Nursing News

  • UB Academic Health Center Community Is United Against Racism and Racial Injustice
    6/5/20
    As a community of students, educators, scientists, staff members and healthcare providers committed to improving human health by all measures, we are outraged by the brutal death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American man, in Minneapolis last week. We share the tremendous pain, grief and anger in our community.
  • Undeterred by COVID-19, SON Students Forge Ahead with ICU Immersion
    5/27/20
    When concerns of COVID-19 first emerged in our country, many people were afraid of what it would mean for their own health and safety. But those fears dear did not stop two students in UB School of Nursing’s critical care pathway from specifically requesting an intensive care unit (ICU) for their clinical rotations.
  • Nursing professor secures NIH grant with first proposal
    5/27/20

    Suzanne Sullivan will use the funding to develop approaches to prepare Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to make end-of-life decisions.

  • Nurse Anesthetist Student Travels to Dominican Republic on Medical Mission
    5/22/20
    During winter session, School of Nursing 2020 DNP graduate Andrew Burns, BSN, RN, CCRN, traveled alongside a team of healthcare professionals on a medical mission trip to San Pedro de Macorís, a municipality in the Dominican Republic.
  • Chance encounter spurs mask donation
    5/18/20

    A meeting in a Rite Aid parking lot secures the School of Nursing hundreds of surgical masks for its students.

  • Three graduating UB students share their stories of triumph as the big day nears
    5/14/20

    A first-generation high school and college graduate, an Afghan interpreter for U.S. soldiers and a cancer survivor who will embark upon a career in nursing hope to inspire others.

  • Foster dog offers comfort amid uncertainty
    5/7/20

    A loving German shepherd brings a UB nursing student purpose and a lesson for coping with the COVID-19 crisis.

  • 2020 UB SON Awards
    5/6/20
    Congratulations to our 2020 UB School of Nursing award recipients!
  • Graduate Nurse Organization Gives Back to the School
    5/1/20
    Among all of the changes in response to UB’s transition to online learning, the Graduate Nurse Organization was left with a unique opportunity to give back to the school.
  • Serving the Front Lines
    4/28/20
    School of Nursing alumna and U.S. Navy leader returns to WNY to help steer the fight against COVID-19.
  • Nursing Students Volunteer Healthcare Services Through Remote Area Medical
    4/24/20
    Earlier this year, a group of University at Buffalo School of Nursing faculty and students traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to provide health care services to underserved individuals through Remote Area Medical.
  • Improving nurses’ clinical judgment
    4/20/20

    In collaboration with ECMC, a UB program aims to improve newly hired nurses’ decision-making skills in critical care situations.

  • Social distancing does not mean social isolation
    4/15/20

    Mental health scholar Yu-Ping Chang offers some tips on how to feel socially connected amid physical distancing.

  • The role of nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic
    4/10/20

    Joann Sands, an expert in disaster preparedness and response, talks about the importance of nurses in managing a health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • UB student called to active duty with National Guard
    4/1/20

    Medical services officer Lt. A. Fox was sent to Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady in response to the COVID-19 crisis.  

  • Study: Substance use in high schoolers linked to insufficient sleep
    3/25/20

    The association between marijuana use and insufficient sleep is especially strong for male and younger students.

  • UB grad programs rank among the best
    3/17/20

    Several UB graduate schools and programs have been cited by U.S. News & World Report in its 2021 ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

  • Following their calling
    3/3/20

    The accelerated baccalaureate degree program in the School of Nursing allows students to switch careers and pursue an aspiration to become a nurse.

  • Pam Paplham Receives Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award
    3/2/20
    UB School of Nursing faculty member Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, was selected as the recipient of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation’s 2020 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award.
  • NIH awards UB $21.7 million for clinical and translational science
    2/10/20

    The award recognizes UB’s progress in bringing the benefits of clinical and translational science to patients, including the tripling of clinical trials since 2015.

  • DEUs enhance future nurses’ experience
    2/5/20

    The School of Nursing’s Dedicated Education Units offer students one-on-one, hands-on learning experiences in a clinical, real-life setting.

  • Yu-Ping Chang Highlighted as Innovative Health Care Researcher
    1/28/20
    Yu-Ping Chang, UB School of Nursing's associate dean for research and scholarship and co-director of UB's Center for Successful Aging, was highlighted in The Buffalo News as "notable medical researchers whose past and future work is driving health care innovation in the region."
  • Nursing receives HRSA grants
    1/27/20

    The grants support enhanced curriculum and expanded clinical sites for students, and improved nursing services to local Native Americans and other underserved populations.

  • ASPMN Updates Guidelines on Monitoring for Opioid Induced Advancing Sedation and Respiratory Depression
    1/24/20

    The report provides updated evidence and revisions to the ASPMN 2011 guidelines for clinical decision-making for hospitalized adults receiving opioid analgesics.

  • 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
    1/17/20

    A statement from University at Buffalo School of Nursing on the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

  • Give Kids A Smile Day set for February
    1/16/20

    The UB School of Dental Medicine will welcome hundreds of Western New York children who lack access to dental care to receive free oral health care, hearing and vision exams, and other health services. 

  • Hackers aim to help elders age in place
    1/14/20

    Participants in the Aging Innovation Challenge developed prototype products and hacked the issues that aging New Yorkers face every day.

  • New UB institute to address health disparities in Buffalo
    12/12/19

    Community Health Equity Research Institute brings together community partners and faculty, students from 10 UB schools to improve health of underserved neighborhoods.

  • Nursing PhD Student Bikash Regmi awarded Heart of Healthcare
    11/25/19
    Congratulations to Bikash Regmi, FNP, UB SON PhD student, who was recently honored with the 2019 Excellency in Healthcare - Heart of Healthcare award presented by Bankers Healthcare Group. This award honors volunteers in the health care field who make a positive impact and change for people they have contact with on a regular basis.
  • Serving with Heart: In Honor of Captain Anita C. Bacher, U.S. Navy
    11/11/19
    This Veterans Day, we honor nurse and Navy Veteran Captain Anita C. Bacher, University at Buffalo School of Nursing baccalaureate class of 1986 and master’s in nursing administration class of 1992. This is just a brief view into her many years of service.
  • New anti-bullying effort, based on bystander intervention, seeks teen input
    11/6/19

    UB receives $1.38 million grant to develop teen-driven, anti-bullying program centered on bystander intervention.

  • Teens who have a loving relationship with their mother are less likely to enter abusive relationships
    10/29/19

    A mother’s warmth and acceptance toward her teenagers may help prevent those children from being in an abusive relationship later in life, even if her own marriage is contentious, according to a new University at Buffalo study.

  • Poverty simulation educates nursing students
    10/15/19

    Nursing students participated in Missouri's Community Action Poverty Simulation, which “promotes a greater understanding of poverty.”

  • UB SON presents posters at IntNSA 2019 Annual Education Conference
    10/11/19

    This year the UB SON had two nursing students, three faculty and two staff members attend the 43rd IntNSA Annual Educational Conference.

  • Grinslade named distinguished alumna of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
    10/8/19
    Susan Grinslade, PhD, RN, PHN-CS, BC, clinical professor in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was selected as the 2019 Distinguished Alumna of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing.
  • Nursing students receive pins from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation at rising seniors pinning ceremony
    10/2/19

    This year’s Rising Seniors Pinning Ceremony took place on Friday, September 20, 2019. This ceremony marks a milestone in the student’s journey as they complete the final year of their undergraduate studies and enter the nursing profession. 

  • Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to smoke while drinking alcohol than heterosexual women
    10/2/19

    Sexual minority women are more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol than heterosexual women, according to new University at Buffalo research.

  • Two UB Nursing students receive The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Students
    10/1/19

    During this year’s Rising Seniors Pinning Ceremony, for the first time, students from UB SON were recipients of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

  • Parent and sibling attitudes among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use
    9/27/19

    Flavor, safety and family attitude toward vaping are among the greatest factors influencing teenage perception of e-cigarettes, new University at Buffalo research finds.

  • Chang named fellow in International Academy of Addictions Nursing
    9/26/19

    Yu-Ping Chang, Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Endowed Professor in the UB School of Nursing, has been named a fellow in the International Academy of Addictions Nursing within the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA).

  • Agbemenu among first to receive Changemakers in Family Planning award
    9/13/19

    Kafuli Agbemenu, assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing, has been named one of the first recipients of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant awards from the Society of Family Planning.

  • Training students in emergency care
    9/11/19

    Nursing professor and volunteer firefighter Joann Sands is putting students on the front lines of disaster response care.

  • UB receives $1.35 million grant to expand addictions care in WNY
    9/9/19

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a $1.35 million grant to increase the number of behavioral health professionals treating opioid and other substance use disorders in Western New York.

