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College of Nursing Professor Featured in RCTF Annual Report for Tobacco Control Research

By Alicia Gregory   Recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty is an integral part of the mission of the University of Kentucky's Research Challenge Trust Fund, and each year the university highlights four outstanding endowed chairs and professors. This year's annual report, approved by the UK Board of Trustees Feb. 19, featured Ellen J. Hahn, the Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing.

UK HealthCare Regains Prestigious Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Patient Care

  By Kristi Lopez The UK College of Nursing is exceptionally proud of our colleagues and partners at UK HealthCare who have achieved Magnet Status – the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. Out of nearly 6,000 health care organizations in the United States, less than 7 percent have achieved Magnet designation.

College of Nursing PhD Student and Alum Engage Kentucky High Schoolers in Collaborative Health Project

By Mallory Powell For most high school students, physics, health, communication and technology are the subjects of separate classes. In Lewis County, Kentucky, however, high school freshmen are integrating these topics and skills through a collaborative, web-based project with scientists and students at the University of Kentucky.

Undergraduate College of Nursing Student to Participate at Posters-at-the-Capitol

College of Nursing undergraduate student Anna Eastman’s project “Health Status of Kentucky’s Senior Farms” has been selected for participation in Posters-at-the-Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. on Feb. 25, 2016.

College of Nursing Student-Athlete Makes USA National Coed Cheerleading Team

  Whether it be halftime at a University of Kentucky basketball game or a day off from class, undergraduate nursing senior and UK cheerleader Emily Sawyer studies every second she gets.   Sawyer, from Lexington, always dreamed of attending UK and was inspired to apply for nursing school following her mother and grandmother who were also nurses. Sawyer’s mother, who worked in obstetrics (OB) at UK, struggled with addiction and recently finished rehab.

Dean of UK College of Nursing Speaks at U.S. Capitol for National Cancer Prevention Day

  College of Nursing Dean and Warwick Professor of Nursing Janie Heath, PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, spoke at the U.S. Capitol among a panel of scientists, legislators, educators and industry experts in honor of National Cancer Prevention Day on Thurs., Feb. 4. 

The “Cowley Effect” at the UK College of Nursing

  Hannah Steinforth, Jennifer Cowley, MSN, RN, Victoria Cherolis and Brooke Babcock. By Sally Evans A phenomenon known as the “Cowley Effect” has recently made waves at the UK College of Nursing. The term—coined by the College’s Dean Janie Heath—embodies Jennifer Cowley’s, MSN, RN, ambition to develop the very best nurse leaders and form deep relationships with her fellow colleagues and nursing community.

College of Nursing Faculty and Staff Featured in American Association of Diabetes Educators Newsletter

  Pictured above from left to right: Dr. Hieronymus, Dr. Ashford, Tisha Ducas, Ena Johnson, Janine Barnett, UK College of Nursing; and Nancy Garth, UK Polk Dalton Clinic.

College of Nursing Students See Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  College of Nursing junior Simone Curd and fellow University of Kentucky students volunteer at The Nest in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18.  While many students would spend their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday relaxing, our nursing students chose to give back. College of Nursing undergraduates Rachel Borgemenke and Simone Curd volunteered at the Nest Center for Women, Children and Families on Jan. 18 with fellow students from the University of Kentucky. 

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