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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

The Nurse-midwifery Specialty is one of three new University of Arizona Health Sciences programs aimed at expanding access to care and addressing workforce shortages in critical health fields.

In June, when the annual GlobalMindED Conference was held in Denver, CO, 11 students and five faculty from the UArizona Nursing’s HRSA-funded Arizona Nursing Career Apex Transitions (ANCAT) program were there to share their success building a pathway toward a more diversified nursing workforce.

On July 26, the American Academy of Nursing (Academy) announced that UArizona Nursing Assistant Clinical professor Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, was one of 250 inductees who will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference.