...
December 17, 2020
About two years ago, Yale School of Nursing lecturer in nursing Dr. Ronica Mukerjee ’17 DNP, FNP-BC, MsA, LAc, AAHIVS learned that caravans of migrant workers were being...
December 17, 2020
During the summer, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) worked to identify resources to support providers in lower-resourced settings during the global COVID-19 (coronavirus disease...
December 17, 2020
Uzoji Nwanaji-Enwerem, MSN chose to come to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) because it offers an ideal scientific environment for her career growth and development as a nurse...
December 12, 2020
Nursing education during a global pandemic looks and feels dramatically different from normal circumstances. Even though there was nothing normal about most of 2020, the...
December 12, 2020
Dr. Allison Cable, ’01 MSN, DNP, ACNP, APRN  Cable has 15 years of experience as an ICU nurse practitioner, caring for patients who have complex, multi-system medical issues...
December 10, 2020
More than 4,000 online learners have already enrolled in Yale School of Nursing’s (YSN) first Coursera offering, “Global Quality Maternal and Newborn Care.” YSN faculty...
November 24, 2020
Dr. Cheryl Giscombé, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing presented a virtual talk on November 20 on “Innovations in...
November 19, 2020
Professor of Epidemiology and Faculty Director of the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health Dr. Rob Dubrow, MD, PhD, described a bleak picture of the planet’s climate...
October 28, 2020
The annual Preceptor of the Year Awards are traditionally held in person in June, but the global COVID-19 pandemic prompted a pivot to a virtual celebration. The real-world...
October 26, 2020
Dr. Saad B. Omer MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, recently talked with multiple media outlets on a variety of COVID-19 topics. Omer...
October 23, 2020
On October 9, Yale School of Nursing Professor Dr. David Vlahov PhD, RN, FAAN joined 23 national associations and experts and filed an amici curiae brief describing the...
October 13, 2020
A group of YSN students is debuting a series of eight videos to show elementary school–aged children and teens how to combat COVID-19 through PPE and handwashing best...
October 7, 2020
Chair-elect of the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program Dr. Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, LM, FACNM recently penned the editorial “The Silenced Pandemic...
September 28, 2020
More than 150 guests gathered from as near as Connecticut and as far as Kenya to celebrate the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students earning their...
September 17, 2020
Assistant Professor of Nursing Michelle Telfer DNP, MPH, CNM, FACNM recently spoke to NPR about post-partum care for the article “Efforts To Reduce COVID-19’s Spread Could...
September 14, 2020
Associate Professor Julie Womack ’94 MSN, ’08 PhD, CNM, FNP-BC and Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy S. Redeker PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN recently published the...
September 10, 2020
Dr. Saad B. Omer MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, recently shared his expertise with multiple media outlets on topics related to COVID...
September 9, 2020
YSN Professor David Vlahov PhD, RN, FAAN recently shared his expertise as a nurse, an epidemiologist, and an infectious disease authority with multiple media outlets. He...
September 2, 2020
Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN, and Stephan Davis ’16 DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CENP, CNE, FACHE contributed to a new report released today from the Josiah Macy Jr....
August 31, 2020
In socially distant groups of 12 people per hour, new students eagerly arrived on campus recently to check in, pick up supplies, and find the perfect fit for their N95 masks...
August 31, 2020
Returning to campus in the COVID-19 era requires abiding by a novel set of social norms like wearing masks in public and maintaining six feet of distance between classmates....
August 28, 2020
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is thrilled to congratulate the new class of distinguished Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). This year’s class of 230 nurse...
August 18, 2020
What does pop chart crooner Michael Bublé have to do with the stethoscope world of Yale School of Nursing (YSN)? New students are finding out with a little help from Janene...
August 16, 2020
Assistant Professor of Nursing Marianne J. Davies, ’87 MSN, ’00 PMC, DNP, RN, APRN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, shared advice on why nurses should familiarize themselves with...
August 13, 2020
YSN Lecturer and Chair-elect of the GEPN Program Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, FACNM, talked to the New York Times in her capacity as President of the New York State...
August 7, 2020
Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN, Dr. Saad B. Omer MBBS, MPH, PhD, FIDSA, and Dr. Robin Whittemore, PhD, APRN, FAAN, are serving on working groups established by...
July 30, 2020
David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN is contributing his expertise as a nurse, an epidemiologist, and infectious disease authority to a team with the NYU School of Global Public...
July 21, 2020
Angelarosa DiDonato ’18 DNP has an oft-repeated saying: “I have a nurse for that!” And if you listen to her Amplify Nursing podcast, you can hear how true that is. An early...
July 17, 2020
Thank you to the many YSN alumni and friends who helped us exceed our $165,000 goal for the  2019-2020 Annual Fund campaign! These funds will address critical current needs,...
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July 15, 2020
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) recently received 1,000 injection-molded face shields, the result of a collaboration with Cisco. John Marshall, Distinguished Engineer and...
July 13, 2020
On July 10, YSN Associate Dean for Global Health & Equity Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN participated in a panel during the International AIDS Society...
June 26, 2020
Over the past two months, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has been working to identify resources to support providers in lower-resourced settings during the global COVID-19 (...
June 23, 2020
Dr. Pritma Dhillon-Chattha ’18 DNP, MHA, RN and Dr. Brighid A. Gannon ’18 DNP, PMHNP-BC first connected as classmates at YSN in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program....
June 18, 2020
The Yale School of Nursing has an inspiring aspiration: to improve health for everyone. The system of racism is an enduring threat to achieving this goal, however, and that...
June 17, 2020
David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN, recently published the research paper “A Community Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Protecting the Health and Human Rights of...
June 16, 2020
The Yale School of Nursing community gathered virtually on June 3 to celebrate the new inductees of the Delta Mu chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International honor society...
June 9, 2020
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic spread with alarming ferocity during spring break, it became clear that students wouldn’t return to campus to finish the...
June 8, 2020
Associate Dean for Global Health and Equity LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN recently coauthored the paper “Understanding COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities among...
June 5, 2020
As the nation suffers the events of the past several weeks—events that have also occurred over the past four centuries of American history—YSN stands in solidarity with Black...
June 4, 2020
Since the beginning of her career as a professor of nursing in the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing(GEPN) program, Linda Honan,’89 MSN, PhD, CNS-BC, RN, ANEF, FAAN has...
June 3, 2020
Brandon LaRoche ’20 DNP is the clinical nursing director for oncology/hematology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. LaRoche is certified as a progressive care nurse (PCCN)...
June 3, 2020
Sana Goldberg ’20 MSN, RN published her first book, How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine, last year. She focuses on patient...
June 2, 2020
Vanessa Coppola ’22 DNP runs her own practice, Special Needs Primary Care, in New Jersey. As the sole practitioner, she provides consulting guidance to schools for children...
May 28, 2020
Taina Lopez-Cartagena ’22 DNP is a Family Nurse Practitioner at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Bronx, New York, which provides care for a high minority and...
May 26, 2020
Carlie Martinez ’22 DNP is an internal medicine/urgent care nurse practitioner at Boston Medical Center and is an instructor at Boston University School of Medicine. She is...
May 22, 2020
During her service in the Peace Corps, Julie Womack ’94 MSN, ’08 PhD, CNM, FNP-BC, witnessed a heavily pregnant woman walk 80 miles to labor for a week only to lose her baby...
May 22, 2020
Dean Ann Kurth speaks at the World Economic Forum at Davos on building resilient health systems The conversation on climate change has accelerated greatly in the last few...
