Professor Emerita Afaf Meleis, PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN, LL, has been awarded the 2020 UCSF Medal, the university's highest honor, for her work as a mentor to hundreds of nursing students and faculty around…
On Friday, June 5, 2020, the School of Nursing issued the following statement on its public commitment to stand in solidarity with colleagues to fight racism. On Monday, June 8, 2020, an additional…
When Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) student Alejandra Flores isn’t studying or advocating for her fellow students, you’re likely to catch her spinning records at a San Francisco hotspot. Flores…
The UCSF School of Nursing, in collaboration with the California Black Infant Health Program and California Breastfeeding Coalition, has established the COVID-19 Birth Worker Relief Fund to provide one-time grants to…
Ashley Moore’s experience this past summer was one most nurses dream of. She worked alongside the World Health Organization’s Chief Nursing Officer and contributed to an international report emphasizing the…
Master’s student Britt Urban turned her frustration and anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic into a powerful force and helpful service for her neighbors. On March 12, she posted on the app Nextdoor, asking if…
By Katherine Tam
The UCSF School of Nursing captured $10.4 million in federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2019 — a nearly 15 percent increase from the previous year — to fuel research…
The UCSF School of Nursing hosted the 2020 Bay Area Black Nurses Association Conference on Feb. 22, 2020 in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.
The conference, entitled "Advancing…
Transitioning from being an independent business entrepreneur and midwife to enrolling in the structured curriculum of the UCSF School of Nursing’s Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) was a big adjustment…
Sociologist Howard Pinderhughes, PhD, has devoted his career to understanding racism, preventing youth violence, and creating healthy communities for all. Now, the professor of social and behavioral sciences…