New Student Orientation Fills MU Gym!
Nursing student Brandie Hollinger is among hundreds of students, across all professional schools, who attended new student orientation with the Chancellor and all Deans. See the video and join in their introductions.
Chancellor's "State of the University" Address
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, delivered the State of the University address on October 4, 2011.
The chancellor shared her vision and goals for UCSF for the next three years. She also reviewed major developments, discussed the challenges facing UCSF and outlined how we plan to overcome them.
School Rallies for the Future
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH (pictured at right) introduced a two-day event for the School of Nursing community. Called by Dean David Vlahov, RN, PhD, the Rally was an opportunity for faculty and staff to address the future of UCSF School of Nursing.
Kathy Dracup receives HFSA Lifetime Achievement Award
Former Dean, Kathy Dracup, RN, DNSc, FAAN, received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Heart Failure Society of America this morning, September 19, 2011, at their 15th Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston. The award is “In recognition of her life-long significant and sustained commitment to the field of heart failure”.
Mentored Research Scholar Award from American Cancer Society
Dr. Christina Baggott, an assistant professor in the Department of Physiological Nursing, has been awarded a Mentored Research Scholar Award by the American Cancer Society.
This award is designed to support junior faculty members to become independent investigators as either clinician scientists or cancer control researchers.