Nancy Schmieder Redeker has been awarded NIH funding to address the need for studies of factors that contribute to cognitive impairment and dementia in people with Heart Failure
Wed, 10/23/2019
Nancy Schmieder Redeker, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN has been awarded NIH funding to address the need for studies of factors that contribute to cognitive impairment and dementia in people with Heart Failure, a group at high risk for cognitive impairment. This is aligned with the NIH focus on addressing...
Sustainable Health Initiative: Accelerator Applications Now Open!
Wed, 10/23/2019
Are you a current Yale students, alumni, fellows, trainees, and/or faculty members? If so, you are encouraged to apply to the Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI) Accelerator Scholarship. SHI provides a unique opportunity for early to mid-stage ventures to participate in a global health business...
2019 Lorraine Spranzo Nursing Scholarship Available
Wed, 10/09/2019
The 2019 Lorraine Spranzo Nursing Scholarship is now available.
Eligible candidates will be exemplary graduate students matriculated in an accredited graduate program in a Connecticut college or university, or a Connecticut resident matriculated in an accredited graduate nursing program out of...
Dr. Sasha James-Conterelli Discusses Why Women in America Are Dying From Childbirth
Wed, 10/02/2019
We’re making a difference by reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality!
Shamefully, maternal mortality has gone up in the US, and African-American women have rates 3 times higher than white women. YSN faculty member Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, CNM, FACNM is providing leadership to...
Dean Kurth Appointed to Yale’s Climate Action Task Force
Mon, 09/23/2019
Dean Ann Kurth ’90 MSN, PhD, CNM, MPH, FAAN is serving on a task force assembled by President Peter Salovey to explore how the university can achieve net zero carbon emissions as part of Yale’s Climate Action initiative. The task force will submit its findings in spring 2020.
The other members of...
Ruth McCorkle Remembrance
Thu, 08/29/2019
The Yale School of Nursing community is saddened to share the news that Dr. Ruth McCorkle, PHD, RN, FAPOS, FAAN, died peacefully at her home in Connecticut on August 17, surrounded by her family.
“Ruth was a pioneering figure in so many areas of the nursing profession: oncology, symptom science,...
YSN Annual Fund Exceeds Goal
Wed, 07/31/2019
Thank you to everyone who supported our Annual Fund campaign! Over the past 12 months, hundreds of you contributed to the fund, exceeding our goal. Your participation is vital to our success and forward progress, and gifts in every amount make a difference. To our alumni community throughout the...
