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Wafaa Tali stands in the middle of a hallway, windows on one side, doors and wall on the other.
University

Empowering Tomorrow鈥檚 Nursing Leaders

Scholarship supports first-generation student鈥檚 dream to increase health accessibility and equity for children

Patty Piasecki, NP, stands ready at Ohio Street Beach for the 2023 Swim Across America Chicago Open Water Swim in Lake Michigan, benefitting the RUSH Cancer Center.
Cancer

Making a Splash Through Advocacy for Cancer Patients

Over more than four decades, Patty Piasecki, NP, has played a critical role at RUSH 鈥� supporting leading-edge cancer research and care

Sharon Hayes and newborn daughter Jillian
Pregnancy & Childbirth

Nurse Home Visits Help Moms and Newborns

Family Connects program aims to improve infant, maternal health

DAISY award  winner Tanya Antal
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions

Nurse Receives DAISY Award for Providing Extraordinary Care

RUSH Copley honors Tanya Antal with inaugural DAISY award

Mother-daughter nurses

Following in Their Mothers' Footsteps

Nursing at RUSH is a family affair for these mother-daughter duos

Martha Lage and her daughter Stephanie
Community

Nursing Runs in their Family

Mother and daughter chose nursing at Rush Copley for their career paths

Becky and Courtney Buttrum
Community

Mother and Daughter Have Nursing in Common

Inspired by her mom and wanting to help people, Courtney Buttrum followed mom Becky into nursing

A smiling woman stands on an outdoor walkway with benches and trees

Rush University College of Nursing鈥檚 Assistant Dean Receives Health Care Innovation Award

Angela Moss, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, FAAN, was recognized for creative leadership in advancing quality and equity of health care, including COVID-19 response within the most vulnerable communities