In April, UArizona Nursing Associate Dean, Research, Judith Gorson, PhD, was selected for the Office of the Provost’s Distinguished Mentor Award. This award was established to recognize outstanding tenured or continuing status faculty at the full professor rank who have mentored early career faculty and made highly valued contributions to the mentoring of graduate students.

On March 17, the University of Arizona College of Nursing hosted 30 fifth graders from Anna Lawrence Intermediate School for an engaging session of learning and fun. This was achieved thanks to the planning and coordination of UArizona Native American Initiative Office and the collaboration of UArizona Health Sciences colleges. 

Dr. Ahn is a professor and associate dean for research at the Florida State University College of Nursing and founding director of the FSU Brain Science & Symptom Management Center. He brings with him a proven record of research funding and national leadership in diversity and health equity initiatives.

When it was established in 1978, Women’s History Week had modest ambitions: highlight women’s contributions to American history, culture, and society during the days surrounding March 8, Women’s History Day. In the years since, a week deservedly grew to a full month commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

When it came time to renew its annual in-person conference after more than two years of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Alaska Native American Indian Nursing Association (NANAINA) chose the University of Arizona College of Nursing as the setting for its 2023 gathering.

As part of National Nurses Week, held in honor of the largest health-care workforce in the United States, eight nurse leaders from the University of Arizona College of Nursing will be honored by their peers during the annual 2023 Tucson Fabulous 50 Nurses gala held by the Tucson Nurses’ Week Foundation on Saturday, May 7.

In recognition of Black History Month, we reached out to University of Arizona College of Nursing faculty member Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C to learn about her career, and her thoughts on the topic of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

In February, the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research released its rankings for Colleges of Nursing funded by the NIH in 2022. UArizona Nursing rose in the organization’s rankings to 23 in 2022, up from 27 in 2020, with $3.7M in awards. 

In January, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) announced the 2023 NP State Awards for Excellence recipients. In recognition of her excellence in clinical practice, UArizona Nursing Professor Lisa Kiser, a certified nurse-midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner, is being honored by the AANP as the 2023 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Arizona.

In fall 2023, the University of Arizona College of Nursing will launch a brand-new course for the emerging adult population, ages 18-25. Designed to teach students about common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), NURS 151, Perspectives on Sexually Transmitted Infections, will prime learners to become peer resources on fact-based and science-based sexual health education.