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UCLA Nursing statement on Supreme Court ruling

As nurses, nurse educators, and nursing leaders, the UCLA School of Nursing is deeply concerned about the impact today’s Supreme Court ruling will have on the health and well-being of women across the country.

UCLA Nursing faculty on stage at the 2022 Commencement Ceremony. Dean Lin Zhan is at the podium

Celebrate our UCLA Nursing 2022 graduates

The iconic UCLA Royce Hall was filled with 232 nursing graduates, along with more than 1,000 family, friends, distinguished guests, faculty and staff on Saturday, June 11 for the UCLA Nursing 2022 Commencement Ceremony.

Dr. Catherine Crespi (center) with K. Kalpana (left) and R. Vasantha (right), interviewers on the study team, at the Bay of Bengal.

In Rural India, Protein as Medicine

For the past 10 years, as Dr. Catherine Carpenter (PhD ’96) has traveled to India as part of an international research team focused on nutrition and women’s health, she has seen the transformation of many Indian cities into globalized urban areas.

Group photos from the Blue & Gold Ceremonies featuring the B.S. class and MECN class of 2022

Blue & Gold Ceremonies welcome prelicensure students to health care

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.

Opioid addiction crisis in United States linked to poor working conditions and unemployment

Two linked studies led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and School of Nursing researchers have found strong associations between drug misuse generally and opioid misuse specifically among unemployed Americans, who were found to have a 40% higher likelihood to misuse opioids than those working 35-40 hours per week.

DNP Program celebrates graduates and their accomplishments

A celebratory luncheon for Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates of the years 2020, 2021, and 2022 was held at the Faculty Center on Saturday, May 21.

APRN students and faculty gathered in their White Coats

White Coat Ceremony welcomes graduate students to advanced practice

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.

Professor Felicia Hodge joins UCLA’s Faculty Mentoring Honor Society

UCLA School of Nursing professor Felicia Hodge, DrPH, has been inducted into the inaugural cohort of the UCLA Faculty Mentoring Honor Society.

A graphic announcing Health Equity Challenge finalist Bianca Salvetti, a DNP student at UCLA Nursing. The graphic contains the quote ""Transgender and gender diverse (GD) youth face many health care disparities, such an increased risk of suicide, homicide, and victimization. These disparities can be mitigated by early access to gender affirming treatment (GAT) and parental support. My project aims to develop an interactive decision aid to improve knowledge regarding GAT and improve access to age-appropriate

UCLA Nursing doctoral student selected as a finalist in the Health Equity Challenge

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.

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UCLA course teaches students to be better health care professionals for disabled people

The new class was a collaboration between the School of Nursing and the disability studies program.

A graphic with the text "UCLA Nursing is Celebrating Nurses" with photos of several UCLA nurses

Nurses Month: Celebrating the impact of UCLA Nursing

In honor of Nurses Month, celebrated around the world every May, UCLA Nursing is spotlighting the impact of our past, present, and future nurses. Below, you’ll find short stories about some of our incredible nurse pioneers, educators, scholars, scientists, clinicians, and students.

Nursing staff member Sasha Karlin cleaning a simulation mannequin.

UCLA program provides campus jobs, career support for people with autism

Sasha Karlin is an assistant in the UCLA School of Nursing simulation lab, where she not only helps manage inventory, but also arranges mannequins and equipment so that nursing students can practice responding to various medical scenarios.

Graduate student awarded national nursing scholarship

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.

A nursing student working with a Simulation Lab mannequin

UCLA School of Nursing graduate programs remain among the nation’s best in new U.S. News & World Report rankings

The UCLA School of Nursing continues to be one of the nation’s premiere graduate nursing schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s newly released list of Best Nursing Schools for 2023. UCLA’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree programs ranked No. 19 nationally, and No. 2 in California.

COVID-19 protocol updates for spring quarter

With conditions improving, UCLA plans to relax masking and COVID-19 testing protocols this April. Make sure you’re familiar with these changes and with our spring break travel guidance and return-to-campus testing requirements.

UCLA students walking near campus housing

UCLA expands housing guarantee for undergraduates

Beginning in the fall of 2022, UCLA will guarantee up to four years of housing in university-owned residences for incoming freshmen and two years for transfer students. The move fulfills a long-held aspiration that campus leaders first articulated in a student housing master plan in 1986.

UCLA nurse scientist named to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

Nancy Pike Ph.D., RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FAHA, FAAN, a professor and researcher in the UCLA School of Nursing has been named a 2022 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame inductee by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

UCLA School of Nursing hosts disability rights advocate Judy Heumann for Regents’ Lecture

Knowing that higher education can play a powerful role advancing disability justice, inclusivity and equity, UCLA’s School of Nursing and disability studies program are welcoming internationally renowned disability rights activist Judy Heumann to campus for a week of conversations, talks and workshops.

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UCLA REGENTS' LECTURE WITH JUDITH HEUMANN

UCLA REGENTS' LECTURE WITH JUDITH HEUMANN FEBRUARY 7-10, 2022

Join us in welcoming Judith Heumann to UCLA as the UCLA School of Nursing Regents' lecturer!

Judy will be in conversation with the UCLA Community throughout the week of Feb. 7-10, 2022. The week will culminate with her Regents' Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 10. All event and registration information are listed below.

Dean Linda Sarna Doctoral Fellowship in Nursing

Dean Sarna’s career at UCLA spans 50+ years as a nursing student, faculty member, chair and member of the Academic Senate, and ultimately dean of the School of Nursing. Help solidify her legacy with a gift to the Dean Linda Sarna Doctoral Fellowship in Nursing.

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