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 ‘16, recipient of the Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa. Together, Oliver Norah and Lindsay discussed the state of...
Yale World Fellow Dr. Zeena Johar Joined By Many
Tue, 10/27/2015
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 care providers to serve communities in rural south India. We were joined by students from Yale College, who support Dr. Johar...
National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Nursing Research Grant Awarded to YSN Beatrice Renfield Term Professor of Nursing
Mon, 10/26/2015
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 of the National Institutes of Health. The grant allows Redeker and her team to evaluate the sustained effects of cognitive...
Associate Professor Inducted as Fellow of the American Heart Association
Thu, 10/22/2015
Earlier this semester, YSN Associate Professor Jacquelyn Taylor was elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA) with the Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing Council (CVSN). Taylor will be honored at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on November 10th, 2015.
AHA Fellowship...
Incoming Dean Ann Kurth Recipient of the FNINR 2015 Ada Sue Hinshaw Award
Thu, 10/15/2015
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 14, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Considered the pre-eminent award given the FNINR, the Ada Sue Hinshaw Award is named in...
American Academy of Pediatrics Selects YSN Professor as Recipient of 2015 Dr. Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Care Advocacy Award
Mon, 10/12/2015
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. Susan S. Aronson Early Education and Child Care Advocacy Award. Crowley will receive the award at the AAP National Conference...
Two YSN PhD Students Selected for Prestigious Future of Nursing Scholars Award
Fri, 10/02/2015
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 PhD study. TheFuture of Nursing Scholars program is a multi-funder leadership program, spearheaded by the Robert Wood Johnson...
Associate Professor Appointed to The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Wed, 09/30/2015
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) Education Committee. As a committee member, Dr. Marrocco will examine advanced practice nursing educational programs in the...
Update on Access Yale Campaign
Wed, 09/30/2015
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 announced a new goal of $250 million. This initiative has established three new endowed scholarships for masters nursing students...
YSN Student Shares Experience from RN Year
Fri, 09/25/2015
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 their call of duty, whether at work or not.
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As a new year at YSN begins and students return to New Haven, I have been...