May 22, 2020
Alison Moriarty Daley ’94 MSN, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN has been treating high school students for longer than most of them have been alive. Daley, a pediatric nurse...
May 22, 2020
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) midwifery program, established in 1956, is the oldest in the country and offers students integration into a variety of midwifery practices...
May 22, 2020
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ’66 B.A., ’17 L.L.D.H. said the United States must reassert itself as a global leader if we are to address the threat of climate...
May 21, 2020
Erin Micale ’21 DNP is a float RN working in the Ascension Healthcare systems in Detroit, Michigan. She also teaches psychiatric nursing, medical-surgical nursing, health...
May 20, 2020
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Yale School of Nursing focuses on leadership and policy and is designed for mid-career nurses who seek to become innovative...
May 19, 2020
Samantha Ramirez’22 DNP is a nurse practitioner for the liver transplant program at Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She is also a...
May 8, 2020
Today is National Student Nurses Day, and we are thrilled to highlight Christa Varnadoe, BS, RN, OCN. Christa will graduate later this month from the Adult Gerontology...
April 23, 2020
Yale School of Nursing student Christa Varnadoe, BS, RN, OCN, published a Letter to the Editor in Oncology Nursing Society’s “ONS Voice.” Varnadoe is a master of science...
April 23, 2020
Earlier this month, Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro cited research coauthored by Margaret L. Holland, PhD, MPH, MS in a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture...
April 21, 2020
Yale School of Nursing faculty members Dena Schulman-Green, PhD (left) and Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, NP-BC, ACHPN (center) recently partnered with Kathleen M. Akgün, MD, MS (...
April 21, 2020
In early April, Professor of Nursing and PhD Program Director David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN, coauthored “Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 & Improving Well-Being in Urban...
April 18, 2020
Dean Ann Kurth: We have a finite number of nurses, and we must make sure they are protected.
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Yale School of Nursing Dean Ann Kurth (left) and Saad Omer (right), director of the Yale Institute for Global Health and adjunct professor nursing, joined Yale University...
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YSN Lecturer Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, FACNM, President of the New York State Association of Licensed Midwives, and co-chair of Governor Cuomo’s Maternal Mortality...
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March 31, 2020
Recognizing the challenges to teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provost and Deans of Yale University adopted the following principle: Yale’s admissions...
March 31, 2020
Dean Ann Kurth discusses how the Yale School of Nursing is responding to this crisis and how nurses are uniquely positioned to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
March 30, 2020
Once it became apparent that COVID-19 was an imminent threat to population health and the capacity of Connecticut’s health systems, Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS)...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Caring While Keeping Safe Virtual Panel  Thursday, March 26, 2020 12:00 - 1:00PM Sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine’s Office of Global Health (...
March 19, 2020
Seven experts from Yale and New Haven, including Dean Ann Kurth, provided the latest information about the coronavirus pandemic and answered questions from members of the...
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A panel of seven experts from Yale and the City of New Haven, including Dean Ann Kurth, will meet in a virtual town hall Wednesday (March 18) to inform the public and...
March 8, 2020
“This is no time for politics or partisanship, we have to have fact-based science that’s led by people who know what they are doing, which is your public health and...
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On International Edition, a discussion with Dr. Saad Omer: How can we stop the global outbreak? 
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“The impact [of COVID-19] can be reduced…It depends on how our leaders communicate the ever-changing risk, whether disease-control measures follow science,… and...
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Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter ‘80 MSN, APRN, PhD, FAAN, FAANP, speak with Dr. Saad Omer, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, on the expanding COVID-19...
February 21, 2020
The Yale Medicine (YM) Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) section opened earlier this month as the first YM clinical practice on West Campus. YM and Yale School...
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“People with HIV are living longer, which means they have long-term HIV care needs while also needing care to manage other diseases and to enhance their quality of life....
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February 4, 2020
Emerging pandemic infections, the dramatic rise in non-communicable diseases, planetary health, and other issues will be at the forefront of complex global health challenges...
January 31, 2020
HEALTHDAVOS Want to stop an outbreak in its tracks? Start with trust BY CLIFTON LEAF January 21, 2020 6:39 PM EST DAVOS, Switzerland—The key to building resilient health care...
January 27, 2020
NYT Opinion piece: Is America Ready for Another Outbreak?  Dr. Saad Omer, YSN faculty member and Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, says no, but there are...
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The WSPC is excited to open applications for trainees to present their research at All Points West 2020 on Friday, April 17th! We will select two trainees (students,...
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January 15, 2020
Delighted to announce an exciting new initiative - the inaugural Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis. The goal of the project is to bring new, diverse voices into...
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December 20, 2019
In the issue, you will learn about YSN partnerships close to home on West Campus and far abroad in countries around the world. Plus, check out our cover story about Travis...
December 20, 2019
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is a five-minute walk from the Yale Landscape Lab (YLL), and that proximity has forged a symbiotic relationship between the West Campus...
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REACH (Recognizing and Eliminating disparities in Addiction through Culturally-informed Healthcare) is seeking applicants for its second training program. REACH is a five-...
November 15, 2019
Climate change is already damaging the health of the world’s children and threatens the wellbeing of an entire generation unless the world meets Paris Agreement targets to...
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November 7, 2019
Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN recently coauthored the paper “The Public Health Crisis of Underimmunization: A Global Plan of Action”in the United Kingdom...
October 24, 2019
Congratulations to Linda Schwartz ’84 MSN, ’98 DrPH, RN, FAAN, who is being celebrated as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing this year. “Linda’s humility,...
October 23, 2019
Nancy Schmieder Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN has been awarded NIH funding to address the need for studies of factors that contribute to cognitive impairment and dementia in...
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October 23, 2019
Are you a current Yale students, alumni, fellows, trainees, and/or faculty members? If so, you are encouraged to apply to the Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI) Accelerator...
October 9, 2019
The 2019 Lorraine Spranzo Nursing Scholarship is now available. Eligible candidates will be exemplary graduate students matriculated in an accredited graduate program in a...
October 2, 2019
We’re making a difference by reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality! Shamefully, maternal mortality has gone up in the US, and African-American women have...
September 23, 2019
Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN is serving on a task force assembled by President Peter Salovey to explore how the university can achieve net zero carbon...
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August 29, 2019
The Yale School of Nursing community is saddened to share the news that Dr. Ruth McCorkle, PHD, RN, FAPOS, FAAN, died peacefully at her home in Connecticut on August 17,...
July 31, 2019
Thank you to everyone who supported our Annual Fund campaign! Over the past 12 months, hundreds of you contributed to the fund, exceeding our goal. Your participation is...
July 30, 2019
Jaime Hensel ’13 MSN has snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and explored the lush natural beauty of New Zealand. She has waited for giraffes and baby elephants...
July 29, 2019
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Dean for Research David Vlahov PhD, R.N., FAAN and YSN alumna Cheryl Tatano Beck’72 MSN, DNSc, CNM, FAAN will be inducted into the...
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July 10, 2019
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a clear mission: to promote and improve the health of individuals, families,...
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July 9, 2019
Even before they entered the collapsed building, first-year Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) students could hear the screaming and feel the panic through the...
June 28, 2019
Benjamin Woodard ’21 DNP is an outdoor adventure marketer’s dream come true. Woodard grew up in the gorgeous outdoors of rural New Mexico, camping with his family and...
June 27, 2019
Yale Explores concluded the West Coast leg of its most recent tour in March in Los Angeles. This time, the assembled team of Yale faculty addressed issues pertaining to the “...
