Category: Health & Fitness
Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences Students Teach Children Proper Tooth Brushing Techniques
[box]Matt Bolton, of Hamden, an occupational therapy student at Quinnipiac University, teaches effective tooth brushing techniques to a child from the M.L. Keefe Community Center as part of an oral health education day with occupational …
Quinnipiac University Nursing Professor To Receive Virginia A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Research
Cynthia Barrere, of Prospect, a professor in the School of Nursingat Quinnipiac University, will receive the Virginia A. Henderson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Research at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Nurses’ Association on Oct. 23. …
Hundreds of Local Residents Take Part in Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk at Quinnipiac University
Hundreds of local residents joined members of the Quinnipiac University community on the North Haven Campus on Oct. 6 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual walk. “It’s a very worthy cause,” said Jean Lange, founding dean of …
Founding Dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing to Serve as Honorary Chairwoman of Oct. 6 Diabetes Walk
Jean Lange, founding dean of the School of Nursing atQuinnipiac University, will serve as honorary chairwoman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s North Haven Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, Oct. 6. Lange will be chairwoman for the …
More Than 300 Attend the Dedication of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
[box]Quinnipiac University Chairman of the Board of Trustees Richard Howard, Jean Lange, founding dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Kimberly Hartmann, …
Quinnipiac University to Screen ‘Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare’ Sept. 17
Quinnipiac University’s Primary Care Progress chapter will present a screening of “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the auditorium at the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health …
Couple Contributes $1 Million to Create the William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine
A vice chairman of Quinnipiac University’s Board of Trustees and his wife, both alumni of the university, have donated $1 million to endow a chair in Quinnipiac’s new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. The university has …
Waterbury Hospital and Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Sign Five-Year Clinical Affiliation Agreement
The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University has signed a five-year clinical affiliation with Waterbury Hospital. The state’s new $100 million medical school’s inaugural class of 60 students started classes Aug. 19. “Waterbury …
North Haven Soccer Club Hosts Benefit for Ailing Child
On Saturday, August 10th at Memorial Field in North Haven, soccer players of all ages will come together to help a little boy in need of a new heart. Max Johnson is two and a …
Quinnipiac University Unveils Online Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Quinnipiac University has unveiled a new online program to both meet the individual needs of employed registered nurses as well as the societal needs for a better educated nursing workforce. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN …
“Run for Your Life” & “Cow Chip Bingo”
The Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant Society will host the 15th annual “Run For Your Life” 5K Road Race and 14th annual “Cow Chip Bingo” starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, at the North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road. The …
Bill Introduced by Sen. Fasano to Require Newborn Screening for ALD Passes Public Health Committee
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Public Health Committee gave its approval today to S.B. 465, AN ACT REQUIREING NEWBORN SCREENING FOR ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY. The bill now heads to the state Senate. Adrenoluekodystrophy (ALD) affects the tissue lining …