Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Cathy L. Rozmus and Assistant Professor Stacy Drake, Department of Research, were chosen by their peers and co-workers of the Texas Nurses Association (TNA) District 9 as two of the “Twenty Outstanding Nurses of 2018.” An award ceremony will be a highlight of the 28th annual “Nursing Celebration” scheduled for Thursday, November 8, at the Westin Galleria Houston, 5060 West Alabama

Theodore J. & Mary E. Trumble Professor in Aging Research Dr. Hyochol Ahn (pictured) is lead author of a new peer-reviewed article concluding that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) reduces experimental pain sensitivity in older adults.

Cizik School of Nursing’s Dr. Mary Ellen Trail Ross won a Gold Medal honor in the Good Samaritan Foundation’s 2018 “Excellence in Nursing” Awards.  Drs. Nitha Mathew Joseph and Carole Mackavey, both assistant professors, received Bronze-Medal recognition as nursing educators at the awards luncheon.