Mikala Kane
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Eight New Faculty Members Join the School of Nursing
The four tenure-track and four clinical faculty members join the School at a time when preparing its students to care for the local and global communities is more important than ever
September 2, 2021 | Mikala Kane
School of Nursing Faculty Member, Alumnae to be Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
Annette Jakubisin Konicki, Jaclyn Conelius '10 Ph.D., Olga Jarrín Montaner ’02 (NUR), ’07 MS, ’11 Ph.D., and Dorothy Vittner ’16 Ph.D. will be recognized by the Academy in early October
August 26, 2021 | Mikala Kane
Nursing Ph.D. Student Awarded Grant from Jonas Philanthropies
The grant program helps tackle the nation’s most pressing health care issues through support of high-potential doctoral nursing scholars
August 5, 2021 | Mikala Kane
Nursing Education During COVID-19: How Virtual Classes and Technology Expand Opportunities for Students
What started as a way to make sure students gained enough hours of experience to graduate quickly became an exploration of how technology could advance the nursing curriculum
July 20, 2021 | Mikala Kane
Recent School of Nursing Graduate Awarded Patent After Leveraging Multiple Entrepreneurial Resources at UConn
ReduSeal, a technology developed by Ellen Quintana '21 (NUR), works with a standard box of disposable gloves to reduce waste and cut costs
June 8, 2021 | Mikala Kane
Is the Secret to a More Effective COVID-19 Vaccine in Our Gut? A School of Nursing Researcher Hopes to Find Out
Wanli Xu wants to see how the nearly 100 trillion microbes in a person’s digestive system affect immunity induced by the COVID-19 vaccine.
May 12, 2021 | Mikala Kane
National Nurses Week: UConn School of Nursing Alumni Share Their Experiences From the Past Year
The School of Nursing recognizes its alumni for their hard work and dedication during the ongoing pandemic. Some wrote in to share their experiences from the past year.
May 6, 2021 | Mikala Kane
School of Nursing Offers New Graduate Certificate in Life Story Practice and Research
The 12-credit program will welcome its first cohort this summer and is designed for social workers, nurses, clinical psychologists, artists, writers, musicians, and personal and family historians.
February 24, 2021 | Mikala Kane
School of Nursing Faculty Member Named Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse of the Year
Amisha Parekh de Campos, an assistant clinical professor, has been recognized by the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.
February 18, 2021 | Mikala Kane
Nurse Researchers Study How to Increase COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Among Underserved Hispanic Families
Xiaomei Cong and Kelley Newlin Lew are partnering with the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut for the study, with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research’s COVID-19 Research Seed Funding Program.
February 1, 2021 | Mikala Kane