Steward receives Alumni Distinguished Teaching award
Dr. Deborah Steward, associate professor in the College of Nursing, has been named a recipient of the 2012 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. The prestigious award honors superior teaching by Ohio State faculty. A surprise presentation was made by Michael Boehm, university vice provost, and Archie Griffin, president and CEO of the Ohio State Alumni Association. Steward has been a faculty member at Ohio State since 1999.

College of Nursing researcher develops tool to help reduce C-sections
Assistant Professor Jeremy Neal has co-developed a partograph tool to track pregnant women's labor in the effort to prevent unnecessary cesarean sections on first-time mothers. Read complete story.

College leads in Feb. 14 Million Hearts Campaign
On Valentine’s Day, The Ohio State University and the College of Nursing supported the efforts of the national Million Hearts Campaign to help prevent heart attacks and strokes (more).

Melnyk appointed to National Behavioral Health Committee
The National Quality Forum announced that Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing, associate vice president for health promotion, and chief wellness officer, has been officially appointed to its Behavioral Health Steering Committee. (more)

CTEP schedules first EBP workshop
The College of Nursing's Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice has scheduled its first workshop, "Evidence-based Practice: Making it  Reality in Your Organization" for April 16-20, 2012 in Columbus. Complete details and registration.

Menon named vice dean of college
Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN, has joined The Ohio State University College of Nursing as vice dean and professor. (more)