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UB School of Nursing News

	May23	Annual School of Nursing May Celebration held May 15, 2013 Honoring Alumni and Benefitting Student S 2 days ago by Donna Tyrpak
	The 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award was given to Rear Admiral Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, Chief of Staff, Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and UB School of Nursing Class of ’81 at the Annual UBSON May Celebration. The reception was held at the Jacob’s Development Center on May 15, 2013. Other honorees included Mary Anne Heiser, MS, RN, BS ’77 recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service and Celene Cannon-Tinder, FNP-C, BS ’03 recipient of the Distinguished Preceptor Award. read more...

	May13	Congratulations to the Class of 2013 5/13/2013 2:57:52 PM by Donna Tyrpak
	The Alumni Arena crowd was jubilant and bursting with pride as the UB School of Nursing held its’ 73^rd Annual Commencement Ceremony on May 11, 2013. President Satish Tripathi advised the students to “make the world a better place” as he conferred 139 baccalaureate degrees, 48 Master’s Degrees, 6 PhD degrees and for the first time Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees were conferred to 10 graduates including 7 to our own faculty members. read more...

	Apr22	UB is Host to TED Talks 4/22/2013 9:53:18 AM by Donna Tyrpak
	Davina Porock, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and the Executive Director of the UB Institute for Person-Centered Care participated in the UB TED talks. Her topic, “Healthy Dying” was based on her research focus........ read more...

	Mar25	Shante White UBSON Class of 2012 Claims MAC Indoor Title 2013 3/25/2013 4:44:19 PM by Donna Tyrpak
	UB School of Nursing Alumna Shante" White won the women's weight throw and was named the MAC's Most Outstanding Female Field Performer at the Mid Atlantic Conference Championships at Eastern Michigan's Bowen Field House on February 23, 2013. read more...

UB School of Nursing Highlights

100% (2011-2012) NCLEX first time pass rate for Accelerated Baccalaureate in Nursing
95% overall (2011-2012) NCLEX pass rate for BS Licensure
Nurse Anesthesia program ranked #17 by US News and World Reports “Best Graduate Schools”
Graduated our first DNP students in Fall 2012
Top ranked graduate nursing school within the State University of New York (SUNY) System
Nearly $1,000,000 in funding for Student Aid and Scholarships

The University at Buffalo is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The UB School of Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and Council on Accreditation (COA) to 2020.