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School of Nursing Celebrates 132 Certificate Entry Into Nursing Program Graduates
The one-year accelerated program is designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree in another field, but wish to pursue a career in nursing
Two School of Nursing Faculty Appointed to Interim Associate Dean Positions
Annette Jakubisin Konicki and Annette T. Maruca will oversee the School’s graduate and undergraduate studies, respectively
Nurse Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Help Women Manage Breastfeeding Pain
School of Nursing faculty member Ruth Lucas says most women who stop breastfeeding do so within three weeks after giving birth, and 30% stop due to breast and nipple pain
Nursing Faculty and Students Administer Nearly 1,600 COVID-19 Vaccines at Over 90 Community Initiatives
The School of Nursing partnered with community organizations, such as Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford and Norwalk Community Health Center, over the spring and summer
World-Renowned Nurse Scientist Nancy Redeker To Join UConn School of Nursing
Redeker is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Heart Association and has an international reputation in biobehavioral nursing science
Alumna Donates World War I-Era Nursing Posters, Invalid Feeders to the School of Nursing
The artifacts, donated by Diane Sanchez ’95 MS, will be incorporated into the School’s Archives of Nursing History and displayed in the Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall at a future date
Eight New Faculty Members Join the School of Nursing
The four tenure-track and four clinical faculty members join the School at a time when preparing its students to care for the local and global communities is more important than ever
School of Nursing Faculty Member, Alumnae to be Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
Annette Jakubisin Konicki, Jaclyn Conelius '10 Ph.D., Olga Jarrín Montaner ’02 (NUR), ’07 MS, ’11 Ph.D., and Dorothy Vittner ’16 Ph.D. will be recognized by the Academy in early October
Nursing Ph.D. Student Awarded Grant from Jonas Philanthropies
The grant program helps tackle the nation’s most pressing health care issues through support of high-potential doctoral nursing scholars
Nursing Education During COVID-19: How Virtual Classes and Technology Expand Opportunities for Students
What started as a way to make sure students gained enough hours of experience to graduate quickly became an exploration of how technology could advance the nursing curriculum