YSN Faculty Member Calls for “Immediate Action” in Flint, MI Lead Poisoning Crisis
Wed, 06/22/2016
In an article published in npj Genomic Medicine, a Nature Publication Journal, Associate Professor of Nursing and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN, calls for “immediate action” by health care providers in the Flint, MI lead poisoning...
Changing the Classroom Game at YSN
Fri, 06/17/2016
For years, students walked into class expecting a lecture by their professor, supplemented with a PowerPoint presentation and additional readings. However, emerging trends toward innovative teaching methods have persuaded many YSN professors to embrace new approaches, with the aim of...
Nursing Students Connect to the West Campus Landscape, and Themselves, for Patient Care
Tue, 06/14/2016
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 many think of as typical training for nurses. But this expansive view of health, allied to a growing connection with...
YSN Executive Deputy Dean Receives Prestigious American College of Nurse-Midwives Award
Mon, 06/06/2016
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 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Albuquerque, NM. The Award is ACNM’s highest honor. This award in the midwifery community is...
Senator Murphy, Congresswoman DeLauro Visit YSN for Cancer Moonshot Roundtable
Fri, 06/03/2016
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 to discuss support for cancer research and treatments in Connecticut. Attendees included YSN faculty, Yale researchers and...
