News Articles

April 1, 2020

March News and Awards

Faculty, student and staff awards and news for March 2020.


March 9, 2020

COVID-19 crisis shows cracks in underfunded public health

UW School of Nursing Professor, Betty Bekemeier, comments in a recent Seattle Times op-ed.


March 4, 2020

Living in Hong Kong with Covid-19 outbreak

One of our BSN alumna is in Hong Kong and shares her experiences with the COVID-19 outbreak.


Meet our students

Read about one of our amazing BSN students!


March 3, 2020

Premera Blue Cross teams with the UW to establish rural nursing program

Premera Blue Cross, a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, today announced a $4.7 million grant to the University of Washington to establish the Rural Nursing Health Initiative to place current students in rural practices in Washington state.


March 2, 2020

UW and Coronavirus preparations

Hands making the W shape

Executive Dean Emami’s post on coronavirus and UW compiled a page with information.


February News and Awards

Faculty, student and staff awards and news for February 2020.


February 27, 2020

Congratulations to Distinguished Staff Awards Nominees

Congratulations to the staff nominated for the UW Distinguished Staff Awards. They were recognized at the Distinguished staff nomination reception on February 25th.


Fighting the Opioid Crisis By Improving Access to WA Database

Washington State is addressing the opioid crisis by leveraging state and federal resources to reduce the harms of opioid misuse, including an initiative to improve access to the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).


February 19, 2020

Meet our students

Learn more about one of our outstanding DNP Population Health students!


February 3, 2020

Op-ed from Dean Emerita Dr. Nancy Fugate Woods

Read more about Dr. Woods’s op-ed on the Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act (S.283/H.R.2693)


January News and Awards

Faculty, student and staff awards and news for January 2020.


January 24, 2020

Endowed Faculty Fellowship Awards in Health Informatics and Symptom Science Announced

Congratulations to Dr. Donna Berry and Dr. Jennifer Sonney who were selected as the inaugural recipients of these endowed fellowships.


January 23, 2020

Congratulations to PhD Student, Karl Cristie Figuracion

Karl Cristie Figuracion, first year PhD student and a pre-doctoral trainee on the Omics and Symptom Science Training Grant was awarded the Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Society Academic Scholarship.


January 7, 2020

Seattle Public School Nurses and Student Health Services selected as UW Health Sciences MLK, Jr. Service Award.

Seattle Public School Nurses and Student Health Services was selected as UW School of Nursing recipient for UW Health Sciences Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award.


January 2, 2020

December 2019 News and Awards

Faculty, student and staff awards and news for December 2019.


December 2, 2019

November News and Awards

Faculty, student and staff awards and news for November 2019.


November 20, 2019

Karin Huster Selected as one of the Top 50 for the Reach Award

Karin Huster, UW School of Nursing alumni ‘05 and clinical instructor was selected as one of the top 50 finalists for the Recognizing Excellence around champions of Health (REACH) Awards.


November 19, 2019

Meet our Students

Learn more about one of our outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice – Population Health Nursing students


November 18, 2019

Eeeseung Byun Receives 2019 Stroke Article of the Year Award

Eeeseung Byun

UW School of Nursing Assistant Professor, Eeeseung Byun, received the 2019 Stroke Article of the Year Award from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing and Stroke Council.


November 12, 2019

Nursing Shark Tank

On November 7 we had Nursing Shark Tank.


November 1, 2019

October 2019 News and Awards

Bronze W

Faculty and student awards and news for October 2019.


October 28, 2019

Hilaire Thompson Featured in the News

UW School of Nursing Professor Hilaire Thompson was featured on KUOW for her work using technology to help older adults stay in their homes. 


October 25, 2019

2019 Clinical Preceptors of the Year

Congratulations to our 2019 Clinical Preceptors of the Year! Read more.


Former School of Nursing Dean Receives Leadership Award

Congratulations to Nancy Woods who received Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership award From Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research. Read more.


October 24, 2019

Congratulations to our Living Legend and AAN inductees!

We are proud of our Living Legends and American Academy of Nursing inductees.


October 23, 2019

School Alumna, Pamela Cipriano, Receives 2019 Margretta Madden Styles President’s Award

Congratulations to Pamela Cipriano for receiving the 2019 Margretta Madden Styles President’s Award.


October 21, 2019

Wendy Barrington Honored by the National Council of Negro Women

Wendy Barrington

UW School of Nursing Associate Professor, Wendy Barrington, PhD, MPH, was honored at the Seattle Section of the National Council of Negro Women’s annual gala yesterday.


October 1, 2019

Dr. Cynthia Price receives NIH Funding to tackle opioid crisis

Dr. Cynthia Price receives NIH funding to tackle the national opioid crisis through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or the NIH HEAL Initiative.


Congratulations to Betty Bekemeier!

Betty Bekemeier

Dr. Betty Bekemeier Receives Public Health Leadership Award.


September 23, 2019

Faculty Promotions

Read more about our exceptional faculty who have been promoted.


September 12, 2019

State Health Care Authority Provides Grant to School of Nursing to Support State Opioid Response Plan

The project addresses needs and services for pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder.


August 29, 2019

Pregnant women of color experience disempowerment by health care providers

Read more about this study authored by Dr. Molly Altman and co-authored by Dr. Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon.


August 27, 2019

Sleep and the Brain

Dr. Teresa Ward speaks on the importance of sleep for teenagers on BrainWorks.


August 20, 2019

‘Hidden’ Data Exacerbates Rural Public Health Inequities

Read more about Professor Betty Bekemeier’s research on health disparities within rural communities.


Students Learn Community Health in Rural New Mexico

Read more about our students who are shadowing a Navajo community health representatives as part of the Health Disparities Field Experience.


August 12, 2019

Assistant Professor Weichao Yuwen Selected as Early Career Nurse Scientist

Read more about Weichao Yuwen.


August 5, 2019

We Must All Play a Role

Executive Dean Azita Emami and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Butch de Castro share their insights on the recent mass shootings.


July 18, 2019

Elizabeth Bridges Appointed President-elect of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Read more about Elizabeth Bridges and being appointed President-elect.


Basia Belza and the Healthy Brain Research Network are highlighted in recent article

Read more about improving brain health and extending mindspan.


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