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UA Nursing Peer Mentorship Program Prepares BSN Students for Academic Success

March 28, 2019

Take a minute to learn more about the benefits the Peer Mentorship program can have by reading this engaging Q&A with second-semester BSN student and mentee, Maren Bashor, who is interested in becoming a pediatric oncology nurse.

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Dr. Terry Badger Inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

March 26, 2019

On July 27, Terry Badger, PhD, RN, University of Arizona College of Nursing, will be inducted into Sigma Foundation for Nursing’s 2019 International Researcher Hall of Fame.

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DNP Alumnus Makes Meaningful Health Care Contributions Both Locally and Internationally

March 13, 2019

“Regardless of what you do in your life, if you don’t try to help people something’s wrong,” says Ishmail Sillah. While obtaining his BS in physiology, he worked part-time as a caregiver for a woman who was so impressed with his skills that she said, “You’re good at this. Have you ever considered going into nursing?”

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UA College of Nursing Faculty Inducted as Fellows into Western Academy of Nursing

Feb. 28, 2019

Sheila Gephart, PhD, RN, and Kimberly Shea, PhD, RN, CHPN, both associate professors at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, have been inducted as fellows into the Western Academy of Nurses.

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Dr. Terry Badger

Dr. Terry Badger Named Eleanor Bauwens Endowed Chair of Nursing

Feb. 20, 2019

Professor Terry Badger, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, recently was appointed to the Eleanor Bauwens Endowed Chair of Nursing at the UA College of Nursing in recognition of her accomplishments as a nationally recognized nurse-scientist and leader in graduate education.

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New College of Nursing Writing Coach to Help Students Perfect Their Papers

Feb. 15, 2019

Faculty, staff and students who wish to hone their writing skills to a razor-sharp point have a new resource. Leslie Dupont, PhD, joined the University of Arizona College of Nursing last month as Writing Coach. Her wordsmithing skills are available in a variety of ways

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UA College of Nursing Launches Bachelor of Science in Nursing Integrative Health Program in Gilbert, Ariz.

Feb. 8, 2019

In fall 2019, UA Nursing will advance its commitment to integrative health when it begins offering a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing pathway devoted to blending conventional health care with complementary approaches to mind-body-spirit wellbeing.

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Honors Legacy Grant Enables UA Nursing Student's Interest in Natural Childbirth

Feb. 7, 2019

BSN student Hannah Garis Copley decided to pursue a career in nursing to help people, but during the course of her studies, she zeroed in a particularly vulnerable population: infants. Slated to graduate in fall 2019, she recently received an Honors Legacy Grant from the UA Honors College to fund her training for doula certification.

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Helena Morrison, PhD, Receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

Jan. 29, 2019

On January 26, University of Arizona College of Nursing Assistant Professor Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, received the 2018 Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.

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Two UA College of Nursing Professors Selected to Fulbright Specialist Roster

Jan. 28, 2019

On Dec. 11, The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning informed Jane Carrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Kimberly Shea, PhD, RN, CHPN that the Peer Review Panel recommended them for placement on the Fulbright Specialist Roster.

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New Faculty Profile: Get to Know Lauren Shurson, DNP, FNP-BC

Jan. 23, 2019

Please join us in welcoming Clinical Assistant Professor Lauren Shurson, DNP, FNP-BC, who joined the UA Nursing family this semester. A native of Texas, she spent time in Tennessee and Seattle before moving to Maricopa, AZ. She loves the Copper State sunshine – even when it’s 100 degrees outside.

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2017-2018 Integrative Nursing Fellowship Alumna Reflects on the Healing Wisdom She Gained

Jan. 16, 2019

When Marlene Call, PhD , assistant professor, Augusta University College of Nursing, was about to commence the 2017-2018 Integrative Nursing Fellowship, she told us, “I want to learn more about caring science and how to bring it into the curriculum. I believe bringing ‘caring’ and ‘compassion’ into a curriculum with a strong evidence-based foundation can produce strong, competent, compassionate nurses.”

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