June 27, 2019
In the fall of 2018, the new Yale Explores series traveled to Philadelphia to discuss “Planetary Health: Safeguarding Human Health and the Natural Systems on Which It Depends...
June 27, 2019
In the Science Issue, you will travel to a tiny lab space in the South Pole with Jaime Hensel ‘13 MSN and learn how Ada Sue Hinshaw ‘63 MSN built the nurse scientist cadre...
Preceptor Awards 2019 Winners
June 24, 2019
Preceptorship bridges the gap between the classroom and the clinical area where nursing is practiced. At the Yale School of Nursing (YSN), there are two programs for...
From left: Dena Schulman-Green, Yafa Haron, Shelli Feder, and David Collett have been collaborating on this project for more than three years. They also partner with Hanna Admi and Eliana Aaron. Their field work included hospice visits with Bedouins in the desert.
June 19, 2019
A health care landscape without palliative and hospice care in the United States is still within living memory. Florence Wald, the fourth dean of YSN, introduced these...
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May 31, 2019
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Commencement 2019 festivities including the announcement of prizes for faculty, staff, and students. The descriptions below have been lightly...
Group Shot of Yale School of Nursing: Yale Day of Service - Newborns in Need Volunteers
May 15, 2019
During the second Saturday in May, 75 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) alumni, staff, faculty, and friends gathered on campus to pack hundreds of bags for Newborns in Need. The...
Dean Kurth with DAA 2019 Winners
May 14, 2019
The Yale School of Nursing Alumni Association (YSNAA) celebrated three outstanding YSN grads as the 2019 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards at the Graduate Club in...
Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN, RN teaching a class on Negotiation
May 8, 2019
Senior healthcare executive Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN, RN visited campus on April 23 to help Yale nurses enter the job market with confidence, providing career advice and...
April 26, 2019
The Yale School of Nursing community gathered at the New Haven Lawn Club on April 18 for one of its signature annual programs: the 16th annual Creative Writing Awards (CWA)....
March 12, 2019
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has achieved its highest-ever ranking, earning the number five spot in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), tying with...
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January 8, 2019
LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN has been named the inaugural Associate Dean for Global Health & Equity at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and also joins YSN as an...
November 6, 2018
On November 3rd, three YSN faculty were honored with awards at the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) annual conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ruth McCorkle received the AAN’...
November 6, 2018
The Master of Science in Nursing program application deadline has been extended to December 14th, 2018.  APPLY NOW
November 5, 2018
On October 26th, the 2018 GEPN class received their nursing certificates and traditional nursing baseball caps. It was an intense 11 months of pharm charts, care plans, and ...
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November 5, 2018
Yale School of Nursing is proud to announce three new National Clinician Scholars – Shelli Feder, Jasmin Travers, and Hayley Germack. The National Clinician Scholars Program...
November 1, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Ruth McCorkle who received the American Academy of Nursing’s Living Legend award at this evening’s award ceremony in Washington, D.C. The...
October 31, 2018
Dr. Linda Schwartz was the speaker at last week’s Scholars’ Day at Yale School of Nursing. She shared many inspiring stories from her time as a United States Air Force nurse...
October 29, 2018
View a photo slideshow of last Friday’s GEPN Award Ceremony and Fall Fest, where family and friends gathered to celebrate YSN’s new cohort of RNs. View slideshow...
October 25, 2018
Dr. Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, was the keynote speaker at Frontier Nursing University’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, October 20 in Hyden, Kentucky...
October 24, 2018
This weekend West Campus will be abuzz with activity as it hosts Artspace’s annual City-Wide Open Studios from Friday 26th at 12 noon, through Sunday afternoon. With a...
October 22, 2018
Congratulations to Halley Ruppel ’18 PhD and Marjorie Funk ‘84 MSN, ‘92 PhD, whose study on “Testing physiologic monitor alarm customization software to reduce alarm rates...
October 22, 2018
From November 1-3, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) will hold its annual Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference in Washington D.C. where three faculty from Yale...
October 11, 2018
The Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program deadline for applications has been extended to November 1, 2018. Apply now.
September 24, 2018
For the first time, Artspace’s City-Wide Open Studios (CWOS) Alternative Space Weekend is coming to Yale’s West Campus! New this year is Preview Day on Friday,...
September 17, 2018
Last week, Dean Kurth attended the Global Climate Action Summit, an international gathering of public and private sector leaders in San Francisco. One of the summit’s...
October 27, 2020
Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN recently curated the historic special edition of the Journal of Urban Health devoted to Black MSM (men-who-have-sex-with-men)...
June 26, 2020
Lydia Cristobal ’16 DNP (left) and Stephan Davis ’16 DNP (right) have both been appointed to serve on the Yale Alumni Association (YAA) Board. Dr. Cristobal, who currently...
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May 18, 2020
Congratulations to the 134 degree recipients in the Class of 2020! Today’s virtual celebration included encouraging remarks from Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN...
March 27, 2020
Congrats to Bridget Basile Ibrahim and Krista Knudson, who defended and passed their PhD dissertation defenses. Ibrahim presented “Pregnancy after Cesarean: A Mixed Methods...
March 27, 2020
Stephen Breazeale represented YSN in the Three Minute Thesis preliminary competition with his presentation on recognizing mental health symptoms in those with traumatic...
March 4, 2020
Yale School of Nursing ranks sixth in the world, per the QS World University Rankings in nursing. Of the top ten schools of nursing in the listing, half are United States (US...
December 14, 2019
When Sana Goldberg ’20 MSN, RN, first started working on her new book, How to Be a Patient: The Essential Guide to Navigating the World of Modern Medicine, she expected that...
December 14, 2019
Working with partners across campus, acute care Yale School of Nursing (YSN) student Travis McCann ’20 MSN is pursuing two exciting projects to help providers become better...
August 27, 2019
Scientists have said we have limited time to make major societal change to stop global warming/climate damage and the resulting extreme weather, coastal flooding, shifting...
August 15, 2019
YSN faculty member Robin Whittemore PhD, APRN, FAAN felt drawn to the culture of Mexico early on in her first RN job in San Diego, California. She has made myriad trips since...
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July 10, 2019
Dr. LaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN arrived at YSN in early 2019 as the Inaugural Associate Dean for Global Health & Equity. He earned his doctorate from the...
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May 31, 2019
When the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated its 93rd Commencement on May 20, graduates waited until just the right moment to launch their party poppers and colorful...
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May 24, 2019
On the 22nd of May we held our 2019  Gruber Fellowship in Global Justice and Women’s Rights event in the Yale School of Nursing Hub on a warm spring afternoon.   Each...
May 6, 2019
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, with May 12 being the birthday of Florenece Nightingale. This year’s theme, choosen by the American Nurse Association, is “4 million...
October 16, 2018
Dr. Holly Kennedy was one of the authors of an article published this week in the The Lancet on the short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of...
October 12, 2018
Dr. Lois Sadler ’79 MSN, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Dr. Jessica Coviello ’82 MSN, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, were honored at the Connecticut Nurses’ Association (CNA) annual Diamond Jubilee...
October 11, 2018
Vanessa Correia presented her work on behalf of Yale School of Nursing at the Celebrate Sustainability reception on Wednesday, October 10 as part of a weeklong series of...
October 9, 2018
Yale School of Nursing’s “Have Bones, Will Travel” exhibit was part of today’s Yale Founders’ Day celebration on Cross Campus. Pictured here, Professor Linda Honan intrigues...
