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 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: 8/10/2009 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: 8/4/2009 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 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: 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: 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
News Release index Posted: 7/24/2009 The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) will receive more than $984,000 over the next five years as a recipient of the Who Will Care? grant, given by the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA). Associate dean for academic affairs Pamela Jeffries, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF, and associate professor Linda Rose, […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 7/21/2009 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) National Advisory Council member and longtime friend of Johns Hopkins Nursing Worth B. Daniels, Jr., M.D., died July 9. An obituary published in the Raleigh/Durham News Observer, a newspaper once owned by his family, noted “Dr. Daniels was a gentle man with strong beliefs.”As […] Continue reading
News Release index Posted: 7/21/2009 The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing (IJHN) summer and fall educational offerings provide a varied menu of continuing nursing education programs, including seminars, training programs, and conferences. Nurses seeking skills enhancements, clinical updates, and certification opportunities will find courses fitting their needs in the current programs: First Friday Research Coordinator […] Continue reading