School of Nursing

Portraits of Carol Polifroni and Thomas Long

Carol Polifroni and Thomas Long to Retire from UConn School of Nursing

The School will celebrate the faculty members' decades of service at a virtual event on April 20

Behind the Degree: Nursing Ph.D. Student Aims to Expose Health Care Inequities Within the Correctional System

Anne Reeder began to question the quality of the correctional health care system after working in a mid-sized jail in Colorado

Storrs Hall is seen from the opposite side of Swan Lake.

UConn School of Nursing Master’s and DNP Programs Among the Top 5 in New England

U.S. News & World Report ranks the School as No. 34 among nursing master’s programs and No. 40 among DNP programs across the country

Louise Reagan

Nurse Researcher Receives Health Disparities Grant from the American Diabetes Association

Louise Reagan's research is testing a mobile app that will help incarcerated individuals self-manage their diabetes when they reenter society from prison

Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program

Junior Nursing Students Selected for Competitive Flynn Fellowship

The summer internship is a part of the national Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program and places students at Connecticut hospitals, including UConn Health

A group of nurses

UConn Nursing Students Revive Member of the Public Struggling to Breathe

Four seniors were in the right place at the right time when a man experienced a medical emergency at a restaurant

School of Nursing Faculty Member Selected for Federal Medicare Advisory Committee

Joy Elwell is one of 100 experts across the country who advise the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on what should be covered under the national health insurance program

Adult holds infant

UConn Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Master’s Program Celebrates 10 Years of Online Learning and a Top 10 National Ranking

The program was on the brink of closing, but is now one of the five largest neonatal programs in the country

‘We Need Nurses in Public Policy’: Senior Nursing Student Reflects on Internship in D.C.

Kelsey MarcAurele '22 (NUR) says her work in U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney's office will forever influence her nursing career

School of Nursing Sees 25% Increase in Undergraduate Applications Since the Start of the Pandemic

The School received 2,497 applications for its Class of 2026