  • Stephanie T. Niciszewska Mucha legacy to continue at the University at Buffalo and School of Nursing
    9/1/19
    To say the life of Stephanie Niciszewska Mucha is impressive is an understatement.
  • UB SON Alumna Awarded 2019 SUNY Honorary Doctorate
    9/1/19
    Rebecca J. McCormick-Boyle, retired U.S. Navy Nurse Corps rear admiral and commander and UB School of Nursing alumna, was awarded a SUNY Honorary Doctorate in Science at the School of Nursing’s 2019 commencement ceremony on May 17. The doctorate was presented by University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi. McCormick-Boyle also delivered the School’s commencement address.
  • Nurse Nelle: Diversity Advocate for Nurse Anesthetists
    9/1/19
    You may have already heard of Charnelle Lewis – but if not, you will soon.
  • UB Builds Escape Room
    9/1/19
    Escape rooms have reached the college classroom. To improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have turned to the popular, mystery-themed game for interprofessional training.
  • Minding the Mind in Nursing School
    9/1/19
    A nurse’s world revolves around the care of others. But who cares for the nurse? In nursing school, students learn how to provide patient-centered care, but their education is often lacking the elements of self-care and mindfulness – a practice that may aid in preventing burnout.
  • The "IPE" in Team
    9/1/19
    “IPE” is becoming one of the most important acronyms in health care – but what is it?
  • Nursing Student Global Mission Trips
    9/1/19
    Two nursing students joined an interdisciplinary team that traveled to Ghana in 2019 to provide medical care for the local communities. The team set up a clinic and administered care for hundreds of people, many of whom walked five miles to visit. Kwasi Adusei, DNP ’19, says, “There is always work to be done, but even if you can make a person’s life better, just for one day, it could be the moment of hope that transforms their lives, but never as much as that moment of hope can transform your own.”
  • African Refugee Women have Healthier Pregnancies than U.S. Women
    9/1/19
    African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in the United States, despite receiving less prenatal care, found a recent University at Buffalo study.
  • Hope in the Face of Disaster
    9/1/19
    Nurses are crucial in disaster and emergency response
  • Cancer-Related Health Equity: A New Priority for the New York State Cancer Consortium
    9/1/19
    Nearly 110,000 New Yorkers are diagnosed with cancer each year – with about 35,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the state. The cancer incidence rate in New York is the fourth highest in the nation.
  • Meet Molli Oldenburg, UB SON's Global Initiative Coordinator
    9/1/19
    Embracing a global perspective is often a result of first-hand, transformative experiences – and that is the case with Molli Oldenburg, DNP, FNP-C, clinical assistant professor and UB School of Nursing’s first global initiatives coordinator.
  • UB Introduces Micro-credential Program
    9/1/19
    Smaller than a minor or certificate, a micro-credential program provides students with credit-bearing opportunities to gain relevant workforce skills – such as intercultural fluency, collaboration, critical thinking and leadership – without the financial and time commitments of a degree. Students earn digital badges, which are clickable images that house information validating their newly acquired skills. These dynamic credentials can be shared on social media, digital resumes and e-portfolios.
  • Embracing a Global Perspective in Nursing
    9/1/19
    Immigration, migration, air travel, internet, social media, cell phones – these and many other factors continue to make our world more interconnected than ever before. As national and physical geographical boundaries diminish in power to separate populations, other mountainous borders and barriers have emerged – economics, politics, culture, ideology, education – that present new challenges for quality of life and health.
  • Message From Yu-Ping Chang
    9/1/19
    It has been a very exciting and productive year for the School of Nursing.
  • Where There's Smoke: Bullying Linked to Adolescent Cigarette Use
    9/1/19
    Many of us are familiar with this old adage, ourselves often chanting it as children on the playground, the school bus, the cafeteria.
  • UB School of Nursing Researcher Secures First UB SON-Led R01 Grant to Study Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
    9/1/19
    University at Buffalo researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to conduct one of the first studies on the effectiveness of behavioral therapy in treating insomnia among cancer survivors.
  • New Wende Atrium
    9/1/19
    Our school is a place of transformative learning and stellar classroom education. Faculty and staff continue to evolve and grow in the increasingly tech-savvy academic and health care arenas, answering the call to flourish in this interconnected world.
  • Dean's Message
    9/1/19
    Dear Alumni and Friends,
  • Nursing researchers receive grants to develop smoking, sleep interventions
    8/20/19

    Researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing have received two grants totaling more than $260,000 to develop interventions that help young adults quit smoking and improve sleep among people with multiple sclerosis.

  • UB SON Celebrates AACN's 50th Anniversary
    8/19/19
    Since 1969, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has worked tirelessly to maintain its role as the leading catalyst for excellence and innovation in nursing education, research, and practice.
  • Undergraduate Pinning Ceremony Funding
    8/19/19

    The UB SON is among 50 schools of nursing across the U.S. to be selected by The Arnold P. Gold Foundation (APGF) and the American Association of Colleges for Nursing (AACN) for funding for white coat type ceremonies.

  • WNY groups receive $790,000 grant to improve health of residents of Buffalo’s East Side
    7/8/19

    Initiative will reach communities on Ferry Street or within four blocks to the north and south of the corridor, where racial health disparities are among the highest in the city.

  • Brothers By Chance, Nurses By Choice
    7/1/19

    Brothers Liam and Colin Morrissey are nurses, but that was never their plan.

  • School of Nursing Honors 2019 Award Recipients
    6/18/19

    Each year, UBSON recognizes leaders in the nursing field who advance the profession and the mission and values of the UB School of Nursing at our annual May Celebration.

  • UB launches new center to study ingestive behavior
    5/16/19

    Many health problems are related to food choice, yet diet selection is a complex process that is not entirely understood. To coordinate, promote and foster research in an area so critical to maintaining proper health, UB has launched the Center for Ingestive Behavior Research.

  • For teens, online bullying worsens sleep and depression
    5/9/19

    Teens who experience cyberbullying are more likely to suffer from poor sleep, which in turn raises levels of depression, found a University at Buffalo study. 

  • Esther Elliott Martin Scholarship
    5/2/19

    June Rowe-Hill, ABS student starting summer 2019, has been selected for the 2018 Esther Elliott Martin Scholarship from Portage Learning.

  • UB joins the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
    4/30/19

    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UB's Clinical Research Institute on Addictions are among more than 100 organizations that have joined the national effort.

  • UB to hold commencement ceremonies May 3-22
    4/30/19

    Some 5,799 students are candidates to receive 6,392 degrees and certificates during UB’s 2019 commencement ceremonies being held May 3-22.

  • Nursing theory expert Dorothy Jones to deliver 22nd Bullough lecture on power of nursing research
    4/9/19

    The potential for clinical partnerships and meaningful research to expand nursing’s impact on patient care will take center stage as the focus of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s 7th Annual Research Day and 22nd Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture.

  • 2019 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award
    4/5/19

    Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, has been selected for the 2019 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award for her co-authored article, “Preventing Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression in the Hospitalized Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.”

  • African refugee women have healthier pregnancies than U.S. women. The likely reason? An unhealthy U.S. culture
    3/18/19

    African refugee women experience healthier pregnancies than women born in the United States, despite receiving less prenatal care, found a recent University at Buffalo study.

  • U.S. News ranks UB graduate programs among nation’s best
    3/12/19

    Graduate programs across the University at Buffalo have been named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday.

  • Too lazy to brush and floss? Research team will motivate you with online counseling
    3/11/19

    University at Buffalo researchers have received a new $438,000 grant to develop the first online intervention based on motivational interviewing to help dental patients improve oral health behaviors, including frequent brushing and flossing.

  • UB to propel nurses into leadership roles through new certificate program
    2/27/19

    To increase the number of nurses in leadership and management positions, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing has launched the Advanced Certificate in Nursing Leadership in partnership with the UB School of Management.

  • UB School of Nursing Alumna Rebecca McCormick-Boyle to be Awarded SUNY Honorary Doctorate
    2/25/19
    University at Buffalo will honor alumna and United States Navy veteran Rebecca McCormick-Boyle with a SUNY honorary doctorate at the UB School of Nursing commencement ceremony on May 17, 2019 at the Alumni Arena on UB’s north campus.
  • UB’s nursing, education online programs ranked among nation’s elite by U.S. News
    1/15/19

    Online programs in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Graduate School of Education were rated top 10 and 25, respectively, in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs rankings.

  • UB awards first badge under new micro-credential programs
    1/3/19

    The University at Buffalo has awarded seven students with the university’s first academic badge, a micro-credential that allows students to showcase their mastery of a skill in an area of interest.

  • UB receives $2.2 million grant to test behavioral therapy as remedy for insomnia in cancer patients
    12/12/18

    University at Buffalo researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to conduct one of the first studies on the effectiveness of behavioral therapy in treating insomnia among cancer survivors.

  • Teaching friends how to protect one another from sexual assault on college campuses
    12/4/18

    University at Buffalo researchers have received a nearly $649,000 grant to develop a new sexual assault prevention training program that aims to transform friends of victims from bystanders into guardians.

  • Spotlight on Rebecca McCormick-Boyle
    11/9/18

    Rebecca McCormick-Boyle is a recently retired Navy Rear Admiral who earned her undergraduate degree from the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

  • Hitting the Ground Running
    11/9/18
    Army veteran and Air Force reservist finds his discipline in the military, and his calling in nursing.
  • Beyond No Harm, for the Greater Good
    11/9/18
    To be ‘in charge’ is certainly not only to carry out the proper measures yourself but to see that everyone else does so too. –Florence Nightingale
  • UB earns grant to train big data scientists studying dementia
    10/10/18

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing received a $270,000 grant to train the next generation of biomedical data scientists in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

  • UB builds escape room to teach nursing, pharmacy students teamwork
    10/9/18

    To improve teamwork and communication between nursing and pharmacy students, the UB School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have turned to escape rooms, the mystery-themed game, for interprofessional training.

  • UB to honor distinguished alumni at annual awards ceremony
    10/5/18

    The University at Buffalo will recognize 12 distinguished alumni at the UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony to be held at Oct. 12 in the UB Center for the Arts.

