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UIC Nursing’s Finnegan chosen for elite leadership program

Lorna Finnegan, associate professor and executive associate dean at the UIC College of Nursing, was one of just 30 academic nurse leaders selected from across the nation to participate in the 2018 Wharton Executive Leadership Program this August, which is presented by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
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Sixteen “40 under 40” honorees affiliated with UIC Nursing

A full 40 percent of those named to the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 2018 "40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders" are alumni, faculty members and/or students of the UIC College of Nursing.
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World-renowned nurse scientist to join nursing faculty

As part of a University of Illinois System initiative to recruit world-class faculty, the UIC College of Nursing has hired Ardith Z. Doorenbos as a Nursing Collegiate Professor.
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Rosenberger to be inducted as fellow of AANP

Kelly D. Rosenberger, clinical assistant professor and director of the College of Nursing's Rockford Campus, has been selected as one of 64 nurse practitioner leaders nationwide for induction as a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
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Faculty to study health effects of pedestrian-friendly zoning

A national study will allow researchers in the UIC College of Nursing to look at how community zoning policies and environments—such as walkability and access to parks and fitness centers—affect the health of residents.
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Weaver, Collins among first fellows of American Thoracic Society

UIC Nursing Dean Terri Weaver and associte dean for research Eileen Collins were both inducted into the first class of fellows of the American Thoracic Society.
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Phoenix Matthews named Distinguished Researcher

Phoenix Matthews, PhD, a College of Nursing professor whose research is aimed at reducing cancer-related health disparities, has been chosen to receive the 2018 UIC College of Nursing Distinguished Researcher Award.
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Prof's humanitarianism recognized by Institute of Medicine of Chicago

Susan M. Walsh, clinical assistant professor, has received the 2018 Institute of Medicine of Chicago Global Humanitarian Award.
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Award expands programs with Cook County Corrections

Eighteen UIC College of Nursing students completed a clinical rotation in Cook County Jail during the spring semester. The public health practicum is one of three justice health initiatives of the UIC College of Nursing that are getting a boost under a one-year grant from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.
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Rural Nursing option now offered at all campuses

Having welcomed its first students in fall 2017 at the Rockford Campus, the College of Nursing's concentration in rural nursing is now available to DNP students at any of the six UIC Nursing campuses.\