News from School of Nursing & Health Studies

Category: Students

Meet Hannah Gribben!

Get to know BSN student and BSNCC student representative, Hannah Gribben.

February 3, 2021

Meet the HSSA!

Health Studies students began the HSSA in Spring 2020. Learn more about the Health Studies Student Association!

February 3, 2021

Fieldwork During Remote Operations

Phoebe Keryte, Health Studies, is finishing her degree remotely, including her fieldwork project. Keryte, a member of the Navajo Nation, is focusing her project on the mental wellness and overall health of tribal elders.

November 23, 2020

Meet HS Student Fatima Jamal!

This week, Fatima Jamal took time out to discuss her educational journey with SNHS. Learn more about Fatima's work as a Fellow at The Washington Bus, as Chair of A.C.T., and why she feels the field of Health Studies is so important.

November 2, 2020

Outstanding Scholar: Jarick Huliganga

SNHS is proud to announce Jarick Huliganga is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Scholar Award. Huliganga received his BSN from SNHS in 2004 and his MN in 2020.

October 23, 2020

Resilience Through Mindfulness Study

Participate in a research study using remote mindfulness and earn a $25 Amazon gift card. The study uses Zoom meetings or an app-based training to discover if remote mindfulness sessions reduce stress. Email kniitsu@uw.edu or happel@uw.edu for more information on how to learn new skills and earn a gift card.

September 29, 2020

Keeping Up with Shugla Kakar, HS ’20

Health Studies alum, Shugla Kakar is featured in the campus news this week. Before graduating, Kakar was the student body president, earned the 2020 University of Washington Bothell Chancellor's Medal, was named one of the Husky 100, and led the Muslim Student Association.

September 21, 2020

QSNA Scholarship: Undergrads & Alumni

The UW School of Nursing has been selected as the first academic partner in the United States to bestow the Queen Silvia Nursing Award (QSNA) for dementia care. Practicing registered nurses who have graduated from any of the three University of Washington nursing programs (UW Seattle, UW Bothell, or UW Tacoma) with a bachelor’s of science in nursing degree and current UW undergraduate student nurses may apply for the scholarship online through November 6, 2020. *Applications must include an idea or solution to addressing COVID-19 challenges in healthcare environment and special merit will be given for submissions that focus on the well-being of elderly and dementia-diagnosed communities.*

September 4, 2020

BSN Students Study COVID Impact on K-12 Schools

Robin Fleming, SNHS Lecturer, led students in their Population-Based Health in Community Practice course to work with the Northshore School District on researching the impact of COVID on re-opening K-12 schools.

August 31, 2020