News Release index Posted: 8/20/2009 Bette Davis once quipped, “Aging ain’t for sissies.” For many, its a time of change and challenges. Despite medical advances, and while living longer, many people aren’t living better. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) researchers and educators have been at work to better equip the nation’s aging population […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/19/2009 While working in Africa this summer, Nancy Glass, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, a Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing associate professor and Paul G. Rogers Society Global Health Research Ambassador, has created a unique researcher’s travelogue blog about her sometimes harrowing but frequently rewarding experiences. As she conducts research and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/17/2009 In honor of their work on health care disparities, Fannie Gaston-Johansson, PhD, RN, FAAN and Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN, FAANboth professors at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON)have been inducted into the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) Institute of Excellence. “These faculty members have worked tirelessly to improve […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/13/2009 A new Johns Hopkins nursing research center will work to significantly reduce cardiovascular health disparities through community engagement, scientific investigation, education, and policy initiatives. Funded through a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Research Center for Cardiovascular Health in Vulnerable Populations is located at […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/10/2009 The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) is harnessing the power of wireless technologies and online communities to help nurses throughout the world “connect for health.” Under the direction of Associate Professor Patricia A. Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN, the School’s Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery Community of Practice […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/10/2009 The birth of a baby. A diagnosis of breast cancer. The frailty that comes with old age. They are part of the dynamic, complex, and ever-changing landscape that makes up a women’s life span. Whatever the ailment, Hopkins nurses are empowering women to embrace healthier lifestyles. The summer 2009 issue […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/4/2009 New and emerging technologies that drive and enhance learner achievement are among the high priority initiatives now being implemented at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON). As the fall semester approaches, the School is expanding its learning technologies capacity through the addition of two new instructional designers and […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/3/2009 Veterans enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) can now experience lower tuition bills as the school becomes one of 700 colleges in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program. The program, which allows colleges to enter into dollar-for-dollar matching agreements with the federal government, helps […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 8/3/2009 Helping Patients “Get with the Program” to Better Manage IllnessPeople with high blood pressure or diabetes are urged to change their diet, quit drinking and smoking, and get more exercise, yet many find it hard to make these important changes to help keep them healthy. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 7/30/2009 The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) has appointed two new directors and two new chairpersons for its baccalaureate, master’s, and doctor of nursing practice (DNP) programs. Assistant professor Jo Walrath, PhD, MS, RN, has been named the new baccalaureate program director and associate professor Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, ACNP, […] Continue reading