More than 100 soon-to-be nurses received their UCLA Nursing pins on Saturday, June 4 at the School of Nursing Blue & Gold Ceremonies, also known as pinning.

More than 60 first-year students in UCLA Nursing’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) Program received their white coats on Saturday, May 14, a tradition to symbolize entering advanced clinical practicum with compassion, care, and collaboration while applying knowledge and skills.

Bianca Salvetti, a doctoral student in the UCLA School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, has been named a finalist in the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and MolinaCares’ Health Equity Challenge.

Yazmin Vitela, a first-year graduate student in UCLA Nursing’s APRN program, has received the Geraldine “Polly” Bednash Scholarship, presented by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and CastleBranch.