News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Community Partnerships: LETI Expo, 8/13
This summer our BNURS 409: Partnerships in Community Health students collaborated with community partner Latino Education and Training Institute to plan and promote the LETI Expo. The Expo is a free event taking place on 8/13 on the Edmonds Community College campus.
August 2, 2016
Grace Lasker, Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship
School of Nursing & Health Studies Senior Lecturer, Dr. Grace Lasker, is being recognised for her contribution to green chemistry. Dr. Lasker, collaborating with the UW's Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Science, Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, and the UW's Professional & Continuing Education office, has designed an online program in chemical stewardship. Dr. Lasker has not only created the program but is also teaching courses within the one year certificate program.
August 1, 2016
Global Health Promotion in Guatemala Presentation
Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in UW1-210 You’re invited to join Team Guatemala, 18 students from NHS and IAS under the leadership of Dr. Mabel Ezeonwu, for a presentation about the NHS study abroad program, Global Health Promotion in Guatemala: Health Services Delivery in Resource-poor Settings
July 26, 2016
Over 250 Degrees Awarded in 2016
The School of Nursing & Health Studies is proud to announce that we conferred over 250 degrees in 2016. In addition to the accomplishment of successfully completing degree requirements, many of our Nursing students, in both the Bachelor and Master programs, earned a place in the Nursing Honor Society. Several Health Studies students are on their way to Masters in Public Health Programs both here and abroad.
July 18, 2016
Nora Kenworthy, Assistant Professor, Publishing Award Winning Book
Dr. Kenworthy's award-winning book, Mistreated: The Political Consequences of the Fight Against AIDS in Lesotho, to be published in Spring of 2017.
July 8, 2016
Zainab Babukerkhail, Health Studies, Pursues MPH in Sweden
Health Studies student, Zainab Babukerkhail, has completed her degree at UW Bothell and plans to pursue a Masters of Public Health while studying abroad.
June 17, 2016
Tabatha Blevins Awarded Health Studies Scholarship
Health Studies student Tabatha Blevins has been chosen to receive the Health Studies Scholarship. Congratulations Tabatha!
June 10, 2016
Butch de Castro Selected as American Academy of Nursing Fellow
The American Academy of Nursing selects nursing leaders with a record of outstanding contributions to the improvement of nursing at the national or international level. Butch de Castro, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies has improved nursing by making outstanding contributions over time with significant, measurable impact.
June 1, 2016
Call for Stories: Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Faculty member Dan Bustillos is editing a symposium in Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research. They are currently seeking submissions on the topic "To Vaccinate or Not? Parents' Stories."
May 27, 2016
Health Studies Student Jessica Jacobson Accepted to Cal Poly Masters Program
Jessica Jacobson, Health Studies student, has been accepted to the Masters in Public Policy program at California Polytechnic State University.
May 27, 2016