News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
QSNA Scholarship: Undergrads & Alumni
The UW School of Nursing has been selected as the first academic partner in the United States to bestow the Queen Silvia Nursing Award (QSNA) for dementia care. Practicing registered nurses who have graduated from any of the three University of Washington nursing programs (UW Seattle, UW Bothell, or UW Tacoma) with a bachelor’s of science in nursing degree and current UW undergraduate student nurses may apply for the scholarship online through November 6, 2020. *Applications must include an idea or solution to addressing COVID-19 challenges in healthcare environment and special merit will be given for submissions that focus on the well-being of elderly and dementia-diagnosed communities.*
September 4, 2020
BSN Students Study COVID Impact on K-12 Schools
Robin Fleming, SNHS Lecturer, led students in their Population-Based Health in Community Practice course to work with the Northshore School District on researching the impact of COVID on re-opening K-12 schools.
August 31, 2020
SNHS Students Work in Our Communities
Maureen West, SNHS Lecturer, partners with local agencies bringing students and communities together.
August 24, 2020
SNHS Alum Leads COVID Command Center
June Altaras, who received her BSN in '98 and her MN in '07 from SNHS, became the operations chief at a COVID-19 command center.
August 24, 2020
Gender transformative programmes: our Dean in BMJ
"Without a gender transformative approach, male engagement interventions risk reinforcing existing gender inequalities," writes Dean Shari L. Dworkin and colleagues.
August 21, 2020
Bustillos in the News
KIRO-TV features Dan Bustillos and his work on the research team developing Deep Tracer, a program that models the atomic structure of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
August 7, 2020
CNBC Ranks Bothell No. 1 Among Public Colleges
UW Bothell has been ranked No. 1 for return on investment. Read the campus news story and the CNBC Make It article for more information on how UW Bothell graduates earn the highest average salaries for their dollars.
July 29, 2020
BSN Alum In the News
Justin Gill, a BSN alum and SNHS lecturer, was featured in an article in the Bellingham Herald. Read the article.
July 27, 2020
Join us for student presentations
Please join us for three zoom presentations on Death & Dying on Tuesday, 8/4, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Attend via zoom at https://washington.zoom.us/j/99882757278
July 23, 2020
Ethics & equity: Shirley in the news
Learn more about ethics and access to vital resources during the pandemic from Director of Nursing, Jamie Shirley.
July 13, 2020