School of Nursing

  1. October 30, 2017

    Breaking boundaries

    In 1955, Rhoda Reddig Russell became the university’s first female academic dean when she was named to lead the School of Nursing.

  2. November 9, 2016

    Nursing DE&I plan seeks men from underrepresented populations

    The School of Nursing has launched a multifaceted plan to increase the proportion of faculty, staff and students from populations underrepresented in nursing.

  3. October 26, 2016

    Poor young women at greater risk of unintended pregnancies

    Poor women have fewer but longer relationships, use contraceptives less frequently and use less effective methods than women from more advantaged backgrounds, a new U-M study shows.

  4. September 22, 2016

    U-M shapes sexual violence prevention program in Ghana

    U-M researchers are working closely with faculty and students in Ghana to create a sexual violence prevention and education program at the University of Cape Coast.

  5. May 19, 2016

    Patricia Hurn named dean of the School of Nursing

    Patricia D. Hurn will serve as the next dean of the School of Nursing, effective Aug. 1. Her five-year appointment was approved by the Board of Regents.

  6. October 19, 2015

    Four faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine

    Faculty members from the Medical School, School of Dentistry and School of Nursing are among the newly elected members of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.

  7. July 29, 2015

    Search begins for new School of Nursing dean

    Provost Martha Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the School of nursing. The search process already has begun.

  8. June 11, 2015

    Researchers look at impact of “nurse magnet” recognition

    A national study by U-M researchers looks at how Magnet Recognition Program, designed as a standard of excellence for nursing, affects the care patients receive.

  9. February 25, 2015

    Nursing faculty member surprised with Golden Apple Award

    Stephen Strobbe, clinical associate professor of nursing, was given the 2015 Golden Apple Award at a surprise presentation during his Wednesday morning class.

  10. November 25, 2014

    Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to abuse

    Teens prescribed anxiety or sleep medications are up to 12 times more likely to abuse those drugs than those who had never had a prescription, according to a U-M study.