News Articles
July 9, 2019
Teresa Ward Named Chair of Newly Created Department
Read more about Teresa Ward who was named chair of newly created Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing department.
July 2, 2019
PhD graduate Dr. Jillian Pintye is 2019 Pioneers Rising Leader
Congratulations to recent PhD grad and new Assistant Professor Dr. Jillian Pintye.
July 1, 2019
Dr. Cynthia Dougherty becomes Chair of the Council of Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing
Press release on Dr. Cynthia Dougherty becoming Chair of the Council of Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing for the American Heart Association.
June 27, 2019
America’s health care is ailing. Can nurses help fix it?
Read the Cross cut op-ed piece from Executive Dean Azita Emami.
June 24, 2019
Faculty Fellowships Announced
The UW School of Nursing has selected a number of faculty for fellowship awards that seek to advance research and teaching.
June 17, 2019
Initiative announces summer 2019 Applied Research Fellows
Two graduate nursing students were awarded the Population Health Applied Research Fellowship.
June 11, 2019
Global Health Nursing Faculty Receives NIH Grant for Improving Hypertension Treatment in Mozambique
Associate Professor Sarah Gimbel received a $3.37 million grant to improve the clinic-level treatment of hypertension in Mozambique, specifically in people infected with HIV.
May 28, 2019
UW School of Nursing Alumna on the Congo’s Ebola Epidemic
“The global health community needs the humility to acknowledge that we have failed once again in an Ebola epidemic, say Karin Huster and Justin Healy,” from the BMJ opinion section.
May 24, 2019
Diana Buchanan, Ph.D., RN Named Mary S. Tschudin Endowed Professor in Nursing Education
The UW School of Nursing announced that Diana Buchanan, PhD, RN, has been named the Mary S. Tschudin Endowed Professor in Nursing Education.
May 10, 2019
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Every year, undergraduate students have a chance to showcase the research they’ve been working on at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. This year, 18 School of Nursing students are presenting 12 different projects on May 17th.
Meet May’s Everyday Husky
School of Nursing alumna Charyl Kay Sedlik is featured this month by UWAA as May’s Everyday Husky. An extraordinary member of our nursing community, she helped found Grandmothers Against Gun Violence and has served on our advisory board for 30 years.
April 24, 2019
What Nurses Want You to Know about The Reality and Challenges of the Job — King 5 News
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the UW School of Nursing, Anne Hirsch, was featured in King5 News, speaking about nurses’ role in health care.
April 17, 2019
Body Awareness Training Research Featured in the News
Cynthia Price, School of Nursing Associate Research Professor, recently published a study suggesting that a mindfulness based training could help women recover from drug addiction.
April 9, 2019
Nursing Now USA Initiative Launches
The University of Washington School of Nursing in partnership with the American Nurses Association, the U.S. Public Health Service Chief Nurse, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing launched the Nursing Now USA initiative in Washington DC.
April 1, 2019
UW School of Nursing Faculty and Alumna Recognized by the AAPPN
The AAPPN honored UW School of Nursing Associate Professor, Elaine Walsh and UW School of Nursing alumna, Virginia “Ginni” Buccola, with awards at their annual conference this weekend.
March 25, 2019
Brenda Zierler Recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing honored UW School of Nursing Professor, Brenda Zierler, PhD, RN, FAAN, with the Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Lectureship Award.
March 11, 2019
UW School of Nursing Receives Top Ranking From US News and World Report
Our school was ranked #1 among public schools that offer a DNP degree and was ranked #4 overall.
March 4, 2019
Perigee Fund Invests in the UW School of Nursing’s Barnard Center
Perigee Fund has made a major five-year commitment to support the creation of a post-graduate training program in infant and early childhood mental health at the Barnard Center.
February 18, 2019
Governor Jay Inslee proclaims Nursing Now week
Feb.18-22, 2019, will be Nursing Now Week in Washington
February 15, 2019
UW School of Nursing Kicks Off Nursing Now Initiative
The UW School of Nursing is working with the state of Washington and other community partners to launch the Nursing Now Initiative here in Washington. The school is also a co-lead in launching Nursing Now in the United States.
January 18, 2019
Dr. Wendy Barrington Receives Martin Luther King 2019 Community Service Award
Learn more about one of our amazing faculty members, Wendy Barrington.
March 14, 2018
New faculty position to develop innovative solutions to population health challenges
The UW Schools of Nursing and Public Health have been awarded funding for a new joint faculty position that will focus on developing innovative solutions to the three population health grand challenges outlined by the UW Population Health Initiative.
February 22, 2018
DNP track curriculum enhancements focus on local, global population health
The UW School of Nursing’s Community Health Nursing track within the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program has been renamed to Population Health Nursing. The change goes into effect for the 2018-2019 academic year.
July 26, 2017
Awards and Accolades, July 2017
Awards and achievements from UWSON faculty, staff and students in July
July 25, 2017
A partnership for primary care in areas of need
New HRSA Grant seeks to improve primary care training in rural and underserved areas
July 18, 2017
Register for the 2017 Elder Friendly Futures Conference
Join us for Northwest’s premiere conference on aging and caregiving Sept. 14 – 15, at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
July 3, 2017
Dean Emerita Nancy Woods Retires, Named Living Legend
Dean emerita retires, named Living Legend The UW School of Nursing is proud to announce that Dean Emerita Nancy Fugate Woods, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N, will be inducted as a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing at the Academy’s Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference this fall in Washington, D.C. Read the AAN announcement Her legacy…
UW nurse faculty, alumni selected as American Academy of Nursing fellows
Kathleen Shannon Dorcy, an alumna and longtime lecturer at the UW Tacoma Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Program, was selected as a member of the 2017 class of Academy fellows.
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