October 2, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Canhua Xiao, associate professor at YSN, who has been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.  She will be honored at a ceremony to be held...
October 2, 2018
Mary C. Geary ’74 MSN has been awarded the 2018 AYA Leadership Award for Volunteer Innovation and Service in recognition of her commitment to enhancing the student-alumni...
October 1, 2018
YSN doctoral students Dora Lendvai Wischik (PhD) and Sarah DeSilvey & Ty Perrier (DNPs) are recipients of the distinguished 2018 Jonas scholarships. The scholarships are...
September 28, 2018
Yale’s efforts to reduce and become carbon neutral by 2050 received international attention earlier this month when students, faculty, staff, and alumni participated in the ...
September 28, 2018
Sapana Patel, DNP ’18, has been appointed as the consulting director of Health Innovation & EntrepreNurseship at Northeastern University. In this role she will cultivate...
September 27, 2018
Dr. Ulrike (Ulli) Muench, who received her MSN ‘05 and PhD ‘12 at Yale School of Nursing, had the results of a research study published in the September, 2018 issue of Health...
September 27, 2018
Dr. Aries Limbaga, who graduated from the Yale Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program in May of 2018, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Rancho Los Amigos...
September 24, 2018
Join us on October 3rd at 12 noon at 47 College Street (room 106B), New Haven, for “Changing the Paradigm in Dementia: The Role of Non-Pharmacological Strategies for...
September 18, 2018
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) has named  Beth P. Beckman, DNSc to serve as the inaugural chief nursing executive for health system. In this new role, Beckman will be...
September 13, 2018
Dr. Linda Schwartz, RN, DrPH, FAAN, former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, will be the esteemed keynote speaker at the annual YSN scholars’...
September 13, 2018
Dean Kurth will be one of the speakers at an upcoming Yale alumni event on October 3rd in Philadelphia. Yale Explores…Planetary Health: Safeguarding Human Health and the...
September 12, 2018
Dr. Ulrike (Ulli) Muench, who received her MSN ‘05 and PhD ‘12 at Yale School of Nursing, had the results of a research study published in the September, 2018 issue of Health...
September 11, 2018
Dr. Aries Limbaga, who graduated from the Yale Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program in May of 2018, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Rancho Los Amigos...
September 4, 2018
Abigail Wilpers, a PhD student at YSN, has been awarded the Edith M. Pritchard scholarship by Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. Abigail was selected from a significant group of...
September 4, 2018
Established in 1923 as the first university-based nursing school, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has a nearly century-long commitment to science and research. Ann Kurth ’90 MSN...
September 4, 2018
Nathan Christopherson ’18 DNP learned his trauma-management skills as a U.S. Army combat medic and trauma nurse in Iraq. Currently the assistant vice president of the...
September 2, 2018
The Yale School of Nursing is delighted to introduce eight new faculty members whose collective expertise will build on the school’s deep teaching and research strengths. Dr...
August 31, 2018
On August 30, Yale School of Nursing celebrated the completion of the Simulation Lab and classroom expansion project at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Faculty, staff, students,...
August 30, 2018
In June, students at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) engaged in a “disaster simulation” in which a tornado had destroyed a grocery store. Filmmakers from Yale’s Office...
August 28, 2018
Dean Ann Kurth was one of two people interviewed live on the BBC World News today (8/28/18) regarding the U.S. drug epidemic. Speaking on the challenges of substance misuse...
August 27, 2018
Dr. Jessica Coviello, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, associate professor at Yale University School of Nursing, has been chosen to receive the 2018 Florence S. Wald Award by the...
August 24, 2018
With financial support from the Commonwealth Fund, the Yale School of Management will launch a program to give healthcare practitioners the leadership skills and the deep...
August 24, 2018
We are delighted that Artspace will be holding its 2018 City-Wide Open Studios “Alternative Space Weekend” at West Campus on October 26 - 28 at Building 410. Art, or our...
August 17, 2018
The following joint statement was posted on the Yale School of Public Health’s website on Friday, August 17th and was signed by faculty members from the Yale School of...
August 16, 2018
Statement from Yale School of Nursing It is with deep concern that we observe the situation unfolding in New Haven over the last 24 hours with close to one hundred people...
August 9, 2018
We are proud and thrilled to share the news that Yale School of Nursing’s Dr. Ruth McCorkle has received the American Academy of Nursing’s highest honor of “Living Legend”....
August 2, 2018
This summer, YSN hosted several groups of high school students from the National Student Leadership Council (NSLC) who spent a week at the school taking classes, and...
July 26, 2018
Vanessa Correia, RN, CLC, YSN ’19 (pictured on the right), is a second year MSN student, and teaching assistant to Michelle Kennedy (pictured left), lecturer of the Community...
July 26, 2018
As America and most of Europe prepares to commemorate the end of World War I, much attention is focused on the immense bravery, patriotic fervor, and unimaginable carnage...
July 25, 2018
Join us on August 30 from 3:30-5:00 pm for a ribbon cutting ceremony & tour to celebrate the opening of the new simulation space. The school has been working with a great...
July 3, 2018
“Sam is a 15 year old with type II diabetes. He eats a whole pizza every day, so we made him a smaller portion, with healthier ingredients.” Just one of the hypothetical...
July 3, 2018
Professor Alison Moriarty Daley was selected this week as one of the American Academy of Nursing’s 195 highly distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted into its 2018...
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July 3, 2018
RSVP for our very first annual Faculty Development Boot Camp!  Sessions will be held from Monday, August 13 through Thursday, August 16, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm at the Yale...
June 29, 2018
There is one day left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as Elliott Race ’...
June 27, 2018
Polly Huynh is an MSN student specializing in psychiatric-mental health nursing who wants to bring psychiatric care to primary care clinics and have it become the norm to see...
June 22, 2018
Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office recently entered a 6-year contract with the Danish organization Metodecentret - Center for Innovation og...
June 21, 2018
Congratulations to Brighid Gannon for being awarded the Leadership in Nursing Practice Prize which recognizes a graduating DNP student who showed outstanding leadership in...
June 21, 2018
In the final month of the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Maria Haslip ’20 as our Yale...
June 18, 2018
YSN faculty members Shannon Pranger and Ami Marshall presented a poster session at the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning conference in...
June 12, 2018
With three weeks left to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign, which provides financial support to deserving scholars, we’re featuring Nnemdi Azubuko ’20, a family...
June 12, 2018
There are three weeks left to give to the 2017-2018 annual fund scholarship campaign. Please consider a gift to help financially support deserving scholars such as James W....
June 11, 2018
Professor Marjorie (Marge) Funk was honored at her retirement party at the Yale Golf Course in early June, with many colleagues paying tribute to her 34 years at YSN. Marge...
June 8, 2018
Beth Zapatka has been appointed as Yale School of Nursing’s new associate dean for advancement, beginning Monday, June 11. She will join the senior administrative team at...
June 7, 2018
Dr. Rose Clarke Nanyonga was one of five Yale nurses to receive a Distinguished Alumnae/i Award this year, travelling all the way from Uganda to be honored at a ceremony...
June 4, 2018
The YSN Community Service Award is presented to a deserving student who has made outstanding contributions to the New Haven community through the delivery of health care or...
June 1, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Robin Whittemore who received the Dorothy Sexton Mentorship Award at the annual induction ceremony of the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor...
