Carolyn Yucha has been appointed dean of the School of Nursing in UNLV's Division of Health Sciences. Yucha received her Ph.D. in physiology from the State University of New York Health Sciences Center in 1987. Prior to joining UNLV, she served as associate dean for research in the College of Nursing at the University of Florida, where she held the rank of full professor. She assumed the UNLV post July 1.

The UNLV School of Nursing currently has an enrollment of approximately 250 undergraduate students in its program leading to a bachelor of science in nursing. This program prepares students to take the registered nurse licensure exam. In an effort to rapidly prepare more nurses, the school has recently revised its five-semester curriculum to four semesters and has begun to offer a full semester of coursework during the summer session. Starting in August, the School of Nursing will enroll 48 students per semester in this curriculum.

The school also offers a master's degree in nursing with two tracks: the family nurse practitioner track and the nurse educator track. Additionally, the school is starting a Ph.D. program in nursing education to better meet the need for more highly qualified faculty in Nevada and surrounding states. More information about these programs can be found at <a href="http://nursing.unlv.edu/">http://nursing.unlv.edu/</a>.