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IHA's Dorothy Rice wins 2013 Graham Prize for Health Services Research

From Wendy Max, Co-Director, UCSF Institute of Health and Aging

Kathy Lee Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) has announced the 2013 inductees to the STTI International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, including Kathy Lee at UCSF School of Nursing.   The press release is reproduced below.

Kathryn Lee, PhD, RN, CBSM, FAAN

Nursing Dean Elected to Board of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Associate Dean Zina Mirsky Celebrates Retirement

(L-R) Dean Norbeck, Zina Mirsky, Dean Vlahov, Dean Dracup

From the top of the School of Nursing (SON) building at UCSF, you can see the late afternoon sun sinking into the Pacific Ocean, and the bustle of campus life below.  Amidst that perfect backdrop yesterday afternoon, there was a steady stream of faculty, alumni, students, and friends making their way to honor a

Shirley Sears Chater named "Force Multiplier" by RWJ Foundation, Completes Leadership on Executive Nurse Fellows Advisory Committee

Shirley Chater, RN, PhD, FAAN, the national advisory committee chairwoman for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows program since its inception in 1998, has stepped down from her post, the Foundation announced.  RWJF recently named her a "Force Multiplier" for being a nursing trailblazer and pioneer.

Valerie Yerger Honored for Unveiling the Truth Behind Big Tobacco's Marketing Tactics

Research of Secret Tobacco Industry Documents Shows Targeting of

Anne Davis named "Living Legend" by AAN

Anne Davis

Anne J. Davis, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita at UCSF School of Nursing will be honored as a “Living Legend” at the American Academy of Nursing annual conference in Washington, D.C.

From the press release:

Adventures of a Sociologist - Adele Clarke

Adele Clarke, PhD

Adele Clarke, PhD 

Anyone who doubts that history is taught at UCSF should have listened to Adele Clarke talk about the “Adventures of a Sociologist in the Health Sciences.”

Two 2012-13 Schweitzer Fellowships

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) is thrilled to announce the selection of the 2012-13 Bay Area Schweitzer Fellows two of whom are students at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing.

Glide Health Services Receives Award for Excellence from "Healthy San Francisco"

Glide Health Services has been chosen to receive the
Healthy San Francisco Award for Excellence at the
2012 Provider Recognition Dinner.

Glide Health Clinic, photo by MWA