CGN Dean Mary Lopez, PhD, MSN, RN, (center) celebrates Commencement with CGN graduates. CGN is ranked among the best nursing schools in the country. |
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WesternU College of Graduate Nursing
ranks nationally
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Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Graduate Nursing is ranked in the top 100 nursing schools nationally and is No. 5 in California and No. 3 in the Los Angeles metropolitan area for 2022, according to the Nursing Schools Almanac.
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Is there value in the osteopathic approach to care?
COMP Associate Professor and WesternU Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Brian Loveless, DO '02, examines in this The DO column how osteopathic medicine adds value to the house of medicine.
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thedo.osteopathic.org
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Miss Michigan 2021 pursues career in pediatric oncology
COMP student Vivian Zhong will soon hand over her Miss Michigan title in the upcoming scholarship competition after representing Michigan in the Miss America Competition and completing her first year of osteopathic medical school.
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www.mlive.com
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Congratulations to Dr. Arbi Nazarian on receiving an NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R15 grant for $429,000.
The three-year project, “Pain-induced Impulsivity in Rats and Its Mechanisms,” will explore the neurobiological mechanisms underlying pain-induced impulsivity, a cognitive factor that contributes to substance abuse and psychiatric comorbidities found in people with chronic pain. The project aims to examine the influence of gonadal hormones and various neurotransmitter systems on the formation and modulation of pain-induced impulsivity.
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COMP students Albert Chang and Jonathan Tam and COMP Department of Translational Research faculty Drs. Devendra Agrawal and Finosh Thankam published: Chang A, Tam J, Agrawal DK, Liu H, Varadarajan P, Pai R, Thankam FG: Synthetic Fibroblasts: Terra incognita in cardiac regeneration. Tissue Engineering- B 2022 May 10. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEB.2022.0050 ; PMID: 35535856
Dr. Agrawal and Research Assistant Professor Dr. Vikrant Rai published: Rai V, Agrawal DK: Transcriptional and Epigenetic Factors Associated with Early Thrombosis of Femoral Artery involved in Arteriovenous Fistula. Proteomes 2022 Apr 30;10(2):14. DOI: 10.3390/proteomes10020014 ; PMID: 35645372.
Drs. Agrawal and Rai and College of Podiatric Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Rebecca Moellmer published: Rai V, Moellmer R, Agrawal DK: Clinically relevant experimental rodent models of diabetic foot ulcer. Mol Cell Biochem 2022 Apr; 477(4): 1239-1247; DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04372-w ; PMID: 35089527
Drs. Agrawal and Thankam and Assistant Professor Dr. Mohamad Radwan Ahmed, along with their collaborators, published: Thankam FG, Wilson VED, Radwan MM, Siddique A, Agrawal DK: Involvement of ischemia-driven 5-lipoxygenase-resolvin-E1-chemokine like receptor-1 axis in the resolution of post-coronary artery bypass graft inflammation in coronary arteries. Mol Biol Rep. 2022 Apr; 49(4): 3123-3134; doi: 10.1007/s11033-022-07143-4 ; PMID: 35061143.
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WesternU Webinar: Introduction to Diabetes |
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6 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022
This bilingual (English and Spanish) diabetes webinar will provide an effective diabetes education session meant to empower individuals in managing or preventing diabetes, and ultimately improve their health and well-being. Presented by Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Melanie Barbee, MS, RDN, CDCES, DipACLM.
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Studio portraits, June 14 and July 1 |
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Public Affairs and Marketing is holding open studio portrait days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2022 and Friday, July 1, 2022 for all faculty and staff on the Pomona campus. Please click on the link below and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on these days.
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Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
LEAD: Julia Hayward, Teaching Assistant - SPaRC
Israel Sanchez Neri, Teaching Assistant - SPaRC
WesternU Health: Kimberly Espinoza, Call Center Scheduler
Legal Affairs/General Counsel: Una Lee Jost, Associate University Counsel
University Advancement: Leah Shueler, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
CVM: Samuel Antillon, Adjunct instructor
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Congratulations to the following dedicated employees for their milestone years of service here at Western University of Health Sciences:
20 years
Noemi Alvarez, Information Technology
Norin Morales, Campus Store
15 years
Natalie Salaiz-Padilla, Information Technology
5 years
Diane Abraham, University Advancement
Rashara Brown, Legal Affairs/General Counsel
Hyo Tak Choi, Public Affairs and Marketing
Kay Kalousek, COMP
Sara Goldblatt, Information Technology
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