August 2, 2022
Celestine Yayra Ofori-Parku, a student in the PhD in Nursing program, works to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States and in her home country of Ghana. This fall, she continues this work as a…
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July 7, 2022
Orlando Harris, PhD, MPH, FNP, knows first-hand climate change’s impacts on health. As an HIV researcher who leads on-the-ground work in the Caribbean, he has seen how hurricanes have devastated that part of the…
July 7, 2022
As a nurse practitioner, Chelsea Landolin sees the impact of climate change on the patients and communities she serves.
“People are losing their homes and their livelihoods to climate change,” said …
July 7, 2022
Mica Estrada is an associate professor at the UCSF School of Nursing.
In spring of 2018, I looked out at an audience from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in San Diego and began to talk about climate change…
June 22, 2022
A special supplement of the American Journal of Public Health has been published that shines a light on public health in nursing and that has been co-led by the UCSF School of Nursing, Emory University Nell…
June 16, 2022
Before a celebratory crowd of family and friends, nearly 80 nursing students marked the completion of their rigorous first year in the Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) with a Pinning Ceremony on June…
June 15, 2022
Nayelie Benitez Santos, a student in the Master's Entry Program in Nursing, is passionate about improving health care access for communities. Among the many activities she is engaged in, she has been named a…
June 7, 2022
The UCSF School of Nursing conferred degrees upon nearly 200 new graduates from the Class of 2022 who stand equipped and poised to advance health and health equity.
Hundreds of family and friends…
June 6, 2022
When LGBTQ+ individuals seek medical care, they face challenges beyond just questions of diagnosis or wait times. The nuances of their sexual or gender identity mean that they are more likely to receive lower…
May 23, 2022
Use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in health care expenditures – more than $2,000 per person a year – according to a study by researchers at the UC San Francisco…
May 20, 2022
Tristin Penland, a 2014 alumna of the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership Program at the School of Nursing, is a 2022 recipient of the UCSF Chancellor Award for…
May 12, 2022
The School of Nursing honors excellence and innovation through its annual awards to students, faculty, staff and preceptors. In addition, the Nursing Alumni Association presents awards to alumni.