Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
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CWRU now #1 fastest-growing research university in AAU
Case Western Reserve is the #1 fastest-growing research university in the Association of American Universities, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on research expenditure growth. The university's research and development expenditures surged by 37.5% between…
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March 02, 2016
Case Western Reserve University nurse scientists will use a $2.37 million federal grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to explore how videoconferencing can help family members who are living apart from loved ones battling cancer become better involved in their treatment. “Many…
February 19, 2016
Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is one of 32 schools of nursing nationwide to receive a grant to increase the number of nurses holding PhDs. The Future of Nursing Scholars program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide financial support,…
February 05, 2016
Ronald L. Hickman, associate professor of nursing, received the 2016 Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society. The award honors the contributions of a new investigator whose nursing research has the potential to enhance the science and practice of…
January 27, 2016
Are you an undergraduate student interested in furthering your career at Case Western Reserve as a graduate or professional student in the health sciences? If so, make sure to attend the Health Sciences Graduate Fair Friday, Jan. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University…
January 27, 2016
During a 10-month teaching assignment in Cairo last year, recent college graduate Zoey Przekurat started to lose her hair. But it wasn’t from the stress of managing an elementary school classroom. The pollution in the Egyptian capital was so pervasive, Przekurat explained, that it caused many…
January 22, 2016
The American Journal of Nursing recently honored Margaret A. Bobonich, assistant professor of nursing, with a 2015 Book of the Year Award for her textbook, Dermatology for Advanced Practice Clinicians. Bobonich, who holds a secondary appointment in dermatology, co-wrote the book with Mary E.…
January 21, 2016
A scientist at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will lead a pair of studies to develop more effective treatment for symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability…
January 20, 2016
In the 35 years since the emergence of HIV, treatments of the disease—and patient lifespans—have dramatically improved. “With medications, many HIV-positive people can now expect normal, healthy lives,” said Allison Webel, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne…
November 19, 2015
Researcher Chao-Pin Hsiao, an assistant professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Fatigue from prostate cancer and its treatment can be debilitating. The symptom, which can’t be relieved with rest, can lead to increased depression, impaired cognitive function, sleep disturbance and…
November 13, 2015
Nursing’s Stephanie Steiner named to Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association Board of Directors
Stephanie Steiner, director of the Dorothy Ebersbach Academic Center for Flight Nursing, was recently voted onto the Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) Board of Directors. ASTNA is a nonprofit member organization that provides resources to transport nurses to advance their…