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 silly string. The confetti celebration during the Old Campus ceremony has become a student trademark, and the festive results...
Gruber Fellowship Event
Fri, 05/24/2019
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 year the Gruber Program awards a number of fellowships to graduating Yale students and recent alumni. Gruber Fellowships in...
YSN is Celebrating Nurses Week
Mon, 05/06/2019
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 reasons to celebrate”, regonizines the 4 million registered nurses enriching our lives today.
Check out our calendar for a...
Dr. Holly Kennedy on the Optimisation of Caesarean Sections in The Lancet
Tue, 10/16/2018
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 women and children. The three-part Lancet series on Optimising Caesarean Section Use reviews the global epidemiology and...
Yale nursing faculty honored by the Connecticut Nurses’ Association at the annual Diamond Jubilee Awards
Fri, 10/12/2018
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 Awards dinner on October 10th following the organization’s annual conference in Cromwell, Connecticut. These prestigious...
Vanessa Correia ’19 presents Nutrition that Heals poster at Yale's Celebrate Sustainability week
Thu, 10/11/2018
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 events hosted by individuals, departments, and groups across Yale to raise awareness and deepen campus engagement around...
Celebrating the 317th anniversary of Yale University
Tue, 10/09/2018
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 members of the Yale community with fascinating facts about human bones. This exhibit is regularly used to introduce...
Dr. Canhua Xiao inducted into American Academy of Nursing
Tue, 10/02/2018
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 during the Academy’s annual policy conference, Transforming Health, Driving Policy, which will take place in November in...
Mary Geary to receive 2018 AYA Leadership Award
Tue, 10/02/2018
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 experience at Yale School of Nursing. She will receive the award at the AYA Assembly Awards Reception on November 8th.
On...
Three YSN doctoral students receive Jonas Scholarships
Mon, 10/01/2018
YSN doctoral students Dora Lendvai Wischik (PhD) and Sarah DeSilvey & Ty Perrier (DNPs) are recipients of the distinguished 2018 Jonas scholarships.
The scholarships are given by Jonas Philanthropies to improve the quality of healthcare by investing in nursing scholars whose research and...
