Celebrating some of our best and brightest
Students presented with over $100,000 in scholarships at this year’s Student Awards Ceremony
Students presented with over $100,000 in scholarships at this year’s Student Awards Ceremony
Internationally recognized environmental and health researcher Dr. Ingrid Pickering (PhD) has been awarded the 2018 Achievement Award by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF)
Canada’s health-care system is undergoing a digital revolution. The technology is new, but it must be used by the existing health workforce.
It isn’t just an issue affecting women in faraway countries, it’s happening right here in Saskatchewan.
Dr. Linda Ferguson is honoured with the 2018 Pat Griffin Scholar Award
Small, rural communities across Canada are facing decreasing skilled labour pools, inadequate access to technology, aging residents, unique health challenges,loss of services and rising crime.
Dr. Louise Racine and Dr. Susan Fowler-Kerry’s project explores the needs of and the challenges to providing culturally competent palliative care to Indigenous populations living in rural and remote areas of Saskatchewan
Crohn’s and Colitis Canada recognizes College of Nursing’s Dr. Noelle Rohatinsky with the Ross McMaster National Unsung Hero Award
College of Nursing faculty and staff along with other experts release open education resource, Northern and Indigenous Health and Health Care
Providing care in response to tragedy
College of Nursing Patricia King recognized nationally for excellence in nursing education by the Canadian Association of Schools for Nursing (CASN).
Dr. Huey-Ming Tzeng, Dean of Nursing reflects as we begin the 2018-2019 academic year.
Congratulations to this year’s milestone recipients
Tammy Morrison walked proudly across the stage at U of S Convocation on June 6th to celebrate the completion of her Business Administration Certificate from the Edwards School of Business.
Usask interviewed two College of Nursing graduate students to talk about their recent experience during their programs.
The College of Nursing 2017 Annual Impact Report is now available online.
Nursing PhD student Melissa Dykhuizen has received an Indigenous Graduate Leadership Award.
Drs. Shelley Spurr and Jill Bally have received funding to develop an intervention helping adolescents prevent diabetes.
On second thought, Tyler Lindsay has chosen to make a difference in the emergency room, rather than in the classroom.
Before Dr. Gerri Dickson passed away in 2016, she and her husband Dr. Murray Dickson wanted to make sure the University of Saskatchewan Community of Aboriginal Nursing (UCAN) program had funds to continue support for aboriginal nursing students.
Two College of Nursing faculty members and a student from the Regina campus were recognized at the annual Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association Awards of Excellence.
Professor Dr. Pammla Petrucka has received funding to explore ways to bring preventative medical care to those in developing countries.
Drs. Lorraine Holtslander and Shelley Peacock have received SHRF funding for their project which combines technology and caregiving.
Assistant Professor Dr. Noelle Rohatinsky has been awarded a Provost’s College Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Faculty members celebrate renewal, tenure and promotion.
Dr. Louise Racine's commitment to teaching culturally competent and safe nursing care is featured in the latest edition of Reflections on Nursing Leadership.
Nursing students in Saskatoon host a mixer in support of a hygiene product initiative.
Professor Dr. Lorraine Holtslander will serve as Director Western Northwestern on the CASN Board of Directors.
Dr. Louise Racine has been awarded five grants to help further her research on immigrant, refugee and Indigenous health.
Nursing students from the Regina campus participated in an “Amazing Race”, as part of a community clinical experience.
Postdoctoral Scholar Meridith Burles has accepted a Research Fellow position with the Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre
Nursing students from the Regina Campus partnered with the Regina Immigrant Women Centre to host a one-day health fair focusing on providing health education for newcomers.
Health-focused gathering looks at approaches to developing successful partnerships between Indigenous communities, health care providers and researchers.
Dr. Lee Murray has been working with community partners to educate teens with developmental disabilities about healthy relationships.
College Relations Officer Anna Pacik has been recertified as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).
The 2017 Northern Nursing Program annual report, as well as the 2017 Yorkton Nursing Program annual report are now available.
Please join the College of Nursing in congratulating Drs. Angela Bowen and Geoffrey Maina on their successful applications in the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Sprout Grant competition. The SHRF sprout grant is offered in partnership with the Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research and is aimed at investing in patient-oriented research to improve the health and care of Saskatchewan people. The successful funding of both these projects represents a 100% success rate for College of Nursing applications in this latest competition.
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) celebrated Indigenous Achievement Week February 5 – 9th with a range of cultural events, activities and celebrations dedicated to celebrating the success and contributions of Métis, First Nations and Inuit students, staff and faculty. One of the highlights of the week was the Indigenous Achievement Student Awards Ceremony held February 8th. The College of Nursing is proud to announce we had three highly deserving students receive awards this year.
When you were born and raised in Taiwan and have travelled the world for your career, it’s easy to imagine that life in the Canadian Prairies might be a tad quaint by comparison.
Assistant Professor Dr. Don Leidl has received funding to evaluate the use of our distributed learning infrastructure.
A community partnership in Prince Albert, led by College of Nursing researcher Dr. June Anonson, is looking at homelessness.
Nursing students not only make a difference locally during their community placement, but extend their efforts to make a difference globally as well.
Dr. Tzeng toured two universities on her recent visit to Taiwan
Jillian Henry-Wilkinson was recognized as having the best student poster at an international conference.
Assistant Professor Dr. Wanda Martin and recent Master of Nursing graduate student Lindsey Vold are featured in the latest issue of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada Journal.
Dr. Huey-Ming Tzeng wishes everyone a happy and successful new year.