  • UB again receives its highest rating ever among the best public and national universities
    9/10/18

    UB jumps eight spots to No. 89 among the best national universities in the country, and is 38th among public universities, in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 rankings.

  • Mission complete
    9/1/18
    Nearly 20 years ago, Molli Warunek traveled to Haiti as a nursing student to deliver needed medical care. Moved by what she encountered, she began to participate in mission trips around the world, often on her own.
  • Baby-Friendly is Mom-Friendly, and Nurse-Friendly
    9/1/18
    When traditional nursing student Maryamihan Caluma first stepped into Clinical Assistant Professor Jennifer Guay’s Nursing Care of Women and Children course, she didn’t know just how interesting maternal-newborn topics might be, or the lasting impression it would leave on her as a future nurse.
  • Meet our new patient simulator: Willy Makit
    9/1/18
    After receiving nearly 200 creative name suggestions for our new patient simulator, we narrowed it to the top 10 and put it to a vote. Hundreds voted, but only one was selected.
  • High-Fidelity Simulation in Nursing Education – A Q&A with a Tech-Savvy Nursing Professor
    9/1/18
    Simulation has been used in nursing education for over a hundred years. Nursing faculty have historically used manikins, task trainers and role playing as part of the curriculum. These things in combination with advancing technology have transitioned into the simulation we see today.
  • Getting Real About the Value of Simulation for Nurse Anesthetist Students
    9/1/18
    “Can anyone tell me what went wrong?”
  • Sleep and Aging: Pivoting to the Future
    9/1/18
    “Fail fast and pivot” is an important concept in entrepreneurship relating to the need to quickly identify what does not work, iterate based on real data, and change course. While applicable to a great many problems, this idea has particular importance in health care and the ability to improve health. Unfortunately, health care providers have been slow to notice that many adults and older adults are struggling to get the sleep they need.  
  • Aging and addicted
    9/1/18
    Opioids are commonly prescribed to treat individuals with chronic malignant pain; however, many of these individuals do not adhere to their medication regimen, resulting in misuse and abuse and significant social, occupational or health problems.
  • New Alzheimer’s Centers Support Caregivers and Patients
    9/1/18
    An estimated 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease – 390,000 are residents of New York. By 2050, that number is expected to surpass 16 million.
  • Ramping up to meet the emerging needs of our aging society
    9/1/18
    By 2020, “people aged 65 and over will outnumber children under age 5” for the first time in human history, according to a 2015 report by the U.S. Census Bureau.  
  • Promoting Behavioral Health Integration in American Indian Primary Care Clinics
    9/1/18
    Behavioral health disorders — any mental illness or substance abuse disorder — are highly prevalent in primary care patients but are often underdiagnosed and undertreated, compromising treatment outcomes. Identifying populations and geographic settings that lack access to effective care is only the first step in addressing mental health needs and successfully providing requisite care to underserved and at-risk populations.
  • Breaking Down Barriers
    9/1/18
    Graduate Students to Receive Enhanced Addiction-Focused Training and Practice Through Inter-professional Collaboration in Integrated Care Settings
  • Fly, fight, win
    9/1/18
    There are moments that are forever etched into the hearts and minds of nations and individuals – those moments that you cannot forget. The ones where you can recall where you were, what you were doing, what you felt. The moments that mark a clear distinction of before and after.
  • Dean's Message
    9/1/18
    Dear Alumni and Friends,
  • UB nursing researchers named to 2018 class of American Academy of Nursing fellows
    8/13/18

    University at Buffalo School of Nursing faculty members Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, and Sharon Hewner, PhD, were named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

  • Adolescent abortion-fund patients face more barriers than adults
    8/7/18

    Adolescents who received funding to help pay for an abortion experienced greater hardships that affected abortion access compared to adult abortion-fund patients, according to a new UB study.

  • Nine out of 10 people caring for a family member with dementia don’t get enough sleep
    8/1/18

    More than 90 percent of people caring for a family member with dementia experience poor sleep, according to new research by the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

  • Medical mission to Haiti
    6/8/18

    Nursing faculty and students treat 800 patients during the school's first trip to the Caribbean country.

  • UB hosting 5th annual Refugee Health Summit on April 20
    4/18/18

    Summit aims to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services, efficient clinic and transportation systems and operations, and available economic opportunities.

  • Buffalo’s health disparities are the focus of community-wide conference hosted by UB
    4/17/18

    On April 28, the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is hosting "Igniting Hope: Building a Just Community With a Culture of Health and Equity," focused on addressing health disparities in Buffalo's African-American community. 

  • Final push for Haiti
    3/26/18

    UB School of Nursing accepting donations for humanitarian trip.

  • UB faculty receive funding to increase access to care for low-income cancer patients and improve success of weight loss surgery
    3/26/18

    UB School of Nursing faculty receive IMPACT award and CTSI Pilot Studies Program grant.

  • College education linked to opioid misuse among baby boomers
    3/21/18

    University at Buffalo research connects education, depression and more to prescription opioid abuse in adults over age 50.

  • Gaining global perspective in Ghana
    3/20/18

    Students explore leadership, social innovation during a UB study abroad experience in West Africa.

     

  • Dementia expert to deliver lecture
    3/20/18

    Penn State professor Ann Kolanowski will discuss the difficulties of delirium during the School of Nursing’s 21st Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture.

  • U.S. News & World Report again ranks UB graduate schools and programs among nation’s best
    3/20/18

    The rankings are based on surveys of administrators at more than 1,970 programs and more than 16,500 academics and professionals.

  • Hispanic Americans across ethnicities want HIV testing in Spanish
    3/14/18

    New University at Buffalo research that investigated the language preferences of Hispanic Americans seeking HIV testing in New York found that the majority of Hispanic patients preferred to receive care in Spanish, even if they were fluent in English.

  • Workshop aims to bridge culture gap
    3/1/18

    A session presented by ISSS tackled the language and cultural barriers that affect international students in and out of the classroom.

  • Associate Professor Deborah Raines, alumni Ashley Wagner and Alexander Salinas published in Neonatal Network
    1/17/18
    Raines, Wagner and Salinas examine a case study involving intraamniotic infection (IAI) and nurses’ role in caring for a newborn exposed to IAI. When an infection occurs, the fetal inflammatory response is activated and is manifested by umbilical cord inflammation, which may result in the clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis. Newborns have an immature immune system; their immune system’s response to the inflammation impacts the newborn’s organ systems and culminates in early onset sepsis.
  • U.S. News ranks UB’s education, nursing online programs among nation’s best
    1/9/18

    Online programs in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing were named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Online Programs rankings.

  • Study: Treating refugees from Western perspective leaves providers and patients lost in translation
    12/19/17

    University at Buffalo nursing research revealed that Somali Bantu women are open to family planning when methods help to space births of future children, rather than preventing new additions to their families. 

  • Colleagues continue research of UB nursing scholar who died in car accident
    12/15/17

    Colleagues of late University at Buffalo nursing researcher Ellen Volpe will carry on her professional legacy by completing a research project that was left unfinished at the time of her death. 

  • SON faculty Hewner, Wu and PhD student Suzanne Sullivan published in Journal of Nursing Administration
    11/30/17
    Associate Professors Sharon Hewner and Bill Wu and PhD student Suzanne Sullivan were published in the November 2017 issue of Journal of Nursing Administration for their study, “Complexity of Chronic Conditions’ Impact on End-of-Life Expense Trajectories of Medicare Decedents.” Junxin Li, UB SON PhD alumna and postdoctoral research fellow at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, is also a co-author on the study.
  • Suzanne Dickerson selected as chair of President’s Review Board
    11/14/17
    Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, RN, professor and biobehavioral health and clinical sciences department chair, has been named chair of the President’s Review Board (PRB). 
  • Team approach to the opioid epidemic
    11/10/17

    The Fall Interprofessional Forum tackled a topic that organizers say is a textbook example of a situation that requires a collaborative approach.

  • Transgender women take triple the number of HIV tests as trans men
    10/31/17

    A new University at Buffalo study has shown that HIV testing among transgender adults was higher in those who identified as female, were African-American or Hispanic, or had a history of incarceration.

  • UB and Sisters Hospital earn national award for educating future nurses in maternal-newborn care
    10/30/17

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Catholic Health System’s Sisters of Charity Hospital have been awarded the 2017 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award.

  • Agbemenu awarded grant to explore reproductive health in vulnerable populations
    10/25/17
    Two grants focusing on reproductive health in vulnerable populations have been awarded to Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, MPH, RN, CTN-A, assistant professor in the School of Nursing
  • Hewner co-investigator on study about supporting self-management in adolescents with asthma
    10/19/17
    Sharon Hewner, PhD, RN, associate professor, UB School of Nursing, has been named a co-investigator for an ongoing NIH/NINR grant titled, “Peer-Led Asthma Self-Management for Adolescents (PLASMA).” Hyekyun Rhee, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN, professor and endowed chair of nursing science at the University of Rochester, is the principle investigator on this multisite study.
  • Traditional, ABS nursing graduates achieve outstanding NCLEX-RN pass rates
    10/18/17
    According to the third quarter NCLEX-RN results, UB School of Nursing’s 2017 traditional program graduates earned a remarkable 97.06 percent pass rate on the certification examination. The 2017 cohort of ABS graduates also secured an excellent pass rate of 93.48 percent.
  • Deborah Raines named fellow of American Academy of Nursing
    10/6/17
    University at Buffalo School of Nursing faculty member Deborah Raines has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).
  • UB researcher named nursing school’s first Garman Professor for influential work in mental health and addictions
    10/5/17

    Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, associate professor and associate dean for research and scholarship in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was named the first School of Nursing Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Professor.

