| Sep 20, 2023 | U-M School of Nursing Announces Recipients of 2023 Alumni Awards: The University of Michigan School of Nursing has announced the recipients of its 2023 Alumni Awards. They are Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, Ph.D., FNP-C, FAANP (MS 2005, Ph.D. 2010); Suzanne Miyamoto, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (BSN 2002, MS 2004, Ph.D. 2009); and Daniel Pesut, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (Ph.D. 1984).... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 2023 Preceptors of the Year: The University of Michigan School of Nursing Office of Professional Graduate Studies would like to announce the 2022-2023 Preceptor of the Year Awards winners! These awards are given yearly both to individual preceptors and departments who have shown exceptional dedication to providing learning... |
| Jun 07, 2023 | Five UMSN faculty members approved for promotions: The Board of Regents approved recommendations for five School of Nursing promotions for associate and full professor ranks at the University of Michigan. Congratulations! Erin KahlePhD, MPHPromotion to Associate Professor w/ TenureYasamin Kusunoki PhD, MPHPromotion to Associate... |
| Apr 25, 2023 | US News & World Report Rankings: 2023-2024 Best Graduate Programs: The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced its Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked 6th in the latest release of the U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Graduate School rankings, while its Master of Science in Nursing program is ranked 8th. Additionally,... |
| Apr 09, 2023 | Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) named keynote speaker for U-M School of Nursing 2023 Spring Commencement: The University of Michigan School of Nursing is pleased to welcome Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (ret.) as the keynote speaker for its 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, April 29th at Hill Auditorium.General Fausone, a U-M School of Nursing alumna, is... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Sara and Robert Rothschild strengthen global health support at the U-M School of Nursing with establishment of endowed professorship: The U-M School of Nursing today announced that Sara (BSN ’65) and Robert Rothschild, who have supported global health initiatives at the School since 2016, through the Rothschild Global Scholars program, have established the Sara and Robert Rothschild Professor of Global Nursing Fund. The... |
| Jan 09, 2023 | MLK Symposium and MLK Health Sciences Lecture set for Monday, Jan. 16: 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. SymposiumThe MLK Symposium will be held at Hill Auditorium. The 2023 symposium kicks off at 10 a.m., with a live stream available for those who cannot attend in person. The keynote address, which will have an in-person component for the first time since... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce awarded three-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism : U-M School of Nursing Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce, an expert in substance use epidemiology and disparities in substance use, was officially notified that she was awarded a R01 grant from the NIH (National Institutes of Health)/NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 4th Annual Margaret Calarco Leadership Lectureship: All Michigan Medicine faculty and staff are invited to attend the 4th annual Margaret M. Calarco Leadership Lectureship, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.A co-sponsored event by U-M Health and U-M School of Nursing, the Calarco Lectureship is in honor of Margaret... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Avid U-M supporters establish McLelland Endowed Professorship at the School of Nursing to address nursing’s role in health equity: The University of Michigan (U-M) School of Nursing today announced that Mike (MBA ’79) and Nancy (LSA ’75, MBA ’79) McLelland, longtime financial supporters of student scholarship at the University, have established the McLelland Endowed Professorship. The McLellands’ gift establishing the new... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Assistant Professor Jade Burns earns NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award: U-M School of Nursing Assistant Professor Jade Burns, Ph.D., RN, an expert in using community-based participatory research and technology (e.g., social media, mobile apps) to improve sexual health services for adolescents and young adults., was officially notified that her National Institutes of... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Three set to receive U-M School of Nursing alumni awards: The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the recipients of the 2022 alumni awards. They are Kristen Choi, Ph.D., MS, RN; Doris Grinspun, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, RN and Dana Tschannen, Ph.D., RN. The awards are selected by the U-M School of Nursing Alumni Awards Committee and will be... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | U-M School of Nursing taps experienced fundraising pro to lead development team: The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the appointment of Angela Cao to the position of chief development officer effective Sept. 7, 2022. Cao, who has served as the School’s director of major gifts and campaign and senior associate director of development since 2017, will... |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Funding aims to increase access to diverse doula care: The Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) co-chaired by U-M School of Nursing professor Lisa Kane Low, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, FAAN recently received $34,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to increase and diversify the doula workforce. Doulas provide education,... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | U-M School of Nursing faculty honored for their work to grow simulation in nursing education internationally: Several University of Michigan School of Nursing faculty members were recently honored with an outstanding research poster award at the June 15-18 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) conference for their poster, “Nurse faculty training needs and... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Study reveals hesitancy around effectiveness of using PrEP to prevent HIV among male to male partners : A recent study published in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC) revealed there is hesitancy around the effectiveness of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV among male to male partners.Sylvia S. Hacker Collegiate Professor of Nursing and Director for the... |
