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Dr. Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, Dean of the University of San Francisco School of Nursing & Health Professions, Joins the CA Assoc. of Colleges of Nursing Board of Directors

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, dean of the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently elected to the California Association of Colleges of Nursing (CACN) Board of Directors as chair of the Policy Committee, bringing her leadership and experience to CACN, particularly public advocacy and informing policymakers and health care stakeholders.

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  • Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, dean of the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently elected to the California Association of Colleges of Nursing Board of Directors as chair of the Policy Committee, bringing her leadership and experience to CACN, particularly public advocacy and informing policymakers and health care stakeholders.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP, FAAN,
    dean of the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently elected to the California Association of Colleges of Nursing (CACN) Board of Directors as chair of the Policy Committee, bringing her leadership and experience to CACN, particularly public advocacy and informing policymakers and health care stakeholders.
  • "Nursing education is changing its focus from merely delivering healthcare to developing health and eliminating health inequities.
  • It recognizes that nurses need to be equipped with the necessary skills to provide care tailored to the unique needs of different individuals and communities."

Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) Sailed Away from Ingalls Shipbuilding

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Monday, April 3, 2023

PASCAGOULA, Miss., April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division Monday.

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) departed from HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division Monday.
  • DDG 123 will be commissioned next month at the Port of Key West in Key West, Florida, before sailing to its homeport in San Diego.
  • “Watching Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee sail away is a proud moment for our entire DDG shipbuilding team,” Ingalls Shipbuilding Vice President of Operations Donny Dorsey said.
  • These ships contain a myriad of offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.

Pioneering Adult-Serving University Launches Virtual Reality Campus to Boost Student Engagement

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

SAN DIEGO, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National University, a veteran-founded university and one of the largest private nonprofit Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in the United States serving more than 40,000 students, announced the launch of a new virtual campus that will harness the power of virtual and augmented reality experiences to power teaching, learning and student engagement. Through a collaboration with immersive experience developer Axon Park, the university will build a virtual campus that will enable online learners to explore campus, attend classes, interact with their peers and instructors, and participate in campus activities, just as they would in the physical world.

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  • Through a collaboration with immersive experience developer Axon Park, the university will build a virtual campus that will enable online learners to explore campus, attend classes, interact with their peers and instructors, and participate in campus activities, just as they would in the physical world.
  • The launch of the new virtual campus comes at a time when a growing number of colleges and universities are beginning to experiment with XR and immersive technologies as a tool for instruction and student engagement.
  • National University's virtual campus will launch in 2023 and will initially be available to students in select programs.
  • The virtual campus is an exciting opportunity to provide students with a truly immersive experience that will enhance their learning outcomes."

HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HIIs (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today.

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HIIs (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today.
  • Delivery of DDG 123 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy.
  • Delivering an incredibly capable finished ship to the Navy is always an important event for our Ingalls team, said Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding.
  • Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is the 34thArleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls has delivered to the Navy and will be the final Flight IIA ship built at Ingalls as the Navy transitions to Flight III destroyers.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)

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Friday, October 7, 2022

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).

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  • PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed acceptance trials for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).
  • Completing a successful sea trial is always a significant accomplishment for our combined Ingalls and Navy team, and DDG 123 performed well, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said.
  • DDG 123 is the second destroyer to be named in honor of Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross.
  • DDG 123 will be the final Flight IIA destroyer Ingalls will deliver as the Navy transitions to Flight III destroyers.

Seven Arizona Bioscience Startups to Watch in 2022

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

The 2022 program participants include three Tucson-based startups, two from Phoenix and one each from Scottsdale and Surprise.

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  • The 2022 program participants include three Tucson-based startups, two from Phoenix and one each from Scottsdale and Surprise.
  • The Flinn Foundation program provides these entrepreneurs with the tools they will need to continue to grow their firms and attract investors.
  • The Tucson-based firm was one of five companies that won Purina's 2022 Pet Care Innovation Prize.
  • Since the program was launched in 2014 to foster bioscience entrepreneurship, the Flinn Foundation has competitively selected 54 Arizona companies and provided $1.6 million in support for the program.