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President Bell Visits Archer Family Health Care

University of Florida President Stuart Bell recently visited UF Health Archer Family Health Care, the University of Florida College of Nursing’s nurse-led primary care practice, where he received his annual flu vaccine. Bell’s visit to Archer provided an opportunity to see firsthand how the College of Nursing combines…

Wilkie Named to NIH Study Section on Cancer Health Disparities

Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, professor and Prairieview Trust – Earl and Margo Powers Endowed Professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been appointed as a standing member of the Basic Mechanisms of Cancer Health Disparities study section at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

PhD Student Shawna Landon Named Jonas Scholar

University of Florida College of Nursing PhD student Shawna Landon has been selected as a 2026-2028 Jonas Scholar, recognizing her as one of the most promising doctoral students in the country. Landon, a second-year PhD student, is among 80 doctoral nursing students from 30 states selected for the…

Nursing’s Reunion Weekend Tailgate Goes Big at the Reitz Union

This year’s alumni tailgate event marked an exciting departure from past years during the College of Nursing’s annual Alumni Reunion Weekend on Sept. 26. For the first time, the tailgate was held in the Reitz Union Game Room, giving alumni and their families more ways to connect and…

UF Nursing BSN Program Surges to No. 12 Nationally

The University of Florida College of Nursing has earned the No. 12 spot among 671 undergraduate nursing programs nationwide in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, placing the college among the top 2% in the country. The historic achievement is the College of Nursing’s highest-ever…

Graduate Students Begin Their Gator Nursing Journey

  For the new class of graduate students at the UF College of Nursing, orientation marked the beginning of their next chapter, one where they can expand their expertise, pursue research questions, serve their communities and help shape the future of nursing. This year’s graduate…

Matched by Chance, United by Nursing

  Alyssa Santoro and Bryanna Reynolds were matched as roommates by a phone app, but are connected by majors. When Alyssa Santoro, an incoming Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing student, signed up for a roommate-matching app, she had no idea it would match her with…

Welcome, Gator Nursing Students!

  The UF College of Nursing welcomed its newest Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing students this week as a record-setting 312-member cohort began a weeklong orientation designed to launch their journey toward becoming Gator Nurses. The largest TBSN class in the College…