Greetings and welcome to the Yale School of Nursing. It was wonderful seeing our classrooms filled again last week as students returned to campus.
As your new dean I am thrilled to begin working with you in 2016 to achieve our mission of better health for all. A new year and a new beginning gives...
Study Led by YSN Faculty Member Links Cigarette Smoking to Genetic Underpinnings of Hypertension in African Americans
Mon, 01/11/2016
YSN Associate Professor and newly appointed Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P.N.P.-B.C., R.N., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N., is lead author of a recent study published in a Nature Publication“Scientific Reports”. The study titled, “A Genome-wide study of blood pressure in...
Calling the Midwife
Tue, 01/05/2016
Written by Katie Temes ‘17
Image from PBS.org
For many of us, winter break means catching up on sleep, catching up with family, and catching up with our favorite television series.
Confession: last year, after miraculously surviving the first semester of nursing school, I spent the first two days...
The Boy with the Fedora
Tue, 12/22/2015
Written by Christopher Schayer ‘17
One of the many wonderful things about YSN is its proximity to New York City. Yalies of every generation have enjoyed the tradition of breaking from their regimented Ivy League lives, to explore the whimsical wonders of the city. From the Metro North ride into the...
Faculty Member Receives Dove Medical Press Video Abstract Award
Mon, 12/21/2015
Yale School of Nursing Assistant Professor Marianne Davies, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., A.P.R.N., C.N.S.-B.C., A.C.N.P.-B.C., A.O.C.N.P., recently received the 2015 Dove Medical Press Video Abstract Award for the video abstract for her published paper, “New modalities of cancer treatment for NSCLC: Focus...
New Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Position and Office Established at YSN
Thu, 12/17/2015
Incoming Yale University School of Nursing Dean Ann Kurth has established an Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the school and has appointed Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor, Ph.D., P.N.P.-B.C., R.N., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N. as assistant dean to lead this effort. The assistant dean role will strengthen YSN’s...
Fall Issue of Yale Nursing Matters Magazine Available Today
Tue, 11/24/2015
The fall 2015 issue of Yale Nursing Matters magazine is now available online. The magazine delves into the issue of toxic stress, or a prolonged exposure to significant adversity that is not only overwhelming to a child but also not alleviated by the buffering of supportive adults. We learn about...
