News

Friends and Families Celebrate Newly Graduated GEPN Students

Tue, 10/24/2017
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 Conference Center, the program included brief remarks from Dean Kurth, Executive Deputy Dean, Carmen Portillo, and Phil...

Virtual Town Hall with Dean Ann Kurth 10/26

Tue, 10/17/2017
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 answer session. Click here to register. 

YSN Community invited to Yale West Campus 10th anniversary reception 10/26

Fri, 10/13/2017
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 see you there to celebrate this great milestone in Yale’s history!

10/19: Career Transition Webinar with YSN Alumnae/i Association Board President Mary Geary

Thu, 10/12/2017
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 open online forum, sharing career insights and support about planning and implementing career transitions. Let’s start the...

Erin Iturriaga receives the Outstanding Translational Science Award from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Mon, 10/09/2017
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 Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The award recognizes Erin’s leadership and dedication in...

NightinGala: Meeting the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States

Mon, 10/09/2017
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 the United States (middle). The NightinGala is an annual event hosted by Friends of the National Institute of Nursing...

Linda Honan to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Wed, 10/04/2017
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 this month. Linda is a Professor of Nursing at YSN who has taught in the GEPN Program since 1989.

School of Nursing has been chosen as one of four drop-in locations for President Peter Salovey on Yale’s Founders Day on October 11

Wed, 10/04/2017
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. Join us in The Hub to hear the President share brief remarks at 9:30am, followed by an informal reception with light...

Laura Andrews receives Florence S. Wald Award from the Connecticut Nurses’ Association

Wed, 10/04/2017
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 be receiving the Florence S. Wald Award from the Connecticut Nurses’ Association. The Diamond Jubilee Awards, commemorating...

Dr. Geraldine Marrocco becomes distinguished honoree of the Connecticut League of Nursing

Fri, 09/29/2017
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 the Celebration of Connecticut Nursing Leaders – a yearlong recognition event culminating in a state-wide celebration at the...