Meet the Class of 2025: Michael Backman, MSN Class Speaker
Wed, 05/14/2025
By Christina Frank
Michael Backman, RN, MSN, was pursuing a degree in speech pathology when he decided that nursing was his calling. “I was taking an anatomy and physiology course, and I fell in love with the body in its entirety and the science that made it all,” he says. “The field of nursing...
YSN Students Explore Global Nursing Leadership with The University of Tokyo
Mon, 04/21/2025
By Megan J. Allen, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
This March, five Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students including Megan Allen, Batchimeg Erdenebaatar, Abbe Riffle, Carolina Rodriguez, and Intan Sulistyawati, were led by faculty member Dr. Jennifer McIntosh to Tokyo for an unforgettable week of global...
Kenya’s Healthcare Horizons: Collaborative Partnerships Advance with Yale School of Nursing
Mon, 04/21/2025
Kenya. A vast land of more than 52 million people and over 40 ethnic groups. A land of profound beauty with diverse terrain from coastal plains to deserts and highlands. A region where healthcare resources are often limited, yet nurses and other healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals...
YSN Celebrates Inauguration of 24th President Maurie McInnis, Embracing Tradition and Vision for the Future
Tue, 04/08/2025
Tradition and legacy, pomp and circumstance, met and melded on Sunday, April 6, when hundreds of students, faculty, and staff celebrated the inauguration of Dr. Maurie McInnis as Yale University’s 24th president.
YSN faculty and Dean Azita Emami joined the official academic procession that began at...
Making Waves in Cognitive Disease Prevention: World-Renowned Neuroscientist to Lead YSN’s New Center for Aging Well
Tue, 03/25/2025
World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Miia Kivipelto, MD, PhD is joining the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) faculty as the Rodman Family endowed professor of gerontology. She will also be leading YSN’s innovative new Center for Aging Well, set to open its doors later this year.
“The launch of the Center...
Dr. Martha Swartz Receives Prestigious NAPNAP Loretta C. Ford Award for Outstanding Contributions to Pediatric Healthcare
Mon, 03/17/2025
YSN faculty member Martha (Marty) Swartz, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAAN recently added the Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Nurse Practitioner Award to her long list of professional accolades.
The Ford Award is bestowed by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in recognition of a member...
Transforming Conflict: YSN's Loretta Ross Discusses the Power of 'Calling In' on PBS’ “Amanpour & Co.”
Wed, 03/12/2025
Well known reproductive and human rights activist Loretta Ross, who is currently a YSN visiting associate professor this academic year, was recently interviewed by Michel Martin on PBS’ widely viewed “Amanpour & Co.” television show.
Ross discussed many of the key concepts in her new book, “...