  • UB receives nearly $2 million to expand behavioral health workforce in WNY
    10/5/17

    The University at Buffalo has received a $1.92 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand the behavioral health workforce in underserved communities and combat the opioid epidemic in Western New York.

  • UB SON’s Yu-Ping Chang named Garman professor for influential work in mental health and addictions
    9/25/17
    Yu-Ping Chang, associate professor and associate dean for research and scholarship, was named the first School of Nursing Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman professor.
  • A new view of health care
    9/6/17

    A weeklong mission to a refugee camp in Greece was a transforming experience for some UB dental and nursing students, and faculty.

  • Regaining Control: When the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient is the BOSSSS
    9/1/17
    “Imagine you are approved for a roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery – you lose your excess weight, buy new clothes, throw away your ‘big’ clothes, get attention – then you gradually start regaining weight,” says Laura Anderson, assistant professor and licensed psychologist. “Imagine the depression and dismay, the hopelessness that ensues.”
  • UB School of Nursing PhD Candidate receives Sleep Research Society Award
    8/21/17
    Carleara Weiss, PhDc, is the recipient of a Mentor-Mentee Award from the Sleep Research Society. Her mentor for this award is Helen Burgess, PhD, Director of the Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory at Rush University, Chicago. Burgess' work examines sleep and circadian rhythms in many clinical disorders with emphasis on how sleep and circadian treatments, including light treatment, can be used to improve health and reduce disease burden.
  • UBSON’s Paplham, Austin-Ketch published in “Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation”
    8/17/17
    Pamela Paplham, Family Nurse Practitioner Program coordinator and clinical assistant professor, and Tammy Austin-Ketch assistant dean for MS/DNP Programs and clinical professor, were published in the August 2017 issue of “Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.”
  • Deborah Raines and 2017 alumna Caitlin Lim published in “Neonatal Network”
    8/16/17
    Associate Professor Deborah Raines, along with recent UBSON graduate Caitlin Lim (BS ’17, RN), were published in the July 2017 issue of “Neonatal Network.” The article, “The Infant Born to a Woman with Gestational Diabetes,” discusses “the role of the mother-baby nursing in the care of neonates born to women with gestational diabetes.”
  • UB School of Nursing Professor Cynthia Stuhlmiller published in “Journal of Community Health”
    8/14/17
    Professor Cynthia Stuhlmiller was published for her work “Population Health Outcomes of a Student-Led Free Health Clinic for an Underserved Population: A Naturalistic Study” in the July 2017 issue of “Journal of Community Health.”
  • Hewner, PhD student Suzanne Sullivan published in the April 2017 issue of “eGEMs”
    8/11/17
    Assistant Professor Sharon Hewner and nursing PhD student Suzanne Sullivan appeared in “eGems” for their work “Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Primary Care Clinical and Informational Workflow During Care Transitions.”
  • Health and Long Life to You. And You. And You…: Scholars Convene in Dublin to Discuss Imperative Global Health Perspective in Nursing
    8/10/17
    Several UB School of Nursing faculty members traveled to Dublin, Ireland, for Sigma Theta Tau International’s (STTI) 28 International Research Congress in July.
  • UB Nursing receives $2.4 million to expand mental health care in WNY American Indian communities
    7/11/17

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received more than $2.4 million in funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to increase access to mental health care and substance abuse treatment among American Indian communities in Western New York.

  • Always advocating for American Indians
    5/22/17

    For nursing assistant dean Margaret Moss, improving the lives of Native Americans in any way possible is "part of who I am."

  • Faculty honored for teaching
    5/16/17

    Yu-Ping Chang and Sahn-Wook Huh have received the Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Award from the Student Association.

  • School of Nursing Faculty and Staff Awards 2017
    5/15/17
    Congratulations to our wonderful SON faculty and staff 2017 award winners!
  • UB Alumni Association to present 12 awards at annual ceremony
    5/9/17

    James Smist was seven years old when his father, Felix Smist, graduated in mechanical engineering from the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

  • Training next generation of nurses
    5/9/17

    The School of Nursing's partnership with Sisters Hospital turns to working nurses to provide students with clinical experience.

  • Experiencing nightmare scenarios before discharge boosts confidence of parents of premature babies
    4/24/17

    The key to improving confidence among parents of ill or premature infants may lie in simulated care, found new research led by University at Buffalo nursing researcher Deborah Raines. 

  • Another record-breaking year for applications to UB
    4/13/17

    Applications for undergraduate admission at UB are up 7.5 percent over last year, and are expected to top 27,000 for the first time.

  • UB nursing welcomes pain and opioid addictions expert as Bullough Lecture speaker
    3/15/17

    The opioid epidemic affecting the nation will be the focus of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s 20th Annual Bullough Lecture, which will be presented by Peggy Compton, PhD, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • UB grad school programs again ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report
    3/14/17

    Several UB graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

  • Jungquist co-authors AJN’s March 2017 supplement on acute pain management
    3/8/17
    Assistant professor Carla Jungquist was published this month as co-author of a supplement for the American Journal of Nursing. 
  • Baby it’s cold outside
    1/30/17

    When the temperature drops, who doesn’t want to curl up in bed under a soft fluffy blanket with lots of pillows and take a nap?

  • For immigrant mothers delivering ‘The Talk,’ facts trump culture
    1/26/17

    While many African immigrants make efforts to retain their culture, when it comes to sex education, acculturation can occur three times faster than average, found UB-led research. 

  • Open Invitation to Comment for CCNE
    1/24/17
    This coming March, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing will undergo review for ongoing national accreditation of our baccalaureate, master’s, DNP and advanced certificate programs by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). As part of this process, an evaluation team will be on site from March 27-29, 2017.
  • Assistant Professor Kafuli Agbemenu published in Journal of Transcultural Nursing
    1/13/17
    Kafuli Agbemenu, assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing, was published in the Journal of Transcultural Nursing in December 2016.
  • UB’s Graduate School of Education, School of Nursing online programs continue to climb in U.S. News & World Report ranking
    1/10/17

    UB’s online programs for the Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing earned significant national endorsements from the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best online programs in America.

  • UB’s Margaret Moss earns two AJN Book of the Year Awards
    1/9/17

    Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion in the UB School of Nursing, was honored with two 2016 Book of the Year Awards by the American Journal of Nursing for her book, “American Indian Health and Nursing.”

  • Moss Earns Two AJN Book of the Year Awards
    1/3/17
    Margaret Moss, assistant dean of diversity and inclusion in the UB School of Nursing, was honored with two Book of the Year Awards for 2016 by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN). 
  • Chang inducted as GSA fellow
    11/21/16
    Yu-Ping Chang, associate dean for research and scholarship at the School of Nursing, was named a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America on November 17, 2016. 
  • Tolchard, Stuhlmiller published in Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health
    11/18/16
    Barry Tolchard, associate professor, and Cynthia Stuhlmiller, associate dean for academic innovations and community engagement, were recently published in the Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health.
  • Providing futures through education
    11/11/16

    The American Indian College Fund assists Native Americans with scholarships and programs to promote student success.

  • Media Advisory: Toppling opioid dependence with teamwork
    11/3/16
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nine hundred University at Buffalo students from the health professions, social work, law and management will learn how they can best work together to tackle the opioid epidemic ravaging the nation at UB’s first annual Interprofessional Forum on Nov. 7 in Kapoor Hall on the South Campus.
  • UB nursing faculty Campbell-Heider, Jungquist named AAN fellows
    10/19/16

    UB School of Nursing faculty members Nancy Campbell-Heider and Carla Jungquist have been named to the prestigious 2016 class of American Academy of Nursing (AAN) fellows.

  • UB nursing dean earns lifetime achievement award
    10/18/16

    Marsha Lewis, dean of the UB School of Nursing, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Nursing. She is the first alum to receive the award. 

  • Celebrating faculty, staff excellence
    10/7/16

    Outstanding UB faculty and staff will be in the spotlight on Oct. 20 at the 13th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence.

