School of nursing news
MLK Symposium and MLK Health Sciences Lecture set for Monday, Jan. 16
Jan 09, 202337th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. SymposiumThe MLK Symposium will be held at Hill Auditorium. The 2023 symposium kicks off at 10 a.m., with a live stream available for those who cannot attend in person. The keynote address, which will have an in-person component for the first time since 2020, will feature a dynamic mix of local and national speakers and performances.
This year’s theme, “The (R)evolution of MLK: from Segregation to Elevation,” will explore King’s activism after 1964, highlighting the evolution of King’s primary focus on segregation to a broader,... Read more
Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce awarded three-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Nov 15, 2022U-M School of Nursing Research Assistant Professor Rebecca Evans-Polce, an expert in substance use epidemiology and disparities in substance use, was officially notified that she was awarded a R01 grant from the NIH (National Institutes of Health)/NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) for titled, “Sexual Fluidity and Longitudinal Changes in Alcohol Misuse and Associated Health Consequences”. The three-year, $853,000 award will support Evans-Polce and her co-investigators build a better understanding of sexual orientation changes across the life course and how it... Read more
4th Annual Margaret Calarco Leadership Lectureship
Oct 18, 2022All Michigan Medicine faculty and staff are invited to attend the 4th annual Margaret M. Calarco Leadership Lectureship, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
A co-sponsored event by U-M Health and U-M School of Nursing, the Calarco Lectureship is in honor of Margaret Calarco, former chief nurse executive of the U-M Health System.
This year’s lecture will be held live at Danto Auditorium inside the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. Attendees can tune in on Zoom or join a live viewing at the School of Nursing’s Lecture Hall (Room... Read more
Avid U-M supporters establish McLelland Endowed Professorship at the School of Nursing to address nursing’s role in health equity
Oct 10, 2022The University of Michigan (U-M) School of Nursing today announced that Mike (MBA ’79) and Nancy (LSA ’75, MBA ’79) McLelland, longtime financial supporters of student scholarship at the University, have established the McLelland Endowed Professorship. The McLellands’ gift establishing the new professorship will empower the School of Nursing to support a faculty member who conducts research that is focused on health equity and move the School’s mission of providing healthcare for all forward.
Nancy McLelland is a member of the Board of Directors of Community Volunteers in Medicine,... Read more
Assistant Professor Jade Burns earns NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award
Sep 30, 2022U-M School of Nursing Assistant Professor Jade Burns, Ph.D., RN, an expert in using community-based participatory research and technology (e.g., social media, mobile apps) to improve sexual health services for adolescents and young adults., was officially notified that her National Institutes of Health (NIH) K08 would be funded. The four-year, $794,162 award is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and will fund Burns’ NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award: The Use of New Media to improve Access to Sexual... Read more
U-M School of Nursing launches third annual We Dare Challenge to support student projects through collective giving
Sep 30, 2022From Saturday, Oct. 1, through Monday, Oct. 31, the University of Michigan School of Nursing is issuing its third annual We Dare Challenge, to raise support for and bring attention to four dynamic projects led by U-M School of Nursing students. The four projects that will be featured as part of the We Dare Challenge highlight the breadth of work students engage in at the School of Nursing, addressing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, healthcare innovation, student nursing mental health, and the use of virtual reality in nursing education.
We Dare Challenge donors receive an... Read more
Three set to receive U-M School of Nursing alumni awards
Sep 20, 2022The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the recipients of the 2022 alumni awards. They are Kristen Choi, Ph.D., MS, RN; Doris Grinspun, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, RN and Dana Tschannen, Ph.D., RN. The awards are selected by the U-M School of Nursing Alumni Awards Committee and will be officially presented during the School of Nursing’s 2022 reunion festivities on Friday, Sept. 23.
Dr. Kristen ChoiChoi, who is an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Nursing, will receive the inaugural Early Career Achievement Award. This award recognizes a U-M School of Nursing... Read more
U-M School of Nursing taps experienced fundraising pro to lead development team
Aug 17, 2022The University of Michigan School of Nursing today announced the appointment of Angela Cao to the position of chief development officer effective Sept. 7, 2022. Cao, who has served as the School’s director of major gifts and campaign and senior associate director of development since 2017, will oversee all aspects of development in her new role, including campaign planning, annual giving, major and planned gift and stewardship related to gifts.
“Angela has strong relationships with our existing community here on campus, both internal and external to the school, and has warm and... Read more
Funding aims to increase access to diverse doula care
Jul 11, 2022The Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) co-chaired by U-M School of Nursing professor Lisa Kane Low, Ph.D., CNM, FACNM, FAAN recently received $34,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to increase and diversify the doula workforce. Doulas provide education, physical comfort and emotional support throughout the birthing process. This new funding will assist in improving accessibility to culturally aligned doula support for birthing families to address health disparities and improve birth outcomes.
Project lead and Region 9 co-chair, Dr. Lisa... Read more
U-M School of Nursing faculty honored for their work to grow simulation in nursing education internationally
Jun 27, 2022Several University of Michigan School of Nursing faculty members were recently honored with an outstanding research poster award at the June 15-18 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) conference for their poster, “Nurse faculty training needs and challenges for incorporating simulation in nursing education in the Caribbean.”
The faculty who were recognized include: Clinical Professor Michelle L. Aebersold, Ph.D., RN, CHSE, FAAN; Clinical Assistant Professor Melissa Bathish, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC; Clinical Instructor Megan J. Eagle,... Read more
