It took less than two minutes for most students to take part in a fundraiser for the first-ever College of Nursing class gift. But those two minutes were pretty grueling. Through the “Hustle…
The smell of golden, crispy egg rolls and steamed tapioca dumplings filled the College of Nursing’s Third Floor Event Center on Apr. 16, as Thai dancers wearing brightly-colored silk dresses and sabais, or…
When Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean in September, it devastated Puerto Rico, killing dozens, flooding neighborhoods, wiping out the electrical grid and water service, and making it difficult to access much-needed resources. For…
On Wednesday, Apr. 4, the UIC College of Nursing hosted its annual Preceptor Recognition Event to thank dozens of preceptors who make it possible for students to achieve required clinical hours and ultimately…
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, including Karen Dunn Lopez, assistant professor of nursing, has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice for…
Nearly 70 UIC College of Nursing students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered at Larkin Hall in Chicago’s West Loop on March 15 for an evening of networking and camaraderie at the 2018 Alumni…
Mariann R. Piano, PhD ’88, MS ’84, RN, FAAN, FAHA, who studies the adverse effects of unhealthy drinking patterns on the cardiovascular system, was recognized for winning the 2017 UIC College of Nursing…
Carol Estwing Ferrans, PhD ’85, MS ’82, RN, FAAN, professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, will be invested in a ceremony on April 5, 2018, as the Harriet H. Werley Endowed…
Recently named Nursing Collegiate Professor Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MS ’99, MPH, RN, FAAN, has been selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, which will support her efforts to reduce the…
Dean Terri E. Weaver has announced the appointment of Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAACVPR, FAAN, as associate dean for research at the UIC College of Nursing, effective Feb. 16, 2018. Collins is a…
Ultrasound is traditionally used on pregnant women to study the anatomy, movement and blood flow of the developing fetus, but University of Illinois at Chicago nurse researchers are using the imaging technique to…
Nearly 700 donors across UIC raised $117,928 during Giving Tuesday 2017, which fell on Nov. 28 this year. Of those 700 donors, 171 were from the UIC Nursing community; 100 of those were…
Valerie A. Gruss, PhD, CNP-BC has been awarded the UIC College of Nursing Judith Lloyd Storfjell Distinguished Award for Scholarly Practice. The award recognizes a UIC College of Nursing faculty or alumnus who…
Nearly 100 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of UIC Nursing gathered on Sept. 9, 2017, for Alumni Reunion. The full day event kicked off with an engaging panel featuring alumni nurse leaders…
“We’re on the cutting edge of what’s going on in nursing and in healthcare,” Springfield director, Cynthia Reese, tells reporters in an article published last week in the State Journal-Register. The article points…
For the 2017-18 academic year, the UIC College of Nursing awarded scholarships to more students than ever before. A total of 75 top-notch students received more than $550,000 in merit- and financial aid-based…
Acupuncture has been successfully used to treat such ailments as back and neck pain, osteoarthritis and headaches. Judith Schlaeger is working to discover whether it can help the up to 14 million American…
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a four-year federal grant to assist HIV-positive prisoners in Indonesia — a southeast Asian country where the number of new infections is…
For two weeks in August 2017, four UIC Nursing students extended their education in the hills of India. Graduate-entry MS students Ericka Garduno, Blair Jiang and Annie Shideler, along with DNP student Alina…
Two distinguished faculty members from the College of Nursing, as well as two outstanding alumnae, have been selected by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) to join its Class of 2017 fellows. Fellowship…
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing has received a $5 million donation from M. Christine Schwartz to expand upon an existing simulation laboratory that bears her name. The new center…
Sarah Abboud, assistant professor of women, children and family health science, was among eight junior faculty from around the country who participated in an intensive four-week program at the Yale School of Public…
