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Former U.S. Army Combat Medic Joseph Boyle (pictured) is one of two Pacesetter BSN students recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship from Mercedes-Benz of Sugar Land to help pursue a nursing career. The second scholarship winner is Yuliya Aliashkevich , a mother of three from Katy.

The Harris County Long-term Care Ombudsman Program at Cizik School of Nursing recruits and trains volunteers who identify, investigate and resolve individual and system level complaints that affect residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. “Volunteers are the heart of our program,” says Program Manager Greg Shelley. “It’s a chance to meet some incredible people and become a voice for those who otherwise wouldn’t have anybody.”

“This is a living laboratory to pilot test technology,” says Associate Dean of Research Constance Johnson, PhD, RN, describing the Smart Apartment, a fully furnished one-bedroom apartment within Cizik School of Nursing where technologies designed to help seniors age in place can be tested. The American Association of Retired Persons has reported that 90 percent of older adults nationwide want to remain in their homes for as long as possible.

Cizik School of Nursing’s Dr. Myron Arnaud won a Gold Medal honor in the Good Samaritan Foundation’s 2019 “Excellence in Nursing” Awards.  The “EIN” is one of the largest programs dedicated to recognizing those who demonstrate a passion for the nursing profession and exemplify excellence in teaching, mentoring, leadership and service.

Six outstanding early-career nurse scientists from around the U.S. will participate in a one-day mentoring workshop that honors the late Cizik School of Nursing distinguished professor, Dr. Duck-Hee Kang (1947-2016). The October 22 workshop is a project of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, presented in Washington, DC by its Early Career Special Interest Group.