de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging

08/28/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 1, at the Center for Urban Horticulture for our ninth annual Ignite Aging! Enjoy talks and interactive activities from UW researchers and de Tornyay Center community partners. We hope you can join us.

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08/27/2026

In a now annual tradition, a cohort of six undergraduate nursing students from the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science (NTUNHS) visited the UW School of Nursing this summer.

“I was particularly impressed by the emphasis placed on patient autonomy,” said Feng-Chun Chiu. “Nurses consistently explained procedures and care activities to patients and encouraged their participation in decision-making. These interactions helped build trust and reduce patient anxiety.”

Read about some of the highlights of the international students' trip in the center's recent article:

In a now annual tradition, a cohort of six undergraduate nursing students from the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science (NTUNHS) visited the UW School of Nursing this summer. The...

08/21/2026

“I’m interested in finding ways to create environments where older adults are able to be supported, not only physically and medically, but also socially and emotionally.”

Read more in '25 - '26 center scholar Amber Beeson's spotlight interview: https://nursing.uw.edu/scholar-spotlight-amber-beeson-spotlight/

08/11/2026

Registration is now open for our 9th annual Ignite Aging! Join us on Thursday, October 1, at the Center for Urban Horticulture for talks and interactive activities from UW researchers and de Tornyay Center community partners. We hope you can join us!

Learn more and RSVP: https://events.uw.edu/IA2026/

08/06/2026

The de Tornyay Center was pleased to host a delegation of nursing students from Taiwan this July. Read about their experience attending a UW Bothell ethics class in a recent article:

On a beautiful summer day, a group of nursing students from Taiwan joined an ethics class that undergraduate nursing students in the RN-to-BSN program at the University of Washington (UW) Bothell were taking (Photo 1).  Dr. Ko Niitsu, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies at...

07/24/2026

“I was searching for something where I could spend my life giving back to my community, and I felt like nursing was the way that I was going to be able to do that.”

Read more in '25 - '26 center scholar Michelle Thomas's spotlight interview: https://nursing.uw.edu/michelle-thomas/

07/09/2026

07/02/2026

"I started to get interested in healthy aging because I noticed different health patterns in my family members."

Read more in '25 - '26 center scholar Chiayu Chen's spotlight interview: https://nursing.uw.edu/chiayu-chen-scholar-spotlight/

06/26/2026

Check out this recent article from UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, highlighting two international students visiting our school and center from Poland and Thailand:

On Friday afternoon, June 5th, 2026, two visiting doctoral students from the School of Nursing at the University of Washington (UW) Seattle joined a class with graduate nursing students enrolled in the Master of Nursing program in the School of Nursing & Health Studies (SNHS) at UW Bothell. Paulina....

06/19/2026

“During COVID I was very inspired by the nurse practitioners I worked with, and how they stepped up to help fill the gaps that we were having in patient care."

Read more in '25 - '26 center scholar Li Down's spotlight interview: https://nursing.uw.edu/li-downs-scholar-spotlight/