The UArizona Nursing Convocation Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, honored our hardworking Arizona Wildcat Nurses for completing their rigorous programs, including Master of Science for Entry to the Profession of Nursing (MEPN), Master of Science in Nursing Clinical Systems Leadership (RN to MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD).

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievement of Assistant Professor Dr. Meghan Skiba for receiving an NIH Loan Repayment Program award.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to acknowledge the achievement of Associate Professor Shu-Fen Wung , PhD, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, for receiving funding for her innovative new study, "Using Contactless Sensors to Remotely Monitor Falling."

UArizona Nursing has receive a HRSA grant to increase the number and diversity of family nurse practitioner (FNP), psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), and certified nurse midwife (CNM) students trained with University of Arizona - College of Nursing federally qualified health center (FQHC) partners in Southern Arizona.

POCN, the largest nurse practitioner (NP) and physician associate (PA) network in the U.S., recently announced UArizona Nursing professor Lisa Kiser DNP, CNM, WHNP, FACNM as the recipient of the 2023 Q2 Community Advocacy Award. 

The University of Arizona College of Nursing is proud to announce that two of our Nurse Anesthesiology faculty, Drs. Kristie Hoch, and James Richard Reed, have been selected as candidates for induction as 2023 Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.

UArizona Nursing is proud to acknowledge the extraordinary achievement of Dr. Elise Erickson, and her colleagues, for receiving a $2.9M R01 award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Although she does not hold a degree from UArizona Nursing, Karen Kennedy-Evans, RN, has been so entwined with the College that in 2018 she was awarded UArizona Nursing’s Honorary Alumna Award for outstanding achievement and contributions to their professions, their communities, and the University of Arizona.

UArizona Nursing is thrilled to announce that two faculty members, Timothy Sowicz, PhD, RN, and Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C, are the winners of $25,000 prizes for their submissions to the National Institute on Drug Abuse “Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care” Challenge.