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Election Day is coming up — are you registered to vote? In California, the last day to register online is Oct. 19! Check...
10/14/2026

Election Day is coming up — are you registered to vote? In California, the last day to register online is Oct. 19! Check out these FAQs from the University of California and get ready to make your voice heard: https://bit.ly/4rwA0he

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Next week marks 35 years since the Oakland firestorm killed 25 people as it torched 1,520 acres just across the Bay from...
10/12/2026

Next week marks 35 years since the Oakland firestorm killed 25 people as it torched 1,520 acres just across the Bay from UCSF.

In January 2025, alum Fernando Fierro, DNP '26, MPH, RN, was on the front lines when the similarly devastating and deadly Eaton Fire broke out in Southern California.

Reflecting on his experiences a year later, he shared his insights on what he learned that could help nurses in disaster areas in the future.

Read our Q&A: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26FierroWildfiresStory

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In case you missed it: We're No. 1! 🎉The UCSF School of Nursing ranks No. 1 among public nursing schools in National Ins...
10/07/2026

In case you missed it: We're No. 1! 🎉

The UCSF School of Nursing ranks No. 1 among public nursing schools in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.

In 2025, our researchers received $14.5 million to pioneer scientific discoveries, advance our understanding of health issues, and identify new treatments to improve the health and well-being of communities locally, nationally, and globally.

Read more about the projects funded: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26NIHFundingStory

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Clinical nurses and nurse scientists: Can you name a more dynamic duo? When a UCSF Health nurse has an idea to improve p...
10/05/2026

Clinical nurses and nurse scientists: Can you name a more dynamic duo?

When a UCSF Health nurse has an idea to improve patient care, they have a path to back their instincts with rigorous science. Armed with a Clinical Nursing Research grant and paired with a School of Nursing faculty member, they can conduct a study to generate evidence for improved nursing practice.

Read about some success stories in this story from the UCSF news team: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26CNRStory

📷: Noah Berger

Image description: UCSF flight nurse Charles Hood, RN, CFRN, works aboard UCSF’s Benioff Hospitals’ emergency transport helicopter Bear Force One.

The chief nursing executive for a system serving nearly 13M people. A clinician-educator training the next generation of...
10/02/2026

The chief nursing executive for a system serving nearly 13M people. A clinician-educator training the next generation of providers while providing care for refugees. And an advocate using her voice to benefit her patients and profession.

Meet Toby Marsh, DNP ’25, RN, FACHE; Amber Ramage, DNP '25, EdM, FNP-BC; and Rubi Alva de Hickson, DNP ’24, ACNP-BC, PHN — just three of our Post-Master's Entry to the DNP alumni who are leading the future of health care: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26DNPAlumniInnovation

Image description: Portraits of (left to right) Marsh, Ramage, and Alva de Hickson in small circles.

Are you ready to take the next step in your health leadership journey? Attend an upcoming info session for our BSN Entry...
09/30/2026

Are you ready to take the next step in your health leadership journey?

Attend an upcoming info session for our BSN Entry to DNP, Post-Master's Entry to DNP, Nursing PhD, and MS in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership programs: tiny.ucsf.edu/nursinginfosession

Join the UCSF School of Nursing community — we're excited to help you grow and advance in your career!

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Building skills in the simulation lab! 🩺In the spring, 16 of our BSN Entry to DNP students in the Adult-Gerontology Acut...
09/28/2026

Building skills in the simulation lab! 🩺

In the spring, 16 of our BSN Entry to DNP students in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specialty took to the Kanbar Center for Simulation and Clinical Skills on UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus for an advanced invasive skills workshop. There, they practiced endotracheal intubation, lumbar punctures, arterial line insertion, and much more under the careful tutelage of experienced faculty instructors.

Read more about the workshop on our website: tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26AGACNPskills

Image description: Assistant professor Scott Weyland, DNP, ACNP (left), demonstrates an invasive critical care procedure on a mannequin for four students, who watch carefully.

Jennifer Jain, PhD, has been deeply influenced by the social and structural conditions that shape health and opportunity...
09/25/2026

Jennifer Jain, PhD, has been deeply influenced by the social and structural conditions that shape health and opportunity, and her experiences have informed the scientific questions at the center of her research program.

Her goal is to develop and test interventions that address these intersecting influences and meaningfully improve the health and well-being of people affected by substance use, with a particular focus on women affected by HIV.

Read more about the way the National Institutes of Health has supported her work in a new spotlight by the National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/research/research-training-career-development/career-spotlight-interviews/career-spotlight-interview-dr-jennifer-jain

What if type 2 diabetes could be detected at the molecular level well before symptoms appear? Professor and nurse scien...
09/23/2026

What if type 2 diabetes could be detected at the molecular level well before symptoms appear?

Professor and nurse scientist Elena Flowers, PhD, RN, is investigating microRNA as a biomarker to identify early signs of diabetes with a simple blood test.

Read her Q&A with the UCSF news team to learn more: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/SON25FlowersDiabetes

In the wake of the opioid epidemic, as clinicians work to reduce unnecessary prescriptions, are older adults being left ...
09/21/2026

In the wake of the opioid epidemic, as clinicians work to reduce unnecessary prescriptions, are older adults being left in pain?

Professor Ulrike Muench, PhD, RN, FAAN, led a study that examined opioid prescribing patterns using data from nearly 3 million nursing home residents across more than a decade.

Read our Q&A to find out what she and her team discovered: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/SON26MuenchQA

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