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Brian Garcia and Grace Russell of UNC School of Nursing selected as 2026-2028 Jonas Scholars  

NCNA honors UNC Nursing faculty with Hall of Fame and Nurse of the Year awards 

Santacroce receives 2026 APHON Distinguished Researcher Award

Carolina Nursing has been redesignated an Apple Distinguished School

Carolina Nursing alum Crystal Tillman honored with NCSBN Meritorious Service Award 

Zègre-Hemsey receives UCSF Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award

Carolina Nurses receive North Carolina Great 100 Nurses awards

UNC School of Nursing named among first recipients of NLN Program of Excellence for Research-Focused Doctoral Programs

Suja P. Davis named American Academy of Nursing Fellow 

Julie Jacobson Vann receives grant from UNC Center for Galapagos Studies

Theresa Raphael-Grimm inducted into Order of the Golden Fleece

Cameron Ulmer selected for federal policy internship with the Gerontological Society of America

Bryant named to Sigma Theta Tau International Researcher Hall of Fame

Byrd Receives the 2026 Booth Community Service and Outreach Award 

Valerie Howard elected AACN Board Chair-Elect

Carol Durham receives 2025 Holshouser Award

Kandyce Brennan named a Macy Faculty Fellow

Barroso selected for 2026 ACC Academic Leaders Network

Brennan named BIRCWH Women’s Health Scholar

Megan Williams honored with 2026 Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Saif Khairat awarded $3.3 million NINR grant to study virtual nursing and nurse burnout


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