Last week, University of Illinois System president Timothy Killeen announced the names of those selected for the 2018-19 President’s Executive Leadership Program (PELP) Fellows. Among the list of just 16 fellows across…
Lorna Finnegan, PhD ’93, MS ’88, BSN ’80, associate professor and executive associate dean at the UIC College of Nursing, was one of just 30 academic nurse leaders selected from across the…
Phoenix Matthews, PhD, the College of Nursing Helen K. Grace Diversity Scholar, whose research is aimed at reducing cancer-related health disparities among vulnerable and underserved populations, has been chosen to receive the 2018…
Susan M. Walsh, DNP ’14, MS ’00, BSN ’80, CPNP-PC, UIC College of Nursing clinical assistant professor, has received the 2018 Institute of Medicine of Chicago Global Humanitarian Award. Walsh is the director…
UIC Nursing student Michael Solomon twists a tourniquet on the arm of a fellow student. “Does it hurt?” he asks. She shakes her head no, and he turns the rod again. In this…
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…
