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Join the School of Nursing community! Apply today and begin your program in 2026. Details and upcoming information sessions: tiny.ucsf.edu/SONadmissions
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Honored to join this panel for the Metta Fund’s Emerging Leaders Program, exploring how intersectionality, racial equity, emancipatory gerontology, & disability justice can guide more community-centered programming. Grateful to learn alongside leaders doing this work in SF 🙏🏼
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Jennifer Jain, PhD, MPH, has been deeply influenced by the social and structural conditions that shape health and opportunity.
In a Q&A with @NIDAnews, she discussed how her experiences have informed the questions at the center of her research program: nida.nih.gov/research/resear…
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A new year starts now. We welcomed our newest students to the 2026 UCSF Fall Celebration at Mission Bay. Welcome to UCSF! tiny.ucsf.edu/D6hgHT
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What if type 2 diabetes could be detected at the molecular level well before symptoms appear? Professor Elena Flowers, PhD, RN, is investigating microRNA as a diagnostic biomarker.
Check out the @UCSF news story: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON25FlowersDi…
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@UCSF Enviro Scholar Debbie Adam reflects on her summer working w/Richmond Shoreline Alliance. Read her story & imagine where the program could take you: synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/20…
Apps for @UCSFMedicine @UCSFNurse @UCSFGradDiv @ucsfpharmacy ESP due 9/30. earth.ucsf.edu/esp
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In the wake of the opioid epidemic, as clinicians work to reduce unnecessary prescriptions, are some nursing home residents left in unnecessary pain?
Read our Q&A to learn what Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, uncovered from more than a decade of data: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26MuenchQA
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Do you want to celebrate a @UCSF alum making a difference in their community — like 2026 honoree Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, PhD '11, MS '06, RN? Submit your Alumni Award nominations by Oct. 16: alumni.ucsf.edu/awards
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What happens in a musician's brain when they improvise? 🧠🤔🎶
Karen Barrett, PhD, discussed her neuroplasticity research in a recent @GreaterGoodSC podcast. Check it out on @TheConversationUS: theconversation.com/what-i-f…
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About 84% of the 3.5 million women who give birth in the U.S. every year start breastfeeding, but many aren’t able to continue as long as they’d like.
Why is this a national concern? Professor Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses in our Q&A: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON25AsioduRep…
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From preventing painful pressure injuries to avoiding dangerous medication mistakes, the projects taken on by our inaugural BSN to DNP cohort are helping clinicians around the Bay Area tackle some of their most complex problems.
Check it out: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26AcademicP…
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Villagers in Guatemala burn plastic to dispose of waste and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves to dangerous pollutants. An ambitious project led by Lisa Thompson, PhD, FNP, FAAN, aims to change that.
Read more from @InsideClimate: insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
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We are thrilled to congratulate alum Christopher Lance Coleman, PhD, MPH, FAAN, on his appointment as dean of the Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences! 🎉
Read more from @HowardU about his history of leadership and scholarship: thedig.howard.edu/all-storie…
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Nearly 1/3 of Massachusetts nursing homes fail to comply with staffing standards for registered nurses. Here's what professor emeritus Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, had to say to @APNews about how that affects patient care: apnews.com/article/nursing-h…
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With an eye for innovation and improved patient care, alumni of our Post-Master's Entry to the DNP pathway are leading the future of health care systems, education, and policy.
Read our feature: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26DNPAlumni…
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Are psychedelic drugs the next frontier in mental health care? Andrew Penn, MS, RN, PMHNP, co-founder of the Organization of Psychedelic and Entheogenic Nurses, talks about the latest research with the UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing: nursing.uci.edu/news-events/…
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What can one invention make possible? With support from federal research funding, UCSF scientists are developing an artificial kidney that could one day eliminate the need for dialysis or a donor organ. See how investment in science drives impact: tiny.ucsf.edu/i9bINg
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Have efforts to combat the opioid epidemic left nursing home residents in pain? Research led by @UCSF's Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, raises questions.
Learn more in our Q&A: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26MuenchQA
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We're thrilled to congratulate alum Allison R. Webel, PhD '09, RN, FAAN, welcomed last month as the 10th dean of @UMichNursing. Read more about her appointment and accomplishments: nursing.umich.edu/about/news…
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UCSF researchers are busy developing cutting-edge therapies for cancer, diabetes, dementia, and more, all thanks to NIH funding support. The university is the largest public recipient of NIH funds again in 2026. ucsf.edu/news/2026/03/431576…
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What's the best way to detect dangerous cardiac arrhythmia in the ICU? With @NIH support, Michele Pelter, PhD, RN, and team are working to identify the quickest and most accurate method. Check out our story: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26PelterECG…
ALT Two women are standing at an alarm bay in an ICU. One looks toward a computer screen showing EKG readings and gestures, while the other listens intently.
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