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Jasmin Blanco Vargas, class of 2024

The Achievable Dream

Sept. 13, 2023

Jasmin Blanco Vargas is one of more than 500 students at the VCU School of Nursing who have benefited from Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarships since 2019.

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Nursing Alumna’s Mentor Inspires Charitable Gift Annuity

Feb. 17, 2023

Valerie Hunt, Ph.D., RN, was inspired by a college professor to attend VCU School of Nursing for her masters and today, she and her husband are giving back to the school she credits as having prepared her for her nursing career of 50 years.

A nurse researcher draws blood from a study participant

Having a hand in science: Families join VCU project to study long COVID in children

Aug. 9, 2023

More than 200 families are participating in a VCU School of Nursing research project as part of a nationwide study to better understand the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on our youngest populations.

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Offering care where it counts, VCU nursing students learn and serve in community settings

July 18, 2023

Long associated with hospital work, nursing is establishing deeper roots closer to where individuals and families first need it.

a mother holds her newborn

Thrive Guide: Personalized emotional wellbeing planning for soon-to-be mothers

May 18, 2023

A research team based out of the VCU School of Nursing debuts a new wellness resource for pregnant people.

an old photograph depicts louise lomax winters in her military uniform smiling

Leading by example: Alumna recognized as a nursing pioneer for service at Tuskegee Army Air Field

March 22, 2023

Daughter recounts experiences of her mother, a St. Philip alumna, who was a nurse and First Lieutenant at Tuskegee Army Air Field.

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VCU faculty leader begins term on national diversity and inclusivity committee

Feb. 17, 2023

Stephan Davis joins the American Academy of Nursing Diversity & Inclusivity Committee for two-year term.

Kathie Falls, MSN, director of clinical operations of the Richmond Health and Wellness Program, takes the blood pressure of program participant James Peace.

A decade of compassionate, community care

Jan. 25, 2023

Now in its tenth year, the Richmond Health and Wellness Program brings care coordination to the doorstep of vulnerable communities in central Virginia.

Assistant Professor Ana Diallo, Ph.D., of the VCU Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, works with Richmond Health and Wellness Program participant Leslie Harris.

Lawrenceville one of four locations for VCU School of Nursing Mobile Health and Wellness Program

Jan. 12, 2023

Expansion of nurse-led initiative brings holistic wellness care and coaching to underserved communities