Nursing News

UB School of Nursing Researchers Examine Link Between Peer Victimization and Sleep Quality in LGBQ+ Adolescents
2/28/25
The study explores why sexually minoritized adolescents experience poorer sleep quality than their heterosexual peers.
Talal to receive award from Clinical Research Forum
2/21/25
The award recognizes UB work that leveraged facilitated telemedicine to cure hepatitis C in 90% of people with opioid use disorder.
Study: Mindfulness helps people with COPD manage anxiety, breathlessness, insomnia
2/21/25
University at Buffalo researchers surveyed 339 adults.
UB School of Nursing Student Examines Generative AI as a Nursing Education Tool
2/21/25
Vidya Chan, University at Buffalo nursing PhD student, recently published a study that found that generative AI can be a useful tool for strengthening nursing students’ writing skills.
The mysteries of lucid and vivid dreaming
2/11/25
UB sleep expert Carleara Weiss talks about the popular, but under-researched phenomena and how they might improve our health.
Lucid dreaming, explained by UB sleep expert Carleara Weiss
2/10/25
There is no definitive explanation for how a dream neurologically transitions from being ordinary to becoming lucid or vivid, Weiss says.
University at Buffalo School of Nursing Researchers Investigate Possible Impacts of COVID-19 in Underserved Communities
2/6/25
Ashleigh Holmes, UB Nursing PhD student, and Yu-Ping Chang, UB nursing associate dean for research and professor, published a study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing utilizing an innovative nursing research methodology.
2024 Grant Highlights
1/28/25
Grants in Focus: Supporting Bold Ideas in Nursing and Health Care
UB’s online nursing program again No. 1 in nation; engineering management reaches top 10
1/21/25
The U.S. News & World Report rankings spotlight the excellence of these innovative offerings.
Most Trusted, Least Supported: The Urgent Need for Investment in Nursing
1/13/25
Nursing is the largest group in the health care workforce, yet it receives just 1% of donations to the sector. Despite being vital to health care systems and patient outcomes, nursing schools continue to face a lack of financial support.
UB School of Nursing-Led Study Explores Promising Insomnia Treatment for Cancer Survivors
12/19/24
A study led by Suzanne Dickerson, associate dean for the UB School of Nursing research doctoral program, and Misol Kwon, UB nursing PhD alumna, has uncovered significant findings for cancer survivors suffering from insomnia.
Healing Hands: Providing Care Across Cultures in Peru
12/9/24
Nursing students traveled to Peru in August for a global immersion experience. Led by Molli Oldenburg, global initiatives coordinator and FNP program director; Gail Markowski, AGNP program director; and Jennifer Guay, RN to BS program coordinator, the group worked with CerviCusco, an award-winning women’s health clinic in the Andes Mountains. The clinic serves all Peruvians, with a focus on providing students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their cross-cultural communications skills.
Nursing professor to study link between heat waves and kidney disease hospitalizations
12/6/24
The work is supported by a $487,230 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
UB School of Nursing Researchers Discover Crucial Links Between Forms of Victimization and Adolescent Alcohol Use
12/5/24
Two researchers from the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Weijun Wang, principal research scientist, and Jennifer Livingston, associate professor, recently published an article in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors with important findings about peer victimization and alcohol abuse.
UB nursing, Roswell Park launch oncology training program with $2 million grant
11/26/24
Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the program provides specialized training for nurses with advanced degrees.
University at Buffalo Nursing PhD Student Named to ’40 Under 40’ List
11/25/24
Bikash Regmi, a PhD student at University at Buffalo School of Nursing, earned a spot on the Central New York Business Journal’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list for 2024. Regmi is the owner and CEO of Caring Family Health Nurse Practitioners PLLC in North Syracuse, New York, a clinic he opened with his wife, Kumari, in 2023.
UB Program Prepares Students to Work With Military Veterans Through Education and Research
11/25/24
The Joining Forces–UB program trains and instructs students who want to make a positive impact on United States veterans and military families.
UB Nursing Researchers Earn Werley Award for Manuscript Focused on Improving Patient Care Through Machine Learning
11/20/24
Their manuscript, “Identifying High-Need Primary Care Patients Using Nursing Knowledge and Machine Learning Methods,” was recognized for its innovative application of nursing expertise and machine learning to improve health care delivery.
Oldenburg Receives Grant to Advance Global Health Initiative
11/13/24
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a grant from the Elsie P. and Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Foundation to support its Global Health Initiative, a program designed to immerse UB nursing students in cultural and clinical experiences.
UB nursing simulation expert Kelly Foltz-Ramos to co-lead SUNY initiative
11/7/24
Project to include cutting-edge classroom simulation instruction to UB, SUNY system.