June 1, 2018
Congratulations to Gina Novick who was inducted into the Fellowship of the American College of Nursing Midwives on May 21! The ACNM is the professional association that...
May 24, 2018
The Charles King, Jr. Memorial Scholars Aid Prize is given annually to a leading graduating student, who has demonstrated outstanding performance in scholarship, research,...
May 23, 2018
PhD student, Halley Ruppel was presented with the Anthony Di Guida Delta Mu Prize, given annually to a graduating doctoral student who exemplifies the love of scholarship and...
May 23, 2018
PhD student, Krista Knudson, RN, MSN, APRN, has been selected to receive an abstract scholarship from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for her presentation, Acceptability...
May 23, 2018
Yale Nursing PhD student, Bridget  Basile Ibrahim, will receive dissertation-support funding from the Rockefeller University Heilbrunn Family Center for Research Nursing for...
May 23, 2018
Each year the YSN students and faculty recognize a staff member with a Staff Appreciation Award for their dedication to the students of YSN. This year, Sandra Esposito in...
May 22, 2018
YSN congratulates Dr. Eileen Condon, Dr. Kaitlyn Rechenberg, and Dr. Halley Ruppel who received their PhD degrees in nursing yesterday from the Graduate School of Arts and...
May 21, 2018
Warmest congratulations to the one hundred and fourteen Yale School of Nursing (YSN) graduates who received nursing degrees at Yale’s 317th Commencement held today, Monday...
May 19, 2018
Yale’s 317th Commencement will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018. The ceremony marks the occasion at which all university degrees are formally conferred on the university’s...
May 17, 2018
“This is an unprecedented opportunity,” said Erika Linnander, director of the Yale Global Health Initiative (GHLI), during her opening remarks at the recent launch in Kigali...
May 17, 2018
Over a hundred alumnae/i, staff, and volunteers came together last weekend at the Yale School of Nursing to take part in the Yale Day of Service. 375 bags were filled with...
May 17, 2018
Since 1973, the Yale School of Nursing has annually recognized the work of alumnae/i who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of nursing practice, teaching, and...
May 16, 2018
The Conducting Rigorous Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences Symposium last week at the Yale School of Nursing was a resounding success, with a packed auditorium...
May 14, 2018
Many Yale students have stories about the professors who inspired them, but few can say that they were at her bedside after she’d given birth, providing postpartum care. Such...
May 11, 2018
The Yale School of Nursing hosted a symposium and reception this week to honor pioneering hospice, palliative care, and oncology nurse, Dr. Ruth McCorkle – the Florence...
May 10, 2018
When Simone Ippoliti ’16 MSN was accepted to Yale School of Nursing, she was instantly attracted to YSN’s commitment to global health. By the end of her Graduate Entry Pre-...
May 8, 2018
Three nurses from Yale were honored with Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing, at the annual award ceremony on May 3 in New Haven. Dr. Monica Ordway, assistant...
May 7, 2018
Filling Critical Gaps in Primary Healthcare: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Meeting the Challenge By Katherine L. Kraines For many health care providers, meeting the...
May 7, 2018
Celebrating nurses everywhere! National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Read about how Yale nurses are...
April 27, 2018
On April 27, the fourth annual Sleep Symposium was held at the Yale School of Nursing. The speakers were Dr. Janet Mullington, professor of Neurology at Harvard University,...
April 24, 2018
The Spring 2018 issue of Yale Nursing Matters is now online, featuring some of the great work underway at the Yale School of Nursing.  The magazine was mailed out with the...
April 23, 2018
Mark your calendars for a global health symposium on May 3 which will feature the work of  YSN’s faculty and students across the globe. Come and learn how they are working to...
April 20, 2018
Today (April 20) is the last day to register for the Fourth Annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on Friday April 27 at Yale School of Nursing. Please register here....
April 19, 2018
For two days this week, fourteen students in the final semester of their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program are convening on campus to present their final projects to...
April 13, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. David Vlahov, our associate dean for Research at Yale School of Nursing, for being one of the 2018 recipients of the “Distinguished Contributions to...
April 12, 2018
On April 11, YSN’s Virginia (Ginger) Sherrick received the “Inspiring Yale” award at a ceremony hosted by the Yale Graduate and Professional Senate. In her acceptance...
April 12, 2018
Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg spoke on April 11 at the annual Bellos lecture about how nurses can make a difference in a changing world. An internationally recognized leader...
March 27, 2018
Gina Novick PhD, CNM, has been elected to the Fellowship of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). This distinction honors service to the ACNM at a senior level and...
March 27, 2018
The Yale Graduate and Professional Senate have selected our very own Virginia (Ginger) Sherrick to receive the Inspiring Yale award for the Yale School of Nursing....
March 27, 2018
Congratulations to Alison Moriarty Daley who was awarded the Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award at the annual meeting of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse...
March 23, 2018
Dean Ann Kurth will be one of the speakers at the 8th Annual Global Health Day: “Health Consequences of Environmental Change” held at the Yale School of Medicine on Thursday...
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March 20, 2018
Yale School of Nursing is among the top ten best graduate nursing schools in the country, according to the latest rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. The school...
March 19, 2018
Register now for the fourth annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on April 27 at the Yale School of Nursing. The speakers will be Janet Mullington, PhD, & Naresh...
March 19, 2018
RSVP HERE for the annual Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture on April 11 at 2:00 pm at the Yale School of Nursing. This year’s esteemed speaker will be Dr. Margaret Hamburg who will...
March 13, 2018
Yale School of Nursing is delighted to announce a generous gift from James (Jim) Leitner, ‘75, to establish a scholarship to support a PhD student from an international or...
March 10, 2018
A Mental Health Task Force, convened by the dean, and comprising a group of YSN faculty and students, have made recommendations to address mental health needs in the school....
March 10, 2018
Congratulations to David Vlahov who has been selected as one of the 2018 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Nursing Research Award by the Eastern Nursing...
March 10, 2018
Congratulations to PhD student Kaitlyn Rechenberg who has successfully completed her dissertation defense entitled, Anxiety and Type 1 Diabetes are like Cousins: The...
March 9, 2018
Congratulations to PhD student Halley Ruppel who successfully completed her dissertation defense on March 1st! The title of her dissertation was “Customization of Physiologic...
March 9, 2018
Dean Ann Kurth was recently interviewed by YaleNews about the value and vital importance of nurses and midwives to healthcare systems around the globe, including in sub-...
March 1, 2018
Registration is now open for Yale School of Nursing’s Creative Writing Wards, to be held on Thursday, April 12 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm. The event will be held at the New Haven...
February 27, 2018
Ann Kurth, dean of Yale’s School of Nursing, recently spoke with YaleNews about the vital importance of nurses and midwives to healthcare systems around the globe, including...
February 26, 2018
Two recently-published studies highlight the impact of midwifery on future implications for legislation. Dr. Holly Powell Kennedy, Helen Varney professor of midwifery at the...
February 23, 2018
Yesterday staff and faculty at the School of Nursing and the West Campus administration welcomed a group of artists to YSN to tour some of the spaces that will be part of the...
February 19, 2018
Congratulations to PhD student, Eileen Condon, who successfully completed her dissertation defense on February 13! Eileen’s research focus was “Maternal Protective Factors...
February 14, 2018
The Yale School of Nursing held a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday to kick off the renovation of the Simulation Lab. The construction team from Svigals and Partners joined...
February 2, 2018
Dean Kurth was interviewed this morning about her work in Africa by colleagues at the Office of Public Affairs at Yale University and the Yale Office of International Affairs...
