

DISTINGUISHED ALUM: DR. ELEANOR (ELLIE) WEINSTEIN, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dr. Eleanor (Ellie) Saltzer Weinstein, BS ‘66, MN ‘68, has always been at the right place at the right time. When Ellie graduated magna...


DISTINGUISHED ALUM: DR. SUSAN SPERAW
Trailblazer is a word that defines Distinguished Alumnae Susan Speraw, MN ‘92. An unconventional career path led her from caring for...


DISTINGUISHED ALUM: DR. EVELYN CALVILLO
Dr. Evelyn Calvillo, DNSc ‘91, had two overarching goals for her professional life: addressing cultural differences to improve healthcare...
PhD Students Address Vulnerable Populations
For 20 years, the School of Nursing has been funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research for a training program called the Ruth...


ALUM SHOWS HER GRATITUDE AND COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL
Elsie Beard Studer, MSN 65, had a long and distinguished career in the fields of nursing and hospital administration. She worked in...


Why Give: CHARLES GRIFFIS, MS ’83, PHD ‘05
“I give to the UCLA School of Nursing because of my mother, who always taught me to be fair. ‘Turnabout is fair play,’ she would say, and...
ALUMNI SURVEY UPDATE
In November 2015, we launched an alumni survey in an effort to hear directly from you about your alumni experience and how we can grow...


Skills-based Education and New Technology Reduces Heart Disease in African American Women
“I was so frustrated at seeing young African American women who had already had a heart attack before they were 50,” said Dr. Jo-Ann...
Saying goodbye
Heidi Crooks, RN, MA chief nursing officer and senior associate director of operations and patient care service for UCLA Health System...


Thoughts From The Interim Dean Linda Sarna (2015 Edition)
This year has been one of transition and change – both in our school of nursing and the profession of nursing. And while change can be...