UArizona College of Nursing Celebrates Opening of MEPN Program in Gilbert Nov. 7, 2022 On Wednesday, Nov. 2, a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially marked the opening of the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s new fourth floor facilities in Gilbert, Arizona. Read more Image
Memories of Change for Nursing Faculty Who Once Were Students Oct. 28, 2022 Several College of Nursing faculty who also are alumni reflect on how the college and nursing have been transformed over more than six decades. Read more Image
Researchers to Test Compassion Meditation to Improve Health for Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Partners Oct. 26, 2022 The Breast Cancer Survivors and Partners Online Research Together (SUPORT) project incorporates online contemplative meditation exercises designed to strengthen and sustain compassion while increasing emotional awareness. Read more Image
Wildcat Nurse Spotlight: Nurse Anesthesia Student Alexa Dang Oct. 19, 2022 A first-generation college student from Washington State, Alexa Dang wasn’t sure at first where her academic trajectory would lead her. Lacking resources and mentors, she had to figure out her path on her own. A natural caregiver, she enjoyed helping people from an early age. Friends and loved ones came to her with problems and she always felt like she had something to offer. Read more Image
UArizona Nursing Professor Linda Perez Discusses Health Equity and the Importance of Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 12, 2022 We recently caught up with Principal Lecturer Linda Perez, RN, to hear her thoughts on the importance of Hispanic Heritage Month to her both personally and professionally, and the state of the college. Read more Image
Incoming UArizona College of Nursing Alumni Council President Has Big Hopes for the Future Sept. 19, 2022 For Melissa Goldsmith, PhD, RNC, assuming the role of University of Arizona College of Nursing Alumni Council President was the natural next step in a long and textured career in nursing. Read more Image
UArizona Nursing Professor Selected as Recipient of 2023 Sensor Seed Grant to Test Gardening Intervention for Cancer Survivors Sept. 12, 2022 University of Arizona College of Nursing Assistant Professor Meghan Skiba has been selected as the recipient of a $50,000 Sensor Seed Grant. As the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Skiba will pilot test an evidenced based mentored gardening intervention for cancer survivors that will be active through June 2023. Read more Image
Julienne Rutherford, PhD, Joins the University of Arizona College of Nursing as the John and Nell Mitchell Endowed Chair for Pediatric Nursing Sept. 7, 2022 Dr. Julienne Rutherford joined UArizona Nursing as the John and Nell Mitchell Endowed Chair for Pediatric Nursing. Dr. Rutherford will act as a national leader in discovering and disseminating new knowledge in pediatric nursing. She will also build and lead interdisciplinary research teams that will have an impact on the complex care of vulnerable infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant people of all ages. Read more Image
UArizona Nursing ED&I Professional’s Bali Trip Will Open Doors for Cultural and Inclusive Experiential Learning Opportunities Aug. 31, 2022 In June, José Muñoz, University of Arizona Nursing's Senior Professional, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, packed his bags and headed for Bali to experience firsthand the opportunities and benefits offered by UArizona’s Cultural & Inclusive Experiential Learning Opportunities (CIELO) program. Read more Image
Mother-Daughter MEPN Dyad Takes the Stage Together at Summer Convocation Ceremony Aug. 15, 2022 When a faculty member invests their hood over the student, it signifies the student's successful completion of their graduate program. It’s a proud moment both for faculty and students. But for Professor Lorre Laws, PhD, and her daughter Katie DiBene, who graduated from UArizona Nursing’s MEPN program at Summer Convocation, it had a special twist. Read more Image