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ACCOLADES: FORBES LISTS UNIVERSITY, UVA HEALTH AMONG VIRGINIA’S TOP EMPLOYERS

Also in this roundup: UVA Children’s is No. 1 in Virginia, a nursing professor earns high professional honors, the Rhodes Trust honors a law professor, and more.

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Accolades: Forbes Lists University, UVA Health Among Virginia’s Top Employers
Students in the Nursing School’s new two-year accelerated BSN program practice checking one another’s blood pressure in the simulation lab.

$14M GIFT TO NURSING SCHOOL INCREASES ACCESS, ADDRESSES NURSE, NURSE FACULTY SHORTAGES

The gift from longtime benefactors Joanne and Bill Conway will enable scholarships and other support for undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of programs.

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$14M Gift to Nursing School Increases Access, Addresses Nurse, Nurse Faculty Shortages
Poor Bedfellows: Insomnia and Dementia

Poor Bedfellows: Insomnia and Dementia

Up to half of older patients with dementia have insomnia. With a $1.22M NIH grant, prof. Meghan Mattos will test an online intervention that aims to help.

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Poor Bedfellows: Insomnia and Dementia
Happy, Satisfied, Resilient: CNLs are 'Great Investments'

Happy, Satisfied, Resilient: CNLs Make 'Great Investments'

CNL graduates are not only happy and satisfied with their work and careers, they're great investments for hospitals due to their professional longevity.

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Happy, Satisfied, Resilient: CNLs are 'Great Investments'
Study: Pregnant women with disability at dramatically higher risk of being abused by an intimate partner

Study: Disabled, Pregnant Women at Much Greater Risk for IPV

Disabled, pregnant people are more than 2 1/2 times more likely to be victims of violence than their non-disabled, pregnant peers, a new study by nurse scientist Jeanne Alhusen finds.

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Study: Pregnant women with disability at dramatically higher risk of being abused by an intimate partner