January 24, 2018
Kaitlin N. Erickson, RN, MPH, is an MSN’19 student at the Yale School of Nursing, and the executive director of the HAVEN Free Clinic. She shared with us some of the reasons...
January 24, 2018
A YSN-trained Critical Care Nurse responds to Hurricane Harvey CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels in the Texas hill country, is a Catholic, not-for-profit, faith-...
January 24, 2018
When Jenny Ajl isn’t studying for her joint master’s degree at Yale School of Nursing in public health and nursing (the MPH/MSN degree), she is helping to lead a New Haven-...
January 24, 2018
Michelle Telfer, CNM, MSN, MPH is in the process of establishing a collaboration between Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and the Yale School of Nursing (YSN). The Yale...
January 18, 2018
Reporting from Africa, the latest newsletter from Dean Ann Kurth is now available online, highlighting news and events at the Yale School of Nursing.
January 18, 2018
Save the date for the annual Bellos lecture on Wednesday, April 11 at 2:00 pm at the Yale School of Nursing. This year’s esteemed speaker will be Dr. Margaret Hamburg who...
January 16, 2018
The findings of a study by faculty at the Yale School of Nursing, the Yale Child Study Center, and the Minding the Baby® National Office, were released online today in...
January 14, 2018
Congratulations to Ruth McCorkle, who was presented with the Yale Cancer Center Lifetime Achievement Award, given annually to a Yale Cancer Center member who has impacted the...
January 9, 2018
Mark your calendars for Yale School of Nursing’s Creative Writing Wards, to be held on Thursday, April 12 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm. The event will be held at the New Haven...
January 5, 2018
An expansion of the school’s Simulation Lab has begun, nearly doubling the size of the current space. The Simulation Lab uses a range of technologies to help students...
January 3, 2018
Join us on Friday, April 9 at 12:30 pm for a talk on “Biomarkers of Brain Injury”, by Jessica Gill, CRNP, PhD, the Lasker Clinical Research Scholar at the National Institute...
December 21, 2017
In this age of information overload, it may seem that the role of libraries is diminishing. However, it could also be argued that they are becoming more relevant than ever....
December 11, 2017
Led by the Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Nursing, and Yale School of Public Health, the new Yale Institute for Global Health will address global health issues, and...
December 7, 2017
This article originally appeared in Yale Nursing Matters magazine. Two Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students stood beside Sophia’s hospital bed as they introduced themselves...
December 6, 2017
Hear about about the remarkable and inspiring journey of Troy Simon, a joint Yale Nursing/Divinity graduate student at Yale, in this video, shot and produced by The 74’s...
December 1, 2017
The fall 2017 issue of YSN’s biannual magazine, Yale Nursing matters, is now available online, showcasing some of the innovative work underway by faculty & students...
November 30, 2017
A successful Scholars’ Day was recently held at YSN, recognizing students’ scholarship. Through a selective process, a student from each of the four programs (Master’s...
November 29, 2017
Assistant professor and specialist in oncology,  Marianne Davies, was recently invited to give two presentations at conferences in Yokohama, Japan. A talk on the Dimensions...
November 28, 2017
On #GivingTuesday, as you think about your giving plans for the year, remember students need all the help they can get. Consider giving towards financial aid, with the...
November 27, 2017
Yale School of Nursing’s Sandy Esposito was one of 32 Yale staff to be  honored by Yale President Peter Salovey and Linda K. Lorimer on November 15 with the Linda...
November 27, 2017
YSN was honored with an excellence award at the annual Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) awards ceremony earlier this month. Mary Geary, board president of the Yale School of...
November 8, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Linda Schwartz, YSN alumnus and associate clinical professor of nursing, who will be one of three recipients of the prestigious Yale Jefferson Award...
November 3, 2017
The November issue of the Dean’s newsletter is now online, highlighting news from the Yale School of Nursing.
November 1, 2017
As a part of Yale’s Celebrate Sustainability week in early October, several schools and departments from around Yale gathered together to display their sustainability plans...
October 31, 2017
Medicine has published this fascinating article by Dr. Jackie Taylor on the combined effects of genetic risk and perceived discrimination on blood pressure among African...
October 27, 2017
The recipient of the Dorothy Sexton Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year is Stephanie Meissner, an Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (A/G ACNP) in her...
October 27, 2017
Several faculty members and a PhD student from YSN recently participated in the 12th International Normal Labor & Birth Research Conference in Grange-Over-Sands in the...
October 26, 2017
Today the Yale community celebrated the 10th anniversary of Yale’s West Campus with a daylong symposium and reception. Following an introduction by Vice President Scott...
October 25, 2017
Last week, students, families, friends & others from the West Campus community, gathered at the Yale Landscape Lab for a fun-packed Fall Fest. Organized by the Student...
October 24, 2017
Support Vanessa Correia (1st year PNP) and Emma Kleck (1st year FNP) in their campaign to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – an organization that...
October 24, 2017
On October 20, YSN welcomed the families and friends of our General Entry Prespeciality in Nursing (GEPN) students, at the annual GEPN award ceremony. Held in the West Campus...
October 17, 2017
YSN Alums, you’re invited to a Virtual Town Hall with Dean Ann Kurth at 8:00pm EDT on Thursday, Oct 26. Hear the latest news from YSN and engage in a question and...
October 13, 2017
THE YSN community is warmly invited to the Yale West Campus 10th anniversary reception on Thursday, October 26, at 4:30 pm, at the West Campus Conference Center. We hope to...
October 12, 2017
Join us on Thursday, October 19 at 8:00pm (EDT) for a Career Transition Webinar with YSN Alumnae/i Association Board President Mary Geary.  Join other YSN alumnae/i in an...
October 9, 2017
Erin Iturriaga, RN, BS, MSN, and student in YSN’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program (class of ’19), has been selected to receive the Outstanding Translational Science...
October 9, 2017
Abigail Wilpers, a YSN PhD student (pictured second from the right), attended the NightinGala in Washington DC where she met Sylvia Trent-Adams, the Deputy Surgeon General of...
October 4, 2017
Congratulations to Linda Honan who is being inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing at the 2017 Transforming Health Driving Policy Conference in Washington DC...
October 4, 2017
We’re delighted that the School of Nursing has been chosen as one of four drop-in locations for President Peter Salovey on Yale’s Founders Day on Wednesday, October 11...
October 4, 2017
YSN is proud and delighted to announce that Laura Andrews, Associate Professor of Nursing and the Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator, will...
September 29, 2017
Congratulations to Geraldine Marrocco who will be recognized throughout the coming year as one of one of the Connecticut League of Nursing’s (CLN) distinguished honorees for...
September 29, 2017
In October, Dr. Nancy Redeker, the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, will become the Chair-Elect of the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS), the...
September 29, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Martha Swartz, Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Primary Care Division at YSN, who will be honored with the Alumnae Award for Excellence on October...
September 27, 2017
Earlier this month, Janene Batten – Yale School of Nursing’s resident librarian – was honored by the Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) system with the Nurses Choice Award...
September 24, 2017
Dr. Maggie Holland, Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of Nursing, has been awarded an R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award, from the National Institute of...
September 22, 2017
Dr. Samantha Conley, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale School of Nursing, has been awarded a grant from the American Nurses Foundation. This award will support Dr. Conley’s work...
September 20, 2017
Dr. Veronica Barcelona, Assistant Professor at Yale School of Nursing, was awarded a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, from the National Institute of Nursing...
