College of Nursing News

Sep 11, 2019 by Emily Cheshire, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC

Did you skip your flu shot last year? You are not alone. Learn about the different types of flu shots.

Sep 10, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

Dreams achieved and growing. CU Nursing alumna Marnie McKercher, Aurora Public Schools’ Lead School Nurse Consultant, decided that CU’s dual degree was the perfect program to expand her nursing education while also working with other public health professionals through the MPH. Read how she pursued her advanced DNP/MPH degree.

Sep 9, 2019 by Debra Melani

Our faculty members mentored two Lakota high school students focused on health sciences careers this summer. The young women hope to harness college educations in improving living conditions on their Pine Ridge Reservation someday.

Sep 4, 2019 by Debra Melani

​​Doctoral students welcomed back with food, music, shades.

Sep 3, 2019 by Debra Melani

From mass casualties to substance abuse — our own trauma expert Mary Beth Flynn Makic co-edited a book that shares new research and evolving challenges facing providers today.

Aug 26, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

Disease detective finds her niche. Dual degree grad, Erin Blau, found her dream job after graduating from CU Nursing with DNP/MPH in 2017. Discover what being an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the CDC entails.

Aug 26, 2019 by Debra Melani

Three of our recent PhD graduates gravitated toward each other while in school and soon found a shared trait: They all had nursing in their blood.

Aug 22, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

New partnership aimed at aligning patient-focused philosophies of care.

Aug 20, 2019 by Debra Melani

Professor Amy Barton, who spearheaded the creation of the University of Colorado College of Nursing’s clinical enterprise, to step down from administrative post.​

Aug 16, 2019 by Debra Melani

Pair share progress in making data shareable, comparable, useful

Aug 8, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

Newly inducted CU Nursing student Iris Heidenfelder follows her grandmother's example and enrolls at CU. At 5, Heidenfelder had such a passion for healthcare she got her first set of scrubs and practiced on stuffed animals.

Aug 5, 2019 by Debra Melani

​CU Nursing faculty member Scott Harpin volunteers for major city vaccination campaign aimed at protecting the homeless population.

Jul 25, 2019 by Debra Melani

CU Nursing faculty and staff joined colleagues from around the nation at the 2019 Nurse Practitioner Symposium in Keystone.