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Women’s History Month: Get to know 3 women in nursing
Since its establishment in the 1980s, Women’s History Month has taken place each March to encourage the study, observance and celebration of women’s vital impacts on American history. Such impacts are evident throughout Case Western Reserve’s past and present, from the university’s origins as…
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Derry Ann Moritz Scholarship fosters empathetic palliative and end-of-life care
Colleen Carroll looked at a pile of knitting yarn and thought of the hands that held it before her. The yarn was gifted to her by a terminal cancer patient whose symptoms prevented her from enjoying her favorite hobby. Now, the young nurse was mourning her patient’s passing and thought, “Maybe we…
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Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies
In March, the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative will host a series of fireside chats to honor the contributions of leading ladies in community health, data, nursing and innovation. The series will consist of four virtual sessions held at noon on Thursdays this month. Register to…
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Meet six Black Case Western Reserve University community members who are making history
From pioneering research to transformative educational and social initiatives, members of the Black community at Case Western Reserve University stand at the forefront of shaping history. While Black History Month usually focuses on the past, it’s equally important to consider who’s making history…
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Breaking boundaries, inspiring change: Women in science share their stories
From laboratory spaces to clinical settings and even in villages as far away as Nairobi, Kenya, Case Western Reserve University’s many women in science are breaking boundaries in their fields. But their efforts aren’t only revolutionizing such feats as how we store energy, treat water sources or…
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CWRU Med Deadlift Competition
The Case Western Reserve University Medicine in Motion chapter invites graduate students in the health sciences (medicine, dentistry, nursing, physician’s assistant) to participate in the inaugural CWRU Med Deadlift Competition Saturday, Feb. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Veale Convocation,…
Nursing Research News: January 2024
Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Message from the Associate Dean for Research Happy New Year!  We have exciting news to kick…
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Nursing’s Shanina Knighton considers patient hand hygiene education
Shanina Knighton, associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, shared insights on the importance of educating patients about hand hygiene in a recently published article. Her article, titled “Infection Prevention,” was published by Healthcare Hygiene Magazine. Knighton…
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Nursing’s Joachim Voss accepts new role at University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Joachim Voss Joachim Voss, the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education and PhD program director at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, has accepted a position as associate dean for academic programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha…
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Profiles of promise: Scholarship funding empowers next generation of nursing talent and research
This article originally appeared in the winter 2023 edition of Forefront magazine. View more stories at case.edu/nursing/news-events/forefront-magazine. As Dean Carol Musil (NUR ’79; GRS ’91, nursing) addressed the audience during the centennial celebration of Case Western Reserve University…