September 20, 2017
Dr. Wei-Ti Chen awarded an R03 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Dr. Wei-Ti Chen, Associate Professor at Yale School of Nursing, was...
September 18, 2017
Over the past several weeks we have witnessed—and some of us have experienced firsthand—the destructive, awful power of natural disasters. Harvey and Irma have battered the...
September 11, 2017
In a new series by the Minority Student Nurses (MSN) we will be shining the spotlight on Yale School of Nursing alumni who come from underrepresented, marginalized and non-...
September 1, 2017
Jackie Taylor organized and presented a symposium on Psychological Stress and Multi-Omics Interactions on Health Disparities among African Americans at the Sigma Theta Tau...
September 1, 2017
Amy Bronick one of YSN’s incoming RNs, is the Program Director for the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on Nursing. The NSLC is a leadership conference for...
September 1, 2017
YSN oncology concentration students were awarded 9 of the 15 ACS Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice in the 2017 competition. Class of ‘19 students Andrea...
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August 30, 2017
We are pleased to announce Dr. Freida Chavez as a Visiting Scholar for the Fall 2017 semester. During her time on campus, she will be collaborating with key faculty in the...
August 21, 2017
Welcome new YSN students! We are so excited to have you join our wonderful school! The Office of Student Affairs staff look forward to welcoming you to orientation, along...
August 16, 2017
Halley Ruppel, PhD Candidate, and Marge Funk – along with 2 co-authors (Nancy Blake and JoAnne Phillips) – were awarded the Best Research Article of 2016 in the journal ...
August 9, 2017
Yale University’s Minding the Baby® (MTB) National Office was awarded an 18-month grant from the Grossman Family Foundation beginning in January 2017 to expand the MTB home...
August 8, 2017
From June 12-16, 2017, the YSN Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) had the honor of hosting seven outstanding early career nurse scientists from across the nation for the...
August 2, 2017
Jose Gutierrez, a YSN PhD student is spending his summer in Louisiana with the Massachusetts Air National Guard for a humanitarian medical mission. He is volunteering as a...
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August 1, 2017
A new all-gender restroom is now available at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) fulfilling a commitment from the Dean, and as had been requested by students, faculty, and...
August 1, 2017
Congratulations to Nancy Redeker, the Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing at YSN, who was one of 23 nurses inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of...
July 14, 2017
Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, FAAN, began her position as Yale School of Nursing’s new executive deputy dean on July 1. Dr. Portillo comes to Yale from The University of...
July 14, 2017
On July 1,  David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN, started his new role as the Associate Dean of Research for Yale School of Nursing. He comes to YSN from the University of California...
July 12, 2017
This week, students from the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) on Nursing traveled to the Yale School of Nursing to learn how to take vitals, care for an infant,...
July 12, 2017
The Minding the Baby® (MTB) annual three-day Training Institute will be held at the Yale Child Study Center from July 18-20. A collaboration between the Yale School of...
May 22, 2017
Yale School of Nursing held its 91st commencement ceremony on Monday, conferring 89 Master degrees, 15 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, and one PhD (three other PhD...
May 3, 2017
In her last lecture as a member of the Yale community, Elizabeth Bradley, professor of public health and head of Branford College, spoke Tuesday at West Campus as the honoree...
April 27, 2017
Nine YSN students have been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing Practice.    Andrea Desmond, Danielle DiPerna, and Shannon...
April 26, 2017
As a Professor at Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and an NIH-funded scientist, I was delighted to join in the New Haven March for Science this past weekend. This was a superb...
April 18, 2017
The winners of YSN’s annual Creative Writing Awards have been announced. Chimene Diomi (Psychiatric/Mental Health ‘17), Jessica Kelly-Hauser (Acute Care ‘18), and...
March 30, 2017
In considering the 53rd Annual Bellos lecture honoree, Yale School of Nursing sought a woman whose work has been incalculably impactful both nationally and internationally....
March 28, 2017
Fanta Bayoh (FNP ‘18) is having a great spring. The Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing has chosen Bayoh as a student scholarship award winner. She’s being...
March 14, 2017
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Yale School of Nursing one of the nation’s leading nursing schools. YSN is now at number 6 in overall rankings representing a 13...
March 13, 2017
Geraldine Marrocco, EdD, APRN, CNS, ANP-BC, is the latest member of the Yale School of Nursing community to be selected as an American Association of Nurse Practitioners...
March 9, 2017
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has published a new paper explaining the rationale and process behind issuing population-specific recommendations. USPSTF is...
March 7, 2017
Yale School of Nursing’s Nancy Schmieder Redeker, Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, has been awarded the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)...
March 6, 2017
“Because nurses are at the forefront of patient interactions, it seems only fitting that nurse scientists lead the charge in genomic research that can be translated from the...
March 3, 2017
Two Yale School of Nursing PhD students have been selected to present to the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Emerging Scholars Forum in recognition of their early-...
February 27, 2017
Yale School of Medicine’s Dr. Jessica L. Illuzzi, MD, MS, FACOG has been awarded the Louis M. Hellman Midwifery Partnership Award by the American College of Nurse-Midwives....
February 22, 2017
Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is one of the most common technologies used in acute care and nurses, in particular, bear significant responsibility for the care of...
February 14, 2017
YSN and Dean Ann Kurth are pleased to announce the recipients of the Webber Innovation Fund. A total of 12 projects will be funded to benefit the YSN community and, in...
February 10, 2017
When Yale School of Nursing faculty member and philosopher Mark Lazenby, PhD, APRN, FAAN was asked to give a series of lectures on nursing and the good of society in the...
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February 10, 2017
In anticipation of the burgeoning debate surrounding repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the Deans’ Nursing Policy Coalition, which includes Yale School of Nursing’s...
January 25, 2017
YSN’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to announce its inaugural Visiting Scholar, Bernice Coleman ‘83, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN. Named in 2013 as one of...
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January 12, 2017
Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD, FAAN has been named the Yale School of Nursing’s next Executive Deputy Dean. Her term will begin July 1, 2017. Dr. Portillo currently serves as...
December 7, 2016
Non-communicable, chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes now account for more illness and death throughout the world than communicable diseases. This shift in...
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September 21, 2016
An estimated 300,000 women worldwide die every year during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after, and nearly 3 million infants die in the first month of life. Prioritizing...
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August 8, 2016
This summer, Yale School of Nursing hosted 100 students as part of the National Student Leadership Conferences’ (NSLC) first-ever nursing program. During the program,...
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August 3, 2016
Nancy S. Redeker, Yale School of Nursing Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, and Professor Lois S. Sadler of YSN and the Yale Child Study Center, have received a...
June 22, 2016
In an article published in npj Genomic Medicine, a Nature Publication Journal, Associate Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Jacquelyn...
June 17, 2016
For years, students walked into class expecting a lecture by their professor, supplemented with a PowerPoint presentation and additional readings. However, emerging...
June 14, 2016
By Meghan Murphy and Jon Atherton  Learning about food systems, food security, and one’s own relationship with growing, cooking and advocating for healthy food is beyond what...
June 6, 2016
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) honored Yale School of Nursing Executive Deputy Dean, Holly Powell Kennedy, with the Hattie Hemschemeyer Award during the 61st...
June 3, 2016
On Tuesday, May 31, 2016, Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Dean Ann Kurth hosted a cancer moonshot roundtable at the school...
June 1, 2016
On Monday, May 23, 2016, Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins presented Georgia Anne Arenas and Andrea Frantz-Iversen, two graduating YSN students, with the Life Saving Award....
