Tag: Nursing: Page 11

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Community Colleges May Soon Start Turning Students Away

Nicole Rodriguez has been waiting a year to get into Pima Community College’s nursing program. But she’s running out of patience.

February 18, 2009

Students

Massachusetts News Nuggets

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has such a rich concentration of higher education, we can’t cover all of the colleges and universities. However, here is a snapshot of some:

February 18, 2009

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Fayetteville State University’s Nursing Scores Worst in N.C.

Fayetteville State nursing graduates had the worst pass rates in the state on the 2008 licensure exam, The Fayetteville Observer reported.

February 1, 2009

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Montana Professor to Study End-of-life Care on Reservations

A Montana State University nursing professor has received a nearly $107,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to better understand the needs of dying patients on the Blackfeet Reservation.

January 26, 2009

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UW professors killed in crash near Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Officials say the two people killed in a vehicle crash north of Fort Collins were professors at the University of Wyoming’s school of nursing. The Colorado State Patrol says 59-year-old Carol L. Macnee and 54-year-old Susan M. McCabe both died at the scene of the Thursday crash on U.S. 287 […]

December 21, 2008

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Howard Nursing Faculty, Students in Conflict

Twenty-four hours after Howard University nursing students took to the streets with picket signs and a list of demands, meetings are underway to address their issues.

November 23, 2008

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Grants& Gifts

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASU’s new life sciences building, which will house the university’s new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the […]

October 29, 2008

Recruitment & Retention

Getting to Know Dr. James Anderson

Dr. James Anderson genuinely understands the mindset of frustrated youth who find themselves incarcerated rather than getting an education.Growing up an orphan on the tough streets ofWashington,D.C., Anderson worked diligently to achieve academically, refusing to fall victimto the allure of drugs and violence that stole the lives of somany around him.

October 1, 2008

Health

La Raza Health-Care Program Awarded for Excellence

The Carreras en Salud program of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, received the U.S. Department of Labor’s Recognition of Excellence Award for “tapping talents of special populations in the workforce” at the 2008 Workforce Innovations Conference on Aug. 6.

August 12, 2008

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Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY, has received a $2.8 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students in need of academic support. The funds will be used to establish a Center for Student Success. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, has received a $50,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to provide services […]

August 6, 2008

Native Americans

Students from 12 Tribes Attend Summer Institute

Eighteen high school students from 12 Native American western tribes are attending the 13th annual Na-ha-shnee Native American Summer Institute to learn about the health sciences professions and health-care issues, Washington State University announced.

June 25, 2008

HBCUs

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD, has received $1 MILLION from the CSU system, which received funds from the Bernard Osher Foundation to be distributed. The monies will go to support a scholarship endowment fund at CSU Bakersfield. Twelve faculty members at OHIO UNIVERSITY have been awarded a $124,000 grant by the Ohio University Research Committee and […]

May 28, 2008