  • UB nursing professor’s passion garners national nod
    9/20/16
    Associate Professor Deborah Raines, PhD, EdS, RN, ANEF, has been selected by the National League for Nursing (NLN) to receive the Isabel Hampton Robb Award for Outstanding Leadership in Clinical Practice.
  • School of Nursing CRNA student awarded prestigious scholarship
    9/19/16
    Paul Crescenzi, a student at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing pursuing his Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nursing Anesthesia, was awarded the Hazel P. Currier Memorial Scholarship at the 2016 AANA Annual Congress in Washington, D.C., on September 12, 2016. 
  • Belize: Parte Tres
    9/1/16
    The carved remnants of a past, but not forgotten, civilization bask in the striking midday sun amongst tangles of trees. They climb the cracked stone stairs, an unexpected highway to a breathtaking scene of lush green below a sparkling azure sky, streaked with stratus clouds, to rest upon something holy – to gaze across a giving land that will gift them with knowledge more powerful than they could ever dream of gleaning from bound pages.
  • It Takes a Community (Nurse)
    9/1/16
    It Takes a Community (Nurse)
  • All Roads [Eventfully] Lead to Nursing
    9/1/16
    When Thomas Radel graduated from UB SON in 1985 with a master’s in nurse anesthesia, his daughters were but a twinkle in his eye – he had no way of knowing that they, and their big brother Michael, would one day follow in his footsteps, after first navigating their own unique course.
  • The Bumpy Road to Global Consciousness
    9/1/16
    While some students took much needed time off during the winter break to regroup and prepare for the next semester, two members of the Multicultural Nursing Student Association (MNSA) seized the opportunity to volunteer abroad during this treasured free time.
  • Let's Talk
    9/1/16
    Twenty-five percent of individuals who begin abusing prescription drugs before the age of 14 will eventually develop a substance use disorder (SUD) later in life, according to results from a national study, as reported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 2014). And, NIDA reports, the majority of people with a substance use disorder started using before age 18 and developed their disorder by age 20.
  • Combating a Crisis
    9/1/16
    Opioid abuse and opioid-related deaths are a growing public health problem in communities across the United States – and with many primary care providers reporting being inadequately prepared to identify and assist patients with substance use disorders, it is vital to arm current and future health professionals with the appropriate resources and methods to combat this crisis.
  • Here is how we "save" a Million Hearts
    9/1/16
    Every 43 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.
  • Drama & Delivery
    9/1/16
    Study tests if live actors improve birth simulations for students.
  • Dean's Message (2016)
    9/1/16
    Dear Alumni and Friends,
  • 10 things you may not know about breastfeeding
    8/18/16

    Deborah Raines, associate professor in the UB School of Nursing, shares 10 facts about breastfeeding for National Breastfeeding Month.

  • UB seed fund aims to make an IMPACT on new, innovative research
    8/15/16

    Program encourages collaboration among researchers, while serving as a springboard to external funding.

  • Dickerson, Klingman, Jungquist published in journal Sleep Health
    8/11/16

    In a qualitative analysis of healthy participants' sleep, the researchers set out to understand common meanings and practices related to good and bad sleep.

  • Deborah Raines published in Journal of Neonatal Nursing
    8/4/16

    Deborah A. Raines, PhD, EdS, RN, ANEF, associate professor in the UB SON, was published in the May/June 2016 issue of the Journal of Neonatal Nursing.

  • UB Nursing receives $2.2 million to address WNY nursing shortage
    8/3/16

    To help meet the growing demand for nurses, the UB School of Nursing has received two grants for a total of nearly $2.2 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

  • Death Education and Professions: DOA?
    7/29/16

    Kelly Foltz-Ramos, clinical lab coordinator and clinical assistant professor in the UB SON, says inadequate preparation for dealing with death is a contributing factor in turnover for medical and health care professionals who may not know how to cope with the death of a patient.

  • To advance primary care, UB receives $6 million in grants
    7/26/16

    The Department of Family Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB applied for, and was awarded, three prestigious grants totaling more than $6 million to support research, training and workforce development in the field of primary care.

  • Three nursing faculty named to second cohort of Dimitriadis Fellows
    7/12/16

    Three faculty members in the UB School of Nursing have received the Gregory J. Dimitriadis Research Mentoring Fellowship, which honors the late professor by supporting community-based research that confronts issues of social justice, equity and public policy.

  • SON awarded $1.8m grant for partnership to educate FNPs for practice in Native American, underserved and rural settings
    6/30/16
    UB SON has received a 3-year $1.8 million HRSA Advanced Nursing Education Grant to increase cultural and telehealth preparation of FNP students to better prepare them for future practice settings.
  • Jungquist co-authored concussion research published in journal Concussion
    6/28/16

    Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, collaborated with three other SUNY at Buffalo researchers to evaluate sleep disturbances in recently concussed individuals.

  • Ellen Volpe co-authored article published in Journal of Clinical Nursing
    6/23/16
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Volpe study published in Journal of Family Violence
    5/27/16

    The co-authored study examines the feasibility of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) among adolescents who experienced intimate partner violence and are at risk for PTSD and depression

  • The chances your nurse correctly monitors for side effects of pain meds? About one in four
    5/26/16

    A study led by University at Buffalo nursing researcher Carla Jungquist reveals that the vast majority of post-operative patients given opioid medications through intravenous infusions are not monitored often enough to detect respiratory depression, a potentially deadly result of overdose.

  • Associate Professor Yu-Ping Chang named GSA fellow
    5/12/16
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Media Advisory: Thousands of UB students to take part in commencement ceremonies
    5/11/16

    Thousands of UB students will don caps and gowns this week as families fly in from around the world to attend UB’s commencement celebrations.

  • UB nursing school takes White House pledge on opioid education
    5/9/16

    As part of the ongoing efforts to combat prescription drug and opioid abuse, the University at Buffalo School of Nursing announced its commitment to the White House National Opioid Education Campaign.

  • Clinicians need to screen ‘nicotine naïve’ teenagers for vaping, says UB addictions expert
    5/6/16

    UB addictions expert Nancy Campbell-Heider calls on clinicians to screen for vaping among teens, who are either uninformed or misinformed about the dangers and risks associated with electronic cigarettes.

  • UB nurses share career inspirations
    5/6/16

    As UB celebrates National Nurses Week, faculty and students talk about why they entered the profession.

  • Deborah Raines featured as nurse expert on WalletHub
    5/5/16
    In an article recently published by WalletHub, Associate Professor Deborah Raines discusses the future of the nursing industry.
  • Klingman, Castner, Titus co-author article on patent searches in health science research
    5/2/16
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • UB to hold 170th commencement
    4/26/16

    Some 5,846 students are candidates to receive degrees during UB's commencement ceremonies from April 29 through May 21.

  • Shedding light on the poor state of American Indian health
    4/25/16

    Margaret Moss, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion in the UB School of Nursing, will shed light on American Indian health issues in the upcoming discussion, “Time to Take Notice: From Hidden to Healthy, Reclaiming Equity for American Indians.”

  • Jungquist, Dickerson, Dean and Ferreira Da Rosa Silva present at ENRS conference
    4/21/16

    Several faculty members, along with a PhD candidate, attended the 2016 ENRS conference in Pittsburgh.

  • Nursing legend to visit UB
    4/18/16

    Loretta Ford, who is credited with co-founding the first nurse practitioner education program, will speak next week at UB.

  • Carla Jungquist, Suzanne Dickerson publish "Validation of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sleep Questions" with several co-authors
    3/29/16
    Assistant Professor Carla Jungquist, Professor Suzanne Dickerson and Clinical Instructor Louis Pawlowski, along with several co-authors, including alumna Karen Kilingman (PhD '15), were published in March in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Their study, "Validation of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sleep Questions," primarily aims to "to assess the validity of the current Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sleep questions."
  • Assistant Professor Carla Jungquist publishes co-authored article, "Questionnaires that screen for multiple sleep disorders"
    3/28/16
    Assistant Professor Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC, along with Karen Klingman (PhD '15) and Michael Perlis, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania, recently published their co-authored article, "Questionnaires that screen for multiple sleep disorders," in Sleep Medicine Reviews in January.
  • Saving 1,000 Hearts
    3/25/16

    Nursing students and faculty are on a mission to prevent 1,000 heart attacks and strokes in the local community.

  • Nursing’s Adrian Juarez selected as CEPP Community-Based Health Disparities Research Mentoring fellow
    3/22/16

    Nancy Campbell-Heider, PhD, RN, FNP, NP-C, CARN-AP, FAANP, FIAAN, was inducted as a fellow into the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) at the 39th Annual Education Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, in October.

  • Media Advisory: UB nursing school aims to save 1,000 hearts in Buffalo community
    3/21/16

    Students and faculty in the UB School of Nursing begin their mission to prevent 1,000 heart attacks and strokes in the Buffalo community as a part of Million Hearts, a nationwide initiative to save 1 million hearts by 2017.

  • UB grad school programs again ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report
    3/16/16

    Several UB graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools."

  • Patient care transitions expert Gerri Lamb to speak at sixth annual Nelson Lecture
    3/14/16

    Gerri Lamb, a renowned patient care coordination expert at Arizona State University, will explore how nurses can improve the transition of patients and information when she delivers the keynote speech for the UB School of Nursing’s sixth annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture.

  • UB Nursing awarded grant from Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare to fund doctoral students
    3/7/16

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing will fund scholarships for three doctoral nursing students in 2016 with the help of a new grant from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare.

  • Nursing Undergraduate Research Summer Experience (NURSE) application open
    3/1/16

    The School of Nursing is now accepting applications for the NURSE program, which provides undergraduate students with valuable hands-on research experience over ten weeks this summer.

  • Extending clinical nursing sites
    2/17/16

    Delivery rooms and intensive care units are now open to UB nursing students seeking clinical experience.

  • Helping Alzheimer's diagnosis, treatment
    2/16/16

    Those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias soon will have access to improved local care, thanks to a major grant to UB researchers.

  • UB nursing students first to gain hands-on experience in operating rooms, ICUs in Buffalo
    2/15/16

    Delivery rooms and intensive care units are now open to students seeking clinical experience within the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, the first program in Buffalo to offer the specialties to students.

  • Loretta Ford to present the evolution of the NP role
    2/15/16
    Join us in welcoming internationally-known nurse leader Loretta Ford, EdD, PNP, RN, FAAN, FAANP, who is credited with transforming the nursing profession and health care delivery by co-founding the nurse practitioner model in the 1960s.
  • Health care providers’ familiarity with military culture critical to improving care for veterans
    1/29/16

    Health care systems and providers need to understand the unique realities of military culture in order to work effectively with veterans and military families.

