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…
Two nursing students at UIC have been awarded Schweitzer fellowships, a service learning program for health professional students committed to helping Chicago’s underserved. The students will each design and implement year-long projects to…
Gays and lesbians are more than twice as likely to use tobacco than heterosexuals, and University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have detailed how the disparity can be reduced. Smoking remains the leading…
Shannon Zenk, PHD, MPH, RN, FAAN, professor in the Department of Health Systems Science, has been selected as a Nursing Collegiate Professor. This is one of the highest honors in the UIC College…
An old pharmaceutical product may be a new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, according to new research presented today by University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University scientists at the SLEEP 2017…
University of Illinois at Chicago nursing professor Holli DeVon will continue conducting research on cardiovascular disease during the 2017-2018 school year, but she will be off-campus to do so. Way off campus. DeVon…
On Sunday, April 23, UIC Nursing scholarship donors and the students who benefit from their gifts had the opportunity to meet in person at the college’s inaugural Donor & Scholar Recognition Luncheon. During…
Colleen Corte, PhD, RN, has been appointed director of the PhD Program at UIC’s College of Nursing. Corte is a much appreciated mentor to PhD students–encouraging and supporting them in their educational program…
The 2017 Quad Cities Spring Celebration Dinner was held on Thursday, April 27th at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Moline, IL. The Dinner is an annual event to honor the graduating class for…
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers are conducting a study to determine whether binge drinking is related to cardiovascular disease in young adults who are not predisposed to the condition. “Binge drinking or…
