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Student Spotlight: Amy Rosenwohl-Mack and A Passion for Health Policy
Through her research and activism, Amy Rosenwohl-Mack advocates for those whose voices are rarely heard. The UK native and Nursing PhD student focuses her research on vulnerable populations such as the elderly, the LGBTQ community and those battling…
Organized and Meticulous, Meet Two Staff Members Entrusted with Critical Research Lab Specimens
Sergio Diaz (left) and Anatol Sucher handle research specimens in the lab at the UCSF School of Nursing. By Milenko Martinovich Photography by Elisabeth Fall Staff members Anatol Sucher and Sergio Diaz are usually found performing painstaking tests…
New Mural Celebrates Diverse Heroes in Nursing
Mural Honors Pioneers Who Paved the Way for Diversity, Inclusion in Nursing Faculty, students, staff, alumni and special guests celebrate the unveiling of the new mural at the UCSF School of Nursing. (Photography by Elisabeth Fall) Entitled…
For Student Kate Oppegaard, Caring For Patients Affected by Cancer Is A Mission
Kate Oppegaard has been caring for those impacted by cancer for more than a decade. She sees herself as a “force for calm and peace,” settling these patients when fear, anger or confusion – or sometimes all three – set in. She was a different kind of…
UCSF Opens Doors to Health Care Careers for First-Gen Students
By Andrew Schwartz While growing up in San Francisco, Janelle Charles was a star student, ultimately earning scholarship offers to multiple universities – heady stuff for someone who would be the first in her family to truly attend college (her…
New Yoga Elective Arms Students with Self-Care Tools Amid the Academic Rigor
By Katherine Tam Despite spending seven hours in the training lab, student Vanessa Simmons wasn’t ready to go home yet. Her head brimming with new skills acquired that day, she changed into activewear and headed to a classroom in the basement of…
Van Ta Park Awarded $3.3 Million NIH Grant
Van Ta Park, PhD, MPH, associate professor in the School's Community Health Systems department, has received a $3.3 million three-year grant from the NIH National Institute on Aging. Park’s goal is to collaborate with academic and community partners…
Pursuing Nursing After 19 Years in Health Care Management
By Milenko Martinovich Many health care professionals might envy Adrian Núñez’s career. He has held director-level positions at multiple organizations, gained valuable experience in public policy, and could seemingly continue on that successful…
How E-Cigarette Use is Exposing Youth — and the Environment — to Toxic Chemicals
UCSF associate professor Jeremiah Mock holding a JUUL e-cigarette cartridge and a cigarette butt he found on a local high school campus. (Photo by Elisabeth Fall) By Milenko Martinovich The use of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, by American…
NPs and Opioid Prescribing: What Don’t We Know?
Ulrike Muench, assistant professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, led one of the first studies on NPs' opioid prescribing habits. (Photo by Elisabeth Fall) By Andrew Schwartz As United States policymakers continue to seek ways to halt the opioid…