  • U.S. News ranks UB’s education, nursing online programs among best
    1/27/16

    Online degree programs offered by UB’s Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing were named among the best online programs by U.S. News & World Report.

  • Therapy that uses storytelling may be key to fighting trauma from bullying, family violence among teenagers
    1/25/16

    In search of a less expensive, yet effective, form of therapy, a new study led by UB behavioral health researcher Ellen Volpe will investigate the effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy (NET) at treating PTSD and substance abuse among adolescents who have experienced multiple traumas.

  • School of Nursing jumps 50 spots in U.S. News ranking of best online programs
    1/22/16

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing's undergraduate online RN to BS program has been once again designated a "U.S. News & World Report Best Online Program" in 2016.

  • UB and Erie County join forces to fight opioid abuse
    1/21/16

    Partnership to emphasize interprofessional education focused on safe prescribing practices and culture change.

  • SEFA Fundraising Goal Exceeded for 2016
    1/20/16
    This year, School of Nursing Dean Marsha L. Lewis served as chair of the University at Buffalo Employees Campaign for the Community.  The SON, through the overwhelming support of our current faculty, staff, emeriti and other retirees, has surpassed our fundraising goals and increased the number of individual contributors. Several from our SON “family” shared their personal stories of how donations directly impacted them and their loved ones, while others revealed support for specific campaign charities.
  • Nursing professor Deborah Raines receives 2016 ELSIE Award
    1/11/16

    Deborah Raines, PhD, associate professor in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, recently received the 2016 Elsevier Leading Stars in Education (ELSIE) Award for Excellence in Clinical Education from Elsevier.

  • Associate Professor Deborah Raines receives 2016 ELSIE Award
    1/5/16
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Fifteen UB research projects that made headlines worldwide in 2015
    12/21/15

    From robot bees to designer neurons, here are highlights from a great year of research.

  • Nursing students training for future of virtual health care
    12/14/15

    To prepare the next generation of nurses for virtual health care, the UB School of Nursing recently received a one-year SUNY High Needs grant to train nursing students in telehealth, which allows patients to use live video and self-diagnostic devices to receive distant care.

  • Fighting prescription painkiller abuse among baby boomers
    12/7/15

    Prescription opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions, but new research led by UB psychiatric nursing researcher Yu-Ping Chang found motivational interviewing, a form of behavioral counseling, is an effective tool at curbing misuse.

  • Moss discusses new textbook with Indian Country Today
    12/7/15
    Margaret Moss, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion and associate professor, recently spoke to Indian Country Today and about the first textbook on American Indian health care needs.
  • Media advisory: UB medical students reach out to veterans at Joining Forces event
    11/16/15

    Discussion features an alum who served in the U.S. Air Force, a former Army executive officer now a medical student, and UB research on barriers to veterans’ health care.

  • Campaign for the Community
    11/12/15

    Nursing faculty member Linda Paine Hughes says giving to Mercy Flight Western New York is the most important donation she can make to UB's Campaign for the Community.

  • Campaign for the Community
    11/5/15

    In a Q&A with the UB Reporter, Campaign for the Community Chair Marsha Lewis talks about the campaign and how it reinforced her belief in the goodness and generosity of the UB community.

  • Ellen Volpe receives mentored career development award
    11/3/15
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Nursing students exposed to economic adversity during poverty simulation
    10/29/15

    This past month, the School of Nursing’s senior class participated in a poverty simulation designed to enlighten students about the myriad difficult decisions facing low-income families.

  • Nancy Campbell-Heider inducted as IntNSA fellow
    10/26/15

    Nancy Campbell-Heider, PhD, RN, FNP, NP-C, CARN-AP, FAANP, FIAAN, was inducted as a fellow into the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) at the 39th Annual Education Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, in October.

  • UB SON Alumnus, Former Faculty Member Named AAN Fellow
    10/22/15
    Of more than three million licensed practicing nurses in the United States, Michael D. Fallacaro, CRNA, DNS, FAAN, has been chosen as one of the select 163 nurses to be named a 2015 fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), joining more than 2,300 nursing leaders who make up the academy.
  • Focus on Native American health
    10/22/15

    UB faculty member Margaret Moss has published the nation’s first nursing textbook tailored to perhaps the least understood minority population in the U.S.

  • Austin-Ketch named March of Dimes Nurse of the Year for Education
    9/21/15
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Jungquist presents at ASPMN annual conference
    9/21/15
    University at Buffalo School of Nursing Assistant Professor Carla Jungquist co-presented at the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) 25th Annual National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 19.
  • Two SON researchers awarded funding from IPCC
    9/17/15

    Two School of Nursing researchers received funding awards from the UB Institute for Person Centered Care.

  • Sibley to present Bullough Lecture
    9/10/15

    Maternal and newborn health expert Lynn Sibley will visit the School of Nursing on Sept. 18 to deliver the 19th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture.

  • Nursing school adds first assistant dean of diversity
    9/3/15

    Margaret Moss joined the University at Buffalo School of Nursing as the first assistant dean of diversity and inclusion.

  • National award gives UB students opportunity to adapt model for engaging Buffalo’s most vulnerable patients
    9/3/15
    BUFFALO, N.Y. —Four ambitious University at Buffalo health sciences students have been awarded a prestigious, national grant to develop an innovative, local solution to address a key factor in the ever-growing cost of health care: “superutilizers” of the health care system.
  • Fate and Resolve Bring Alumna Full Circle
    9/1/15
    When Corrie O’Hara, DNP ’13, was 18 years old, she wanted to become a physician – that all changed, though, when at the end of her senior year in high school she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
  • Embracing the DNP
    9/1/15
    University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s Post-Master’s DNP Program is designed for full-time employed specialty-certified advanced practice nurses with a desire to improve clinical outcomes via application of the latest evidencebased science and innovation in practice. The program builds on the clinical preparation of NPs, CNSs and CRNAs, supporting professional nurses in their endeavor to reach their full potential.
  • Dean's Message
    9/1/15
    Greetings!
  • Let's Talk: A Data-Driven Dialogue on End-of-Life Choices
    9/1/15
    After spending close to two decades working in home care, Suzanne Sullivan, MBA, RN, wanted to make an impact on patient care in the community, so when it came time for her to choose a dissertation topic for her PhD program, she needed to look no further than her extensive nursing career experience to find her focus.
  • Alumna Persists in Examination of Child Maltreatment
    9/1/15
    As a registered nurse at Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Hospital in the early 1990s, then later as an instructor in the child psychiatric unit of Taipei City Psychiatry Center, Jui-Ying Feng, DNS ‘03, RN, PNP, recognized the role of health care and social resource disparities in outcomes for abused children and their families. She has since carved a considerable path in child maltreatment research and education.
  • A Path of Her Own
    9/1/15
    A rising star among our young alumni, Christina Slota, BS ’09, came to the University at Buffalo to fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse practitioner, a career she felt was her destiny. Slota grew into a young adult amidst an assemblage of nurses – her mother and many aunts – but, somewhere along the way, she fell in love with research.

    Following a slight detour from her desired path, Slota’s focus shifted during her junior year at UB. Slota, seeking out research assistantships, began working with Emeritus Professor Janice Feigenbaum, PhD, RN, on a literature review of parents recovering from addiction and, after being awarded a Lois Widly Scholarship, the group presented their work at a conference in Georgia.

    Now immersed in research and scholarship, Slota paired with Associate Professor Mary Ann Meeker, DNS, RN, to investigate family caregiver issues. She assisted with a UB SON- and National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded qualitative descriptive content analysis of focus groups to identify needs of inner-city caregivers – it was these projects that ignited her initial interest in caregiver stress, a topic that has become her research area of interest and life’s work. These early research experiences, along with her work as a nurse’s aide on a hospice unit, became the prime motivators for her pursuit of a career in nursing research.

    Slota says her desire to pursue a PhD was cultivated by UB’s great educational environment, coupled with the abundance of opportunity for student scholarship. Post-graduation, she went on to the University of Pennsylvania and earned her master’s in nursing in 2010, a master’s in bio-ethics in 2012 and a PhD in 2014, all while funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research as an NIH fellow. Slota dedicated herself to three years of dissertation research at the NIH Clinical Center working with Lt. Cmdr. Margaret Bevans, PhD, RN, AOCN.

    Eager to share her experiences and guide current and former students interested in furthering their education, Slota emphasizes curiosity and connections – to professors, to nurses, to researchers, to other students and to ideas. She urges them to query faculty about possible pathways, to immerse themselves in the field by shadowing a nurse practitioner or researcher, to network with other students sharing similar interests, and to be determined.

    Currently a nurse research specialist at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the NIH, Slota is a clinical coordinator researching patient-reported outcomes and quality of life for rare genetic disorders.

    Slota credits Feigenbaum and Meeker with nurturing her passion for research: “They took me under their wings, supporting and mentoring me throughout my undergraduate studies. I owe them both a lot for all the support they have given me throughout this process.”