| Jun 02, 2022 | Grant aims to create artificial intelligence algorithm to support continuity-based assignments of health care workers: University of Michigan School of Nursing Professor Olga Yakusheva, Ph.D. received a grant from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality for her research project R01, A Quality and Cost Analysis of Interprofessional Team Continuity in ICUs.Yakusheva, who has worked closely with physicians and... |
| Jun 02, 2022 | Healthcare Innovation Impact Program names new director : Clinical Assistant Professor Rhonda Schoville, Ph.D., MSBA, RN was recently named director of the Healthcare Innovation Impact Program (HiiP) effective June 1. With innovation as its core value, HiiP allows faculty, researchers and nursing students to collaborate and engage imaginatively to share... |
| Jun 01, 2022 | Four U-M School of Nursing faculty members earn promotions: Four U-M School of Nursing faculty members were among the recommendations for promotion recently approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents on Thursday, May 19. The faculty who earned promotions are listed below, along with their updated professional title at U-M.Lynae A. Darbes, Ph.D... |
| May 27, 2022 | Record number of participants attend 2022 U-M School of Nursing Global Health Summer Institute: Women’s health has always been an important topic in health care, but specifics regarding care differ vastly on a global scale based on geographic, social and economic elements. Learning from researchers and experts gave participants of the 2022 U-M School of Nursing Global Health Summer Institute... |
| May 04, 2022 | Faculty Q&A: Michigan limits reproductive health services that midwives, nurses can provide: Unlike other states, Michigan laws severely restrict the reproductive health services that midwives and advanced practice registered nurses can provide.Ruth Zielinski, professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and nurse midwife, discusses the restrictions placed on APRNs and... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | U-M School of Nursing’s Research Day 2022 explores ‘Perspectives on Health Equity’ with research blitz presentations from students: The U-M School of Nursing hosted its 11th Research Day on April 12-14 in a hybrid format, including virtual blitz presentations featuring research from students, faculty, staff and alumni. The 2022 theme focused on ‘Perspectives on Health Equity’ and brought together diverse voices... |
| Apr 05, 2022 | Congresswoman Lauren Underwood named keynote speaker for U-M School of Nursing 2022 Spring Commencement : The University of Michigan School of Nursing will welcome Congresswoman Lauren Underwood as the keynote speaker for its 2022 Spring Commencement ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, Apr. 30 at Hill Auditorium.Congresswoman Underwood, a U-M School of Nursing alumna, serves Illinois’ 14th... |
| Apr 01, 2022 | Sigma Rho Chapter announces 2022 award recipients: Sigma Rho Chapter Nursing Honor Society recently recognized several U-M School of Nursing faculty, students and Michigan Medicine nurses for outstanding service, leadership and excellence in various categories. The awards were presented on Sunday, March 27 at the Sigma Rho Chapter awards... |
| Mar 28, 2022 | U-M School of Nursing rises in U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Graduate School Rankings: The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced its master’s program is ranked 8th in the latest release of the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Graduate School rankings, while its doctor of nursing practice program ranked 7th. The Nurse-midwifery program, which is not... |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Innovate 4 Change awardees fill a critical gap in community maternal health education: In fall of 2021, the inaugural Innovate 4 Change event hosted by the U-M School of Nursing Student Innovation Ambassadors brought students from the U-M-Ann Arbor and U-M-Flint campuses together to develop innovative solutions to complex health care problems. The goal of the event was to highlight... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | U-M Health again earns nursing’s highest honor through Magnet redesignation: University of Michigan Health nurses continue to be recognized as among the best in the nation, again receiving the highest honor in nursing.The American Nurses Credentialing Center announced on March 17 that U-M Health, of Michigan Medicine, achieved Magnet redesignation for the second time. The... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | A third of new moms during early COVID had postpartum depression: New research from the U-M School of Nursing found that depression in new mothers rose considerably during the pandemic. Before COVID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 1 in 8 women experienced postpartum depression, and about 5-7% experienced major depressive symptoms,... |
| Mar 07, 2022 | Crowdfunding helps pay the bills during cancer, but at a price: Crowdfunding has become a means for people with cancer to get help managing the financial impact of their disease. But while there’s relief in paying bills, a new study finds that it comes at a cost.U-M School of Nursing postdoctoral research fellow Lauren Ghazal, Ph.D., MS, FNP-BC, and a team... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | More adults are falling every year, despite prevention efforts: Falls are a leading cause of hospitalization and institutionalization for older adults in the U.S. and fall prevention efforts are an important part of geriatric education and health.Yet, a new University of Michigan study found that despite prevention efforts, falls increase by about 1.5% annually... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Pandemic pregnancy: Increased anxiety, distress, but also a few surprise benefits: A new University of Michigan study found that moms who were pregnant and gave birth during the first six months of COVID-19 reported more distress and anxiety, but also some surprising benefits of enforced alone time, said first author Clayton Shuman, assistant professor at the U-M School of... |
