February 1, 2019
Science of Caring
Ethnographer Stacy Torres discusses her unique research on social relationships among older people, and how place can affect them.
News & Podcasts
February 1, 2019
Science of Caring
UCSF has joined a small team of health care leaders that comprise the National Clinician Scholars Program. The program trains clinicians to be change agents who can drive policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care.
Catherine L. Gilliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, is being honored with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF). …
UC San Francisco is partnering with the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP), an interdisciplinary research consortium for physicians and nurses, to drive innovation and improvements in health equity and health…
Professor Emerita Diana Taylor, PhD, RNP, FAAN, was honored with the 2018 Elizabeth “Betty” Curtis Award from the American Nurses Association-California in November 2018. The award recognizes her work as a strong…
Stacy Torres, PhD, an assistant professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences, has published a manuscript entitled Aging Alone, Gossiping Together: Older Adults’ Talk as Social Glue in the Journal of Gerontology…
As part of a research collaboration, a SON team has published a study that is the first to use two machine learning techniques to accurately predict the severity of three common and inter-related symptoms in…
Maureen Shannon has joined the School of Nursing as Associate Dean for Academic Programs, as of Jan. 1, 2019.
A graduate of our PhD program, she is returning to UCSF from the University of Hawaii’s School…
January 5, 2019
Science of Caring
California is experiencing a growing shortage of mental health providers. The UCSF schools of nursing and pharmacy may just have part of the solution.
January 5, 2019
Science of Caring
Nurse-researchers are among those at the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care examining how health care workforce policy impacts America’s growing population of older adults.
Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick every year and need specialized care to survive, according to a new report by a global coalition that includes the World Health Organization …
Friends and family of SON student Emma Deboncoeur, who passed away earlier this year, have created the Emma Deboncoeur Trans Health Scholarship in her memory. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to…