    She also praises UB for helping her form lifelong friendships with classmates who continue to support her through this arduous journey of making her dream a reality.
  • Alumna Recognized for Outstanding Research
    9/1/15
    UB SON alumna (MS ’83) Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, senior associate vice president of USF Health at the University of South Florida and dean of the College of Nursing, was recently selected for induction into the 2015 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). She is one of 19 nurse scientists from around the world, including Australia, Belgium, Canada and the United States, to receive this coveted award.
  • UB Distinguished Alumni Award
    9/1/15
    The University at Buffalo (UB) Center for the Arts was the backdrop for a special night set aside to honor those extraordinary individuals who, with their remarkable achievements, embody UB’s local and global impact. The UB School of Nursing (SON) is especially proud that one of our own, Rear Admiral Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, BS ‘81, is a recipient of the UB Alumni Association (UBAA) Distinguished Alumni Award for 2015. Her many accomplishments, along with her outstanding leadership, were recognized and celebrated by the university and the Western New York community.
  • The Cost of Consistency
    9/1/15
    In 2014, a group of UB School of Nursing RN-BS students, Ann Duignan, RN; Naghma Mustafa, RN; Michelle Poole, RN; Leah Puckett, RN; and Jacqueline Somma, RN, PCCN, used their quality improvement project as an opportunity to attack an issue that is common and costly in terms of both lives and resources, for individuals and institutions – catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), the most frequently reported health condition acquired at hospitals, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA).
  • Growing the DEU Model for Optimal Clinical Education
    9/1/15
    Partnering with our area hospitals and health care providers, UB School of Nursing has opened several new Dedicated Education Units (DEU) to provide more clinical opportunities in this collaborative undergraduate learning environment. The new sites include a 26 bed telemetry unit at the Catholic Health Systems Sisters Hospital, St. Joseph Campus; a medical-surgical unit at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital; a medical-surgical/oncology/hospice unit at Sisters of Charity Hospital; and a perioperative surgical unit at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. With the addition of these four sites, the SON now offers undergraduate students experiences in a total of 15 DEUs comprised of 18 nursing units in both inpatient and hospice settings throughout WNY. On June 17, the SON held its third annual DEU collaborative partnership meeting. All DEU partners were represented and discussed ongoing opportunities to collaborate in sustaining the DEU, potential expansion of the DEU into additional specialty areas such as critical care and ED, and ways to strengthen the undergraduate nursing program to bridge the gap between academia and practice.
  • Belize: Parte Dos
    9/1/15
    This is not how your typical Buffalonian would experience winter – unless, of course, you’re one of those fortunate UB nursing students who took advantage of Clinical Assistant Professor Joann Sands’ winter intersession course, Community Engagement Across Populations. Now in its second year, this unique study abroad opportunity offers students a chance to immerse themselves in a culture outside of the United States, encouraging them to absorb new and exciting personal and professional perspectives on life and health. Returning to Belize for a second year, Sands’ group, which consisted of nine UB students and three Pace University students, visited two villages, More Tomorrow and Franks Eddy, for nine days in early January 2015.
  • Race to the Finish
    9/1/15
    Concurrent success – and sanity – in athletics and academics is a careful balancing act, one with which Erika Bradley, a traditional BS nursing student at the UB School of Nursing (SON), is well acquainted.
  • A Holistic Approach to Patient Care
    9/1/15
    Something old, something new: A marriage of existing resources and novel approaches.
  • UB Alumni Association elects new president
    8/27/15

    Mary Garlick Roll of Williamsville has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association, a group that represents the interests of nearly 240,000 graduates around the world.

  • Moss to lead diversity efforts
    8/27/15

    Margaret Moss has been named the School of Nursing's first assistant dean of diversity and inclusion.

  • NIH awards UB $15 million Clinical and Translational Science Award
    8/13/15

    UB has been awarded a prestigious, four-year, $15 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health to speed the delivery of new drugs, diagnostics and medical devices to patients.

  • UB Selected for Hotspotting Mini-Grant
    8/12/15
    The University at Buffalo is one of twenty schools selected to participate in the Second Annual Hotspotting Mini-Grant, funded by the American Association of Medical Colleges, The Camden Coalition and Primary Care Progress.
  • Dementia patients, caregivers prefer better care, support over research for Alzheimer’s cure
    7/30/15

    A new study found most people with dementia and those caring for them ranked funding for caregiving support and long-term care ahead of funding research to find a cure.

  • Darryl Somayaji awarded Gregory J. Dimitriadis Research Mentoring Fellowship
    7/20/15
    By Sarah Goldthrite
  • Learn at home, do homework in class: Nursing school tests nontraditional teaching methods
    7/15/15

    To improve learning among college students, a group of University at Buffalo researchers has turned to the kindergarten classroom for help.

  • Unsafe newborn sleep influenced by grandmas and family traditions
    7/14/15

    UB researcher to study whether cultural influences play a role in new moms placing babies in unsafe sleep positions.

  • Students tackle obesity, sleep and smoking in summer research at nursing school
    7/8/15

    Newborn sleep, insomnia and nutrition interventions are under the microscope as eight undergraduate students conduct summer research in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

  • Two SON professors graduate from Summer Genetics Institute
    7/2/15
    Clinical Assistant Professor Laurie Connors and Assistant Professor Jessica Castner recently graduated from the 2015 National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Summer Genetics Institute (SGI), which was held June 1 to 26 on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Glasses that shine green light into the eyes could be the answer to insomnia
    6/25/15

    When you’re having trouble sleeping, light is the last thing you assume you need.

  • First cohort of nurse anesthetist grads have 100% exam pass rate
    6/22/15
    All 15 students in the first cohort of 2015 DNP Nurse Anesthetist graduates who sat for the national certification exam offered by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) passed on their first attempt. Their success is a testament to the dedication and quality of our students, faculty and community partners.
  • Easing transitions
    6/15/15

    UB Nursing faculty member Sharon Hewner is working on a system to automate hospital discharge communication, potentially reducing the number of patients readmitted to hospitals.

  • Pamela Paplham inducted to FAANP
    6/15/15
    The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) inducted 70 nurse practitioners as Fellows.
  • Tearing down the barriers to care transitions
    6/12/15

    New research could soon automate hospital discharge communication, adding critical data and cutting the time it takes the information to reach community health care providers from weeks to hours.

  • Sensors, gadgets and interventions aim to improve life for aging population
    6/12/15

    The University at Buffalo’s Institute for Person-Centered Care (IPCC) recently awarded grants totaling more than $31,000 to five UB faculty members for aging and person-centered care research.

  • Improving life for aging population
    6/11/15

    Five UB faculty members have received grants from UB's Institute for Person-Centered Care to develop approaches, technologies and service models aimed at helping people age well.

  • UB Schools of Nursing and Engineering Team Up on Health Research Innovations to Improve Patient Care
    6/5/15
    Sharon Hewner, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing and Sabrina Casucci, Doctoral Candidate in the UB Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Program win poster award at UNYTE Scientific Session hosted by the Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
  • Debunking ER myth
    5/21/15

    A UB study has found that while people aren't replacing their doctors with trips to the hospital emergency room, they are sicker, have more chronic diseases and are using both services equally.

  • UB Nurse Anesthesia Students Celebrate Accomplishments
    5/7/15
    UB Nurse Anesthetist students from the Class of 2015 celebrate their accomplishments and honor one of their beloved professors, Tom Obst, PhD, CRNA, who is retiring at the end of the semester with a reception at the NYSANA Spring Educational Meeting at the Embassy Suites in Buffalo.
  • Honored for mentoring
    5/7/15

    UB faculty members Rajan Batta, Anthony Campagnari and Yvonne Scherer are the recipients of the Graduate School's 2014-15 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award.

  • Nursing stories
    5/4/15

    In honor of National Nurses Week, the UB Reporter asked members of the university community to share stories of how a nurse or nursing care affected their lives.

  • Transgender patients are dodging doctors
    4/24/15

    Discussing your sexual history with a doctor, or anyone for that matter, can be an uncomfortable experience. But for many transgender people, the conversation never takes place.

  • UB Nursing Student receives SUNY Chancellor's Award
    4/22/15
    Megan Pszonak, a traditional nursing student at the UB School of Nursing, was the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence at the Celebration of Student Excellence Ceremony on April 16 at the UB Center for the Arts.
  • Grinslade Presents at National Nurse Summit
    4/21/15
    Dr. Susan Grinslade spoke on Quality and Safety Activities at the UB School of Nursing along in addition to presenting a poster on Integrating Patient Safety across the Curriculum at the 2015 Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) National Nurse Educator Summit in San Diego, California.
  • UB student research, scholarly and creative accomplishments to be celebrated
    4/15/15

    The 11th annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence takes place April 16.

  • Cancer expert to present annual Nelson lecture
    4/7/15

    Renowned cancer researcher Karen Meneses, PhD, will present the University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s Fifth Annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture.

  • Study explores links between sexual assault, obesity, suicide risk
    4/2/15

    One in three boys experiencing sexual assault tries to take his own life, according to new research by a UB nursing faculty member.

  • UB School of Nursing faculty members take on leadership roles with ONS
    3/3/15
    Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC, clinical associate professor and Darryl Somayaji, PhD, RN, CCRC, assistant professor have been elected to as coordinators of two Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Special Interest Groups (SIG).
  • Associate Professor Deborah Raines helps develop infant safe sleep program
    2/4/15
    Deborah A. Raines, PhD, EdS, RN, ANEF, and Sisters of Charity Hospital units practice council members were recently published in Neonatal Network for their work on a program for safe sleep for newborns.
  • School of Nursing researcher reviews patient safety practices
    2/4/15
    UB School of Nursing researcher reviews practices that can both improve patient safety and significantly reduce monitor associated alarm fatigue.
     