May 26, 2016
Ann Kurth, the inaugural Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, is dean of the Yale School of Nursing and an expert on global health. As a clinically trained epidemiologist...
May 25, 2016
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated its 90th Commencement on Monday, May 23, 2016, at the Shubert Theater in New Haven. This year, the school awarded degrees to 75 MSN...
May 16, 2016
As part of Yale University’s annual Day of Service, YSN hosted “Newborns in Need” on Saturday, May 7, 2016. In total, 140 bags were assembled with diapers, clothing, books...
May 12, 2016
For people with serious and progressive disease, integrating palliative care early on in their illness is imperative, according to YSN Research Scientist Dena Schulman-Green...
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May 11, 2016
YSN is pleased to announce that Bernice Coleman ’83, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, will present the school’s 90th Commencement address at this year’s ceremony. The ceremony will...
May 5, 2016
Like many other students that walk the halls of the Yale School of Nursing, Chimene Diomi ’17 and adversity are long-time acquaintances. At the age of five, Diomi and her...
April 21, 2016
Written by Rachel Erin Horsting and Megan Veenema Smith Minding the Baby® (MTB), a community-based home visiting intervention developed at Yale University for young families...
April 18, 2016
West Haven, Conn. – YSN welcomed New Haven Mayor Toni Harp on April 12 as the 2016 Sybil Palmer Bellos lecturer. In her lecture titled “ ‘SEE’ - A Vision for a Healthy...
April 6, 2016
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and Manatt Health released a report titled Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing, which...
March 31, 2016
Written by Katie Temes ‘17 It’s finally springtime in Connecticut. Buds are appearing on trees, bulbs are sprouting their perennial flowers, and babies all over New Haven are...
March 24, 2016
New Haven Mayor Toni Harp is this year’s Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Sybil Palmer Bellos lecturer. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 3:00pm at YSN. Her...
March 16, 2016
Contact: Meghan Murphy, Associate Director of Public Affairs Yale School of Nursing 203-737-2521 Meghan.Murphy...
February 23, 2016
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is one of only 32 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Robert Wood Johnson...
February 17, 2016
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) Nursing Research Committee are co-sponsors of this year’s Janet Parkosewich Research Conference: The...
January 25, 2016
Greetings and welcome to the Yale School of Nursing. It was wonderful seeing our classrooms filled again last week as students returned to campus. As your new dean I am...
January 11, 2016
YSN Associate Professor and newly appointed Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P.N.P.-B.C., R.N., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N., is lead author of a...
January 5, 2016
Written by Katie Temes ‘17 Image from PBS.org  For many of us, winter break means catching up on sleep, catching up with family, and catching up with our favorite television...
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December 22, 2015
Written by Christopher Schayer ‘17 One of the many wonderful things about YSN is its proximity to New York City. Yalies of every generation have enjoyed the tradition of...
December 21, 2015
Yale School of Nursing Assistant Professor Marianne Davies, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., A.P.R.N., C.N.S.-B.C., A.C.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.P., recently received the 2015 Dove Medical...
December 17, 2015
Incoming Yale University School of Nursing Dean Ann Kurth has established an Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the school and has appointed Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P....
November 24, 2015
The fall 2015 issue of Yale Nursing Matters magazine is now available online. The magazine delves into the issue of toxic stress, or a prolonged exposure to significant...
November 23, 2015
This semester, YSN welcomed four new YSN Alumni Association (YSNAA) board members: Taby Ali ’12, Ani Bagdasarian ’14, Amanda Filippelli ’15, and Brenda Penner ’76. Their two-...
November 10, 2015
Last week, YSN dean designate Ann Kurth visited the Yale Center Beijing (YCB), marking YCB’s one-year anniversary of opening. Dr. Kurth presented on new technologies in the...
November 9, 2015
YSN hosted its annual Scholars’ Day on Friday, October 30, 2015. The event celebrated the scholarly endeavors and achievements of YSN’s students. This year included four...
November 9, 2015
On Tuesday, November 10th, YSN hosted Oliver Norah Kavuma Nabacwa, a nurse midwife from Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. She was joined by YSN student Lindsay Geoghegan ‘...
October 27, 2015
This past Tuesday evening, a group of YSN students and professors gathered to welcomed Dr. Zeena Johar to the nursing school and learn about her initiatives to train health...
October 26, 2015
YSN Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing Nancy Redeker was recently awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR), a component...
October 22, 2015
Earlier this semester, YSN Associate Professor Jacquelyn Taylor was elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) with the Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing...
October 15, 2015
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) presented the 2015 Ada Sue Hinshaw Award to YSN’s incoming dean Ann Kurth at the annual NightinGala event on...
October 12, 2015
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Early Childhood (COEC) selected YSN Professor Angela Crowley, PhD, APRN, PNP-BC, FAAN, as the recipient of the 2015 Dr....
October 2, 2015
Bridget Hutchens and Halley Ruppel are among the 46 nurses in the United States this year to receive a prestigious Future of Nursing Scholars program award to support their...
September 30, 2015
Earlier this semester, YSN associate professor Geraldine Marrocco, EdD, APRN, CNS, ANP-BC, was appointed to serve on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)...
September 30, 2015
As Yale embarks on year two of Access Yale, a University-wide initiative to increase financial aid across all schools and units, President Peter Salovey ’86, PhD, has...
September 25, 2015
YSN midwifery student Katie Temes ‘17 shared an experience she had during her RN year at Yale. We’re proud of Katie and our other Yale nurses who go above and beyond...
September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015 – YSN is proud to announce 11 students were awarded the selective NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (NCSP) this year. The recipients are Patricia Cavanaugh ‘...
September 21, 2015
September 21, 2015 – Earlier this month, YSN Assistant Professor Marianne Davies, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, CNS-BC, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, attended and presented at the 16th World...
September 17, 2015
On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, YSN Dean Designate Ann Kurth, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN, moderated a Yale School of Management Leaders Forum with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy...
September 9, 2015
Earlier this semester, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Associate Professor Mark Lazenby, PhD, APRN, assumed the presidency of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS),...
August 5, 2015
The competitive Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has accepted YSN PhD student Nancy Knechel ’15 to present her research at the Emerging Nurse Scholars Forum on...
August 3, 2015
The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) recently selected Nancy Redeker, YSN’s Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing, as an Ambassador to the...
July 28, 2015
A short week after the School’s 2015 Commencement ceremony, YSN received news that Nursing Management, Policy, and Leadership (NMPL) student Joseph Ojo ’15 passed away. The...
July 20, 2015
On Thursday, July 16th, 2015, Yale University President Salovey and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) outgoing dean Margaret Grey introduced the School's next dean, Dr. Ann Kurth...
July 1, 2015
YSN Lecturer and Specialty Coordinator for the School’s Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program, Philip Martinez, MSN, APRN-BC, recently received the 2015 Nurse...
June 25, 2015
The American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded four YSN students scholarships as part of the organization’s Extramural Grants program. Rane Beal ’17, Victoria Ervin ’16, Janelle...
June 24, 2015
On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Yale University President Peter Salovey announced the appointment of Ann Kurth as the next dean of YSN. He wrote: “To the Yale School of Nursing...
June 2, 2015
On the weekend of May 29-30th, YSN hosted a State of the Science Symposium and banquet in honor and celebration of Margaret Grey and her tenure as dean. The events coincided...
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Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, YSN Associate Professor, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Fellowship in AAN is awarded in...