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YSN Celebrates 95th Commencement with Class of 2021

Mon, 05/24/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) celebrated its 95th Commencement May 21 with broad grins beaming under masks and attendees sitting six feet apart under a tent outside the school’s front door. The change of scenery and other precautions were necessitated by the global COVID-19 pandemic, but the live...

Sleep Symposium Highlights Nursing Research

Mon, 05/03/2021
A quest for more and better sleep drew 80 registrants to Yale School of Nursing (YSN) for the Sixth Annual Sleep & Symptom Research Symposium on April 30. Shakespeare’s Queen Mab did not attend, but the researchers Zooming in were perhaps even more keen to explore the slumber patterns of their...

Nursing Celebrates Liberal Arts with Annual Creative Writing Awards

Tue, 04/27/2021
The warm strings of a cello bowed by Yale College senior Alma Bitran welcomed more than 200 guests on April 22 to celebrate the 18th Annual Creative Writing Awards (CWA), a strong tradition of the liberal arts deeply embedded in the Yale School of Nursing (YSN).  Festivities included a keynote...

A Sprint and a Marathon: Nursing Leaders from Across CT Debrief COVID-19 Strategies at Bellos Lecture

Tue, 04/27/2021
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) held its annual Sybil Palmer Bellos lecture on April 19, virtually convening a panel of nursing leaders from hospitals across Connecticut to analyze how they strategically prepared their nurses for both the sprint and the marathon of the first two waves of COVID-19.  “...

Student Nurse Scientists Showcase Scholarship at Scholars’ Day

Thu, 04/22/2021
The annual celebration of nursing scholarship known as Scholars’ Day took place April 9 and featured presentations from a post-doctoral fellow and Yale School of Nursing (YSN) students from the PhD and DNP programs. “This is an opportunity to host an exchange of information and to share the...

Revisit Nursing Expertise During Earth Week

Mon, 04/19/2021
Yale Earth Week begins today and runs through April 23, a timely opportunity to revisit Yale School of Nursing (YSN) subject matter expertise in climate change, planetary and human health, and urban planning for modern cities and health systems.  Learn more about YSN faculty and student involvement...

DNP Student Honored for Exceptional Humanity at Mass Vaccination Site

Fri, 04/16/2021
Congratulations to Leadership DNP student Ron Yolo, who recently received the Population Health Mission Award in recognition of his exceptional humanity, dedication, and kindness at a mass vaccination clinic treating vulnerable and underserved communities in Los Angeles county, California.  Over...