Capstone College of Nursing

UA Establishes Apprenticeship for Opioid Addiction Support Specialists

UA Establishes Apprenticeship for Opioid Addiction Support Specialists

The University of Alabama is launching an apprenticeship program to train individuals in behavioral health and substance abuse recovery.

Big Al holds a giant pledge card for the United Way that reads "$400,000

UA Launches 2021 United Way Campaign, Announces $400,000 Goal

This year’s host is the Capstone College of Nursing, which selected the campaign theme Committed to Caring for Those in Need.

A shot of a vaccination for COVID-19 is drawn from a vial.

UA Leading Effort to Increase Vaccinations in Rural Alabama

In a partnership with community organizations, The University of Alabama is spearheading a project to get 70% of eligible people in the state’s Black Belt vaccinated against COVID-19 over the next year.

A headshot of Robin Bartlett

UA Receives Grant to Attract Underrepresented Students to Nursing Profession

Dr. Robin Bartlett and her team have received a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award for their project, Health Sciences & Technology Academy-Alabama, or HSTA-AL.

twp nurses in face masks examine a vial while sitting at a table

Nursing Grad Committed to Making a Difference in Community

LaDarryl Banks has assisted with obtaining grants for underserved communities in west Birmingham.

Four nursing students training on a simulator in a lab

CCN Student Balance Relief Fund Featured in Bama Blitz

The Capstone College of Nursing’s Student Balance Relief Fund is the college’s passion project for the upcoming Bama Blitz crowdfunding campaign.

A nursing student and patient giving a thumbs up after the patient received the coronavirus vaccine

CCN Students Give COVID-19 Vaccinations to Underserved Population

A group of UA nursing students administered COVID-19 vaccinations at the Good Samaritan Clinic.

People looking at a new classroom in the addition to the Capstone College of Nursing

CCN Expansion Provides Unique Learning Opportunities, Amenities

The new wing adds classrooms, study space, faculty offices, food service and a unique lab for teaching home healthcare hands-on.

Leigh Mayberry stands in front of an icy Arctic Ocean.

A Life of Adventure and a Heart For Service

Leigh Mayberry has lived a life full of adventure. She’ll check another item off her bucket list when she graduates from UA.

Jacob Caruso transporting a patient on a helicopter in Afghanistan

Combat Zones and COVID: Family Man and Veteran Earns Doctorate

Husband, father and U.S. Army veteran braves the added dangers of working in the medical field during a global pandemic and earns his doctorate of nursing practice.