Nursing News

UB SON PhD Student Receives 3rd Place ENRS Poster Award
4/8/21
UB School of Nursing PhD student Cristina de Rosa, MSN, RN, received a 3rd place Eastern Nursing Research Society poster award for “Experiences Among Family Members of Nursing Home Residents During the COVID Pandemic.”
Working to reverse health inequities
4/5/21
The Community Health Equity Research Institute's new website will help community groups explore potential collaborations with UB.
How Susan Yox, MS ‘78, BS ‘76, went from staff nurse to Medscape’s director of editorial content
4/5/21
Susan Yox spent two decades working in web editorial content at Medscape, the division of WebMD for health care professionals. But on her first day on the job, she hardly knew how to type.
UB SON PhD Student’s Manuscript Accepted for Heart & Lung Publication
4/2/21
An integrative review from UB SON PhD student Kathryn Ledwin, MS, FNP-C, was accepted for publication in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care, a peer-reviewed nursing journal and the official publication of The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses.
Chang named to nursing honor society’s hall of fame
4/1/21
The UB researcher is being honored for her lifetime contributions to research and her mentoring of future nurse researchers.
UB SON statement on anti-Asian violence
4/1/21
The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Nursing stands in solidarity with our university community and with national and international nursing and health care organizations in condemning the horrific acts and harmful discourse against our Asian and Asian American family, friends, colleagues and community members.
UB programs continue to rise in U.S. News’ Best Grad School rankings
3/30/21
Several UB graduate schools and programs continued their upward trajectory in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The publication released its 2022 rankings today.
PhD student Lana Pasek published in inaugural issue of the ANA New York’s scholarly journal
3/5/21
Pasek’s integrative review of the scientific literature sought to “explore the advances in understanding cognitive fatigue in MS, as well as its causes and manifestations, and to identify the objective methodologies that best measure cognitive fatigue in MS.”
UB leading fight against COVID-19
3/5/21
On the front lines, in labs and throughout the community, UB is applying its full strength to defeating the pandemic in Western New York.
First-Year Nursing PhD Student Receives Citation Abstract Award
3/3/21
School of Nursing first-year PhD student Leann Balxerzak, BS '19, received a Citation Abstract Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine for her recent abstract submission.
The Power of the JEDI: School of Nursing Diversity and Inclusion Committee Officially Changes Name
3/1/21
Faculty approved the school’s proposed Diversity and Inclusion Committee name change in the school's bylaws to the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee during an All Faculty meeting on February 26, 2021.
Kimberley Ennis, MS '07, BS ‘05: From Young Immigrant to Nurse Leader and Advocator
2/24/21
As an early adolescent, Kimberley Ennis, DNP, ANP-BC, left her home in Jamaica and moved to Brooklyn. Today, this nurse leader is advocating for nurses of color.
Nursing students taking care of COVID patients at VA
2/23/21
The hands-on experience is through a Dedicated Education Unit at the Veterans Administration of Western New York Healthcare System.
Expert on mobile technology to deliver Bullough Lecture
2/23/21
Ryan Shaw, a digital health specialist and expert on integrating mobile technologies into first-generation care-delivery systems, will give the School of Nursing’s 24th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture on April 16.
Nursing expands experiential program to BryLin
2/12/21
The new Dedicated Education Unit provides students interested in mental health and substance abuse issues experience at the Buffalo hospital.
Nursing Ranked as Most Trusted Profession for 19th Straight Year
2/9/21
Nurses have maintained the number one spot in Gallup’s Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll for the 19^th consecutive year.
Faculty, PhD Alumna Contributors to AJN Book of the Year Award Winner
2/5/21
Associate Professor Carla Jungquist and PhD alumna Rana Alameri were recognized for their contribution to a recently published psychiatric/mental health nursing book titled “Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: From Suffering to Hope." The book was selected for a 2020 American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award.
SON Diversity & Inclusion Committee: 2020 Activities and Initiatives
2/2/21
The Committee on Diversity and Inclusion shares their 2020 actions and initiatives to to address inequity and racism within the SON.
UB nursing ranks 8th nationwide for online bachelor’s degree programs, according to U.S. News
1/28/21
Enrollment last year tripled despite obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing professor Kafuli Agbemenu receives CTSI funding for family planning intervention for African refugees
1/26/21
Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, MPH, RN, CTN-A, School of Nursing assistant professor, has received researching funding from UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute.