News Archive

With as many students and faculty active in education, practice, policy and research as we have at GW Nursing, it can be difficult to capture all of their stories. These are just some examples of the work going on here — work done by dedicated students and top-tier faculty alike — that help this school continue to grow and flourish.

GW Veterans Seek New Ways to Serve Through Nursing

November 10, 2020

George Washington University School of Nursing student Tyler Wood said it was a desire to continue serving others that pushed him to pursue a career in nursing after completing his service as a combat medic in the United States Navy. 

“This is Getting Old” — A Podcast with a Purpose

November 7, 2020

Melissa Batchelor, director of the Center for Aging, Health, and Humanities and a leader in geriatric nursing, is coming up with innovative ways to disseminate content on age-friendly systems within this field and beyond. Too often, nursing and aging issues are considered to be niche topics, not relevant to general health care research, education or policy. Both, however, are of extreme importance to the entire health care system, because “when things are age-friendly, they are friendly for everyone” — an idea that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light. So how has she been able to creatively disseminate her important messages? She has a podcast.

Duty Calls

November 7, 2020

If life were a movie, a grizzled Richard “Ric” Ricciardi would have been splitting firewood at the end of a long driveway when Department of Defense officials drove up and told him the world needed him to come back to work. It wasn’t that dramatic, but the DOD certainly caught Ricciardi off guard when it asked for his help to lead COVID-19 operations and public health response at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. 

GW Nursing faculty featured in video explaining the "Twindemic"

October 25, 2020

Dean Pamela Jeffries and Richard Ricciardi offer their expertise in a video by the Washington Post that explores the onset of a "twindemic." Watch the video on the Washington Post website.

Merck Grant Awarded

September 17, 2020

GW Nursing Students Take Charge at COVID-19 Testing Site

September 9, 2020

When it was announced that George Washington University would be bringing back a limited number of students, faculty and staff on campuses this fall and that individuals would need to be regularly tested for COVID-19, leaders at the GW School of Nursing got to work. 

Continuing the Conversation

June 12, 2020

To help students, faculty, staff and alumni process systemic racism and its impact on society, GW Nursing will be hosting a series of events this summer

Called to Nursing

June 11, 2020