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Volume 12, Issue 1: Spring 2008

• Reducing Teen Pregnancy
  Adolescent Nursing Faculty Receives $3 Million NIH Research Grant
• From Learner to Teacher
  Moving from Graduate to Post-Graduate to Faculty
• Young People Abroad and at Home
  Keys to the Future
• Volunteering in Crisis
  Colleagues Serve in Louisiana and at Home
• New Trainees and Fellows
• Teens and Obesity
  Kubik's Research, Hot Topic in the News
• Center Administration and Communications Team
• Kudos
• Publications
• Awards and Honors
• Learning from Afar: On-line Courses Draw Students throughout the U.S.

Volume 11, Issue 1: Summer 2005

• Adolescent Health Research Fellowships
  Center Receives New Interdisciplinary CDC Training Grant
• Preventing Teen Violence
  Post Red Lake Sessions
• International Adolescent Health Congress
  Center Faculty and Students Participate and Present
• Crisis Interventions with with Hmong Youth
  Leadership Practicum Experiences
• Perspectives on International Adolescent Health
  Communication About Sexuality in Japanese Families
• Undergraduate Scholars

Volume 10, Issue 1: Spring 2004

• Celebrating Our First Ten Years
  Center Receives Maternal & Child Health Grant
• On the Road to a Public Health Nursing Degree
  Center Student Performs Rapid Health Assessment in Liberia
• Society for Adolescent Medicine Honors Dr. Bearinger
  Center Director First Nurse To Receive Visiting Professor Award
• Welcome Marti Kubik
  Center's Newest Faculty Member Brings Nutrition And Physical Education Expertise
• Welcome Scott Harpin
  New Center For Adolescent Nursing Faculty Member and Outreach Coordinator
• Profile: CAN Graduate Peggy Nerdahl
  School District Health Services Coordinator
• Implementing Adolescent Interventions Abroad
  Masters Student Kim Nuxoll Completes Practicum in the Republic of Georgia
• New Students and Fellows
• Faculty and Student Activities
• New Dean of the School of Nursing
• Current Research

Volume 9, Issue 1: Summer 2002
(Special Student Focused Issue)

• New State Adolescent Health Coordinator: Center Graduate Sarah Nafstad
• A Strong Voice for Youth, Profile: Scott Harpin
• A Passion for Working With Young People: Current Graduate Rachel Olson
• Speaking with CAN Graduates: The Center Conducts a Program Evaluation

Volume 8, Issue 2: Fall 2001

• Bisexual Youth in Risk and Resilience Studies
• New Curriculum Includes Complementary Therapies
• Holistic Care for Adolescents
• Adolescent Use of Alternative and Complementary Therapies: A Framework for Research

Volume 8, Issue 1: Spring 2001

• Priorities in Adolescent Health, A Ten Year Review of National Research Recommendations
• Presenting Nursing Research in Adolescent Health, Professional Organizations Provide Options for Involvement
• American Nurses Association, Position Statement on Adolescent Health

Volume 7, Issue 2: Fall 2000

• White House Conference on Teenagers: Raising Responsible and Resourceful Teens
• Adolescent Actors Teaching Project: Success and Unfolding Challenges
• Developing Effective Pregnancy Prevention Strategies at the Community Level
• Center Staff Advise in New Zealand: Travel Abroad

Volume 7, Issue 1: Spring 2000

• Center Welcomes New Faculty Member, Elizabeth Saewyc
• Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Adolescent Health
• Expanding Connections: Adolescent Nursing at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Volume 6, Issue 1: Spring1999

• Prevalence of HPV Points Toward Priority on Prevention
• Risk and Protective Factors for Predicting Suicide Involvement among Urban American Indian Youth
• National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center Funded 5 More Years

Volume 5, Issue 2: Fall 1998

• Announcing the New Center for Adolescent Nursing Leadership
• National Health Futures of Youth II sets agenda for promoting adolescent health in the next decade
• ANA Joins nurses on youth health issues
• Center Faculty and Students Present Papers at the Society for Adolescent Medicine in March 1999
• Los Angeles WHO/UNICEF link nine nations in common youth agenda

Volume 5, Issue 1: Winter 1998

• Preventing Violence: Early Family Intervention Suggested for American Indian Youth
• A Caring School Climate is Most Improtant in Achieving Good Academic Outcomes
• Ethosolutions introduces SkillSight as the next generation online service for job-seekers
• Nursing Research Forum at the Society for Adolescent Medicine Annual Meeting will Highlight Eciting Work in Adolescent Health

Volume 4, Issue 4: Fall 1997

• Adolescents Can be their own Best Advocates
• Where are GSAN Grads Working Now? An Update on the First Four Years
• Do PNPs Feel Competent to address Adolescent Health Issues? A National Study
• Update: The Institute of Faculty Development in Adolescent Health

Volume 4, Issue 3: Winter 1997

• Social Support: Its Role in Preventing Depression among Physically Abused Teens
• The National Institute of Health Salutes a Decade of Nurse Researcher
• Interdisciplinary Prevention Research Grant Awarded

Volume 3, Issue 3: Fall 1996

• Parental Influence on Alcohol Use among Young Adolescents
• Student Summer Practicum at Health Partners
• Adolescent Actors in Focus: The GSAN Summer Institute

Volume 3, Issue 2: Spring 1996

• Inhalant Use Among Rural Native American Adolescents: Does Stress or Caring Make a Difference?
• Nursing Research Forum of S.A.M. Focuses on Practice and Teaching Ideas
• Special Symposium with Judith Musick Co-Hosted by GSAN
• 1996 Minnesota Adolescent Health Report Available

Volume 3, Issue 1: Winter 1996

• Prenatal Care Utilization: Differences Between Rural and Urban Adolescents
• Sexual Orientation Among Native American Adolescents
• Dual Degree M.S./M.P.H. Program Available to GSAN Students

Volume 2, Issue 4: Fall 1995

• Visiting Professor Lynn Rew Joins GSAN 1995-96
• GSAN Faculty, Staff to Present a S.A.M. in Washington D.C
• Adolescent Life in Rwanda, Africa: Perspectives from a Special Leadership Practicum
• University Programs Funded by MCH Title V form Constortium for Collaboration
• A "Typical" Intervention Practicum: Tabitha Hanson Profiled In Academic Health Center Annual Report

Volume 2, Issue 3: Summer 1995

• GSAN Connects Down Under: Adolescent Health in Australia
• Panel of Providers Speak out on Key Elements: Barriers to Adolescent Health Services
• Issues in Diversity Seminar
• GSAN Co-Sponsors Nursing Research Poster Presentations

Volume 2, Issue 2: Spring 1995

• Adolescent Actors Help Teach Communications Skills
• GSAN to Host Regional Educators Workshop on Simulated Patient Education Techniques
• The 1995 S.A.M Nursing Research Forum
• GSAN Monthly Student Seminars Provide Mentorship, Career Ideas

Volume 2, Issue 1: Winter 1995

• Nursing And Adolescent Health in Guatemala and Costa Rica
• GSAN Special Symposium Features Laurie Zabin
• Bearinger Awarded N.I.H. Research Grant
• GSAN Faculty and Staff to present Research at Society for Adolescent Medicine Meeting in March

Volume 1, Issue 1: Fall 1994

• Introducing Graduate Studies in Adolescent Nursing
• Faculty and Staff Revise Nursing Text Chapters on Adolescent Health
• GSAN's 1st Annual Conference