| Feb 09, 2022 | Domestic violence levels remained flat in Michigan during early pandemic, but abuse was worse: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports warned of skyrocketing domestic violence.While the overall prevalence of domestic violence in Michigan didn’t increase, survivors of intimate partner violence experienced new, more frequent or more severe violence during the early months of... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Community research to reshape health care for young Black men in Detroit: Written by: Alex BienkowskiOver the last year, Assistant Professor Jade Burns, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, has been leading community-centered research in Detroit as part of a dynamic project to improve health education, access and outcomes for young Black men in urban communities.Before COVID-19, her... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | U-M School of Nursing creates Office of Health Equity and Inclusion: The University of Michigan School of Nursing has announced the creation of a new Office of Health Equity and Inclusion, which will be led by the school’s Chief Health and Academic Equity Officer, Rushika Patel, Ph.D.The new office will continue to advance academic diversity, equity and inclusion (... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Healthcare's Great Communicators: In a recent study, Assistant Professor Sheria Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., RN, MHA, and her team showed that Black COVID-19 patients received less medical follow-up, longer delays returning to work and higher rates of hospital readmissions. The findings come from the kind of research Robinson-Lane has... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Building Health through Housing Sustainability : Written by Jaime Meyers, read the original story in the Summer 2019 edition of Panacea. It may be common sense to most health care professionals that safe, stable housing is a social determinant of health. However, supporting science is only nascent. Two UMSN faculty members are leading... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | The Road to Maternal Health : Read the original story in the Summer 2018 edition of Panacea. Imagine labor begins and you are at home, miles away from a health facility. Now imagine a complication. Rather than calling 911, your attendant has to send a neighbor to find your husband who is working in a field 30 minutes... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Maternity health care workers expressed anguish, questioned roles early in pandemic: In general, the challenges of being a health care provider and the risks for potential COVID-19 infection are acknowledged, but it’s less clear how COVID risk mitigation strategies in hospitals impact maternity health care workers.To that end, researchers from the University of Michigan School of... |
| Feb 07, 2022 | The Pandemic Has Made Many Seniors Less Active: A University of Michigan team surveyed about 2,000 American adults aged 50 to 80 in early 2021, asking about their activity levels.It found that almost 40 percent of those over 65 reported both reduced physical activity and less daily time spent on their feet since the start of the... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Lockdowns during early pandemic saved lives, but not a go-to strategy moving forward: The U.S. pandemic lockdown in 2020 caused a $2.3 trillion economic downturn and split the nation politically, and now some European nations are locking down again as Omicron surges through the global population.But do these drastic measures save lives? Are they worth massive job and income losses?A... |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Neonatal hospitalization leaves parents feeling isolated, separated during pandemic: Emotional exhaustion, isolation and “nonsensical” visitor and other hospital policies contributed to parents of children hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units feeling less satisfied with care during the early days of COVID-19.Research from the University of Michigan School of Nursing,... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Vaccine mandate will likely have little impact on health care worker staffing shortage: The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing challenges to a Biden administration vaccine mandate that requires eligible employees in Medicare or Medicaid-funded facilities to get vaccinated or receive an exemption.The law takes effect Jan. 27 in 25 states including Michigan–the other 25 states have... |
| Jan 05, 2022 | Prescription drug misuse later in life greatly increases risk for substance use disorder: Nearly half of people in a large U.S. study reported misusing prescription drugs between ages 18-50, which made them more likely to develop substance use disorder symptoms as adults––especially those whose misuse peaked later in life.The new study from University of Michigan School of Nursing... |
| Dec 23, 2021 | New learning tool: Click a button and dive under the skin of chemotherapy patients: A team of faculty from the University of Michigan Center of Academic Innovation, School of Nursing and College of Pharmacy designed an innovative way to teach nursing and pharmacy students about the intricacies of chemotherapy.Led by Michelle Aebersold, clinical professor of nursing, the group... |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Preparing Nursing's Leaders and Best: The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s graduate degrees prepare today’s nurses for impactful careers in advanced clinical practice, groundbreaking research and data-driven executive leadership. Our Master’s of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs are... |
| Nov 17, 2021 | U-M School of Nursing Introduces a New Prescription Drug Safety Toolkit for Providers and the General Public: The University of Michigan School of Nursing announces the introduction of the ABCs Prescription Drug Safety Toolkit, a “must have” resource for educating patients, and the general public, about the proper use, risks, and disposal of prescription medications, especially those that can become... |
| Nov 09, 2021 | Virtual Education for Veterans Health : Supported by a $72,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Clinical Professor Michelle Aebersold, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, FAAN, Clinical Assistant Professor Deb Lee, Ph.D., FNP, ACNP-BC and retired Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone (BSN ’75) are using immersive technology to... |
| Nov 09, 2021 | Alum's Endowed Scholarship Helps Michigan Nurses Effect Change: Since 2005, the Denise Shough Jacob Endowed Scholarship has provided financial support for first-generation students from Detroit, opening new doors for a diverse group of Michigan Nurses and empowering a push for more equitable health care in underserved communities.The full-ride scholarship was... |
| Nov 09, 2021 | Q&A with Dean Hurn: Julia Cooney (JC): Since you became dean of the U-M School of Nursing, you have made innovation one of the primary focuses for the School. What outlets are there for students and faculty to develop more as innovators?Dean Patricia Hurn (PH): I want innovation to become part of nursing’s identity,... |
| Nov 09, 2021 | U-M researcher awarded $1.85 million grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse: U-M School of Nursing Associate Professor Terri Voepel-Lewis, Ph.D. RN was awarded a $1.85 million grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to support a research project aimed at explaining how complex symptoms and other influences (family and environment) contribute to risky self-... |