  • UB’s education, nursing online programs make U.S. News rankings
    1/12/15

    Online programs offered by the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing have been named among the best online programs by U.S. News & World Report.

  • UB Nursing cited by U.S News and World Report as having one of the best online programs
    1/8/15
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Nursing’s online bachelor’s degree (RN – BS) has been named a “2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Program.”
  • UB Nursing offers Students Learning Experiences in Rural Communities
    12/15/14
    The UB School of Nursing is announcing several new opportunities in 2015 for students to participate in rural health care initiatives.  These experiences take place in rural communities throughout the United States.
  • Summer Research Opportunities for Undergrads
    12/3/14
    The Nursing Undergraduate Research Summer Experience (NURSE) provides a stimulating, "hands on" research experience for UB students who are interested in nursing careers with a strong emphasis in research. During a 10-week summer research experience, students will work with a member of UB’s nursing faculty on research topics in their area of interest.
  • Dr. Porock named Distinguished Australian Alumni
    11/24/14
    Davina Porock, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship has been awarded the Distinguished Australian Alumni Award from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia.
  • UB Nursing Alumna receives Jordan Oncology Society Award
    11/6/14
    Rana Obeidat, PhD '12 received the "Jordan Best Paper Award-Hikma Award" at the 9th Annual Jordan Oncology Society Conference  held in Amman, Jordan this past October of 2014.
  • Two UB Nurses Earn Top Honors at March of Dimes Awards Gala
    11/4/14
    Elizabeth and Mary Scheda, mother and daughter, both graduates of SUNY Buffalo Nursing, were honored among the most outstanding of their peers as “Nurse of the Year” during the 4 annual March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards Gala at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
  • UB signs on to SUNY’s enhanced Open SUNY+ online services
    10/27/14

    The playing field of online courses available to University at Buffalo students just expanded, thanks to Open SUNY+, a SUNY-wide online initiative that adds 56 degree and certificate programs from 17 campuses across the state.

  • UB experts can discuss Ebola outbreak
    10/20/14

    Experts from the University at Buffalo are available to discuss concerns related to the Ebola outbreak.

  • Carol Brewer named UB Distinguished Professor
    10/9/14
    Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing receives the rank of UB Distinguished Professor.
  • New Program Offers Help to Women Coping with Recent Breast Cancer Diagnosis
    9/25/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — The moment a woman hears “you have breast cancer” is a moment she never forgets.
  • UB to hold public workshop Sept. 26 on effects of air contaminants on health
    9/17/14

    The University at Buffalo Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), will present a day-long public workshop that aims to increase awareness of air pollution-related research from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.

  • Media Advisory: Nursing expert on global health to present the 2014 Bullough Lecture
    9/15/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marla Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN, known internationally for her nursing scholarship on global and domestic health policy, global health workforce development and strengthening of health systems, will present the 18th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 in 105 Harriman Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • Nurse Anesthesia Student Receives Scholarship
    9/10/14
    Lisa Wahlers, a nurse anesthesia student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing is the recipient of the Sheridan National Allied Health Scholarship for Student Registered Nurses Anesthetists (SRNA’s).
  • UB Attracts those with a Penchant for Sleep (Research)
    9/1/14
    Understanding sleep disturbance and improving sleep quality in older adults living in long-term care (LTC) settings has been the focus of study for Junxin Li, PhD ’14 since she arrived at UB to pursue her PhD. Dr. Li states, “Sleep is important for health and well-being and this is no different for LTC residents. However, disturbed sleep is a common complaint in this group who frequently report experiences of excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep, increased duration and frequency of awakenings at night, and disrupted sleepwake rhythms.
  • Sleep Research at UB SON
    9/1/14
    Grace Dean awarded NIH grant to study CBT delivered by bedside nurses.
  • Student Nurses Make a Difference in our Community
    9/1/14
    When Megan Klyczek, BS ’14 signed on as a rower for UB Women’s Division 1 rowing team in 2009, she became a part of more than just a team, she was introduced to a volunteer opportunity that has continued past graduation. She became the assistant coach for the WeCanRow Buffalo team to teach rowing to female cancer survivors allowing them to re-build strength and mental focus, as well as connect with other survivors. This past year, Megan became the head coach of the team working alongside Maggie Lawn, a UB senior studying aerospace and mechanical engineering, and Liz Murphy, a 2nd year UB law student. Together they coach the group promoting healthy lifestyles and striving to develop camaraderie among members of the team. Megan states, “This experience has been rewarding in countless ways, teaching me about the life of a survivor and about supporting those around you.”
  • A Tribute to the late Patricia H. Garman, MS '79
    9/1/14
    This past year the University at Buffalo School of Nursing mourned the loss of one of our beloved alumna, Patricia H. Garman, MS ’79. This was a great loss for our school as well as the Western New York community that she loved so dearly. Mrs. Garman was an unwavering supporter of the School of Nursing through her generosity of time and her philanthropy in the establishment of the Patricia H. Garman Behavioral Nursing Endowment Fund. Since its establishment in 2003, the Garman Endowment has funded 22 pilot studies. Faculty have leveraged this funding into external grant funded projects totaling over $1 Million. Because of Pat’s commitment and generosity many people have benefited from the research that is done in her name. With the recent addition of a generous bequest, more faculty will be able to advance and promote their research. Mr. and Mrs. Garman also established the Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Professorship in the School of Nursing. This will enable the School to continue its tradition of academic excellence and advance our strategic growth by attracting key faculty members who will lead the way in educating future nurse clinicians, educators and researchers. Dean Lewis stated, “Mrs. Garman has left behind a powerful legacy and she will truly be missed.”
  • Researchers receive CDC Funding to Study Health Risk of Behavior
    9/1/14
    The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an on-going telephone health survey system run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracking health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access related to chronic disease and injury. The data received from these surveys establishes priorities for state and federal health department initiatives that serve to improve public health. This data is also used by National Institutes of Health to set priorities for research. Drs. Jungquist and Dickerson along with their research team were funded by the CDC to validate the survey questions about sleep behaviors and disorders. Their study discovered 2 of the 5 questions currently used in the CDC telephone surveys were not reliably capturing sleep problems likely causing automobile accidents and poor or dangerous performance at work. The team is developing more specific questions in collaboration with the CDC. Study results have been disseminated at the UB Celebration of Student Academic Excellence and at the 2014 International Sleep Conference.
  • Building Our Global Initiatives
    9/1/14
    Nursing students travel to Peru and Belize to provide care to families in need.
  • Dean's Message
    9/1/14
    The UBSON had a productive, exciting year in 2013-2014. The faculty and staff began to implement the 5-year strategic plan. This issue will highlight our accomplishments and evidence of our achievements to date. We have increased our DNP and RN/BS enrollments, with 182 students graduating from our BS, MS, DNP, and PhD programs in 2014. We welcomed 3 new faculty members with research agendas that include healthy weight promotion in children and families, problems with health care access for marginalized populations, and perinatal/ neonatal care transitions and technology in nursing education. We are celebrating
    our Distinguished Professor, the promotion to full professor for one of our faculty members and promotion to associate professor with tenure for 4 others. Two researchers have received NIH and AHRQ funding for their studies on CBT as an intervention in insomnia and lung cancer, and coordinating transitions with health information technology to improve chronic disease outcomes. These grants build our research enterprise to move towards achieving our goal of attaining global recognition in research and scholarship. One strategy to accomplish our goal of delivering nationally recognized nursing education programs is to increase
    global health opportunities for our students. This winter session two groups of students participated in service learning activities in
    Peru and Belize. Their stories and pictures are priceless, hope you enjoy them. We received a generous endowment to help more
    students to take advantage of these opportunities. We have fostered partnerships within the SON, throughout UB, and with our
    community partners. The Joining Forces-UB initiative with the School of Social Work is a great example of partnership between
    programs. We have wonderful faculty, students, staff and alums, and in this issue we celebrate the achievements of Dr. Connie
    Vari and honor and remember our dear alum and benefactor, Patricia Garman. I hope you find the initiatives we have developed as
    exciting as we do.
  • Connie and Andras Vari Create Nursing Scholarship
    9/1/14
    Upon receiving a scholarship established by UB nursing alumnus Connie Vari, DNP, RN, FNP, MBA and her husband, Andras J. Vari, MD, nursing student Kelly McLean (pictured) made an important vow to the couple.
  • Mentorship Award plays a Key Role in Promoting Sleep Research
    9/1/14
    At UB School of Nursing researchers believe that mentorship is key to the development of a successful research program. Through the Mecca S. Cranley Mentorship Award we are able to connect faculty with expert researchers from around the country to collaborate on high quality publications and grant applications. This year, Drs. Grace Dean, Suzanne Dickerson, Carla Jungquist, and Davina Porock received the group mentorship award to focus on sleep research which is emerging as a critical mass of scholarship in our school. This group of faculty are primed for successful research programs in the area of sleep. Additionally, UBSON has faculty with research programs that would like to integrate sleep and circadian rhythms measures in their work. Through the Mentorship Award they received expert consultation and mentorship from Dr. Michael Perlis, PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Three major grants have been submitted this year from this group’s work with Dr. Perlis.
  • The UB School of Nursing Partnering on "3 E" Funded Initiatives
    9/1/14
    Three “E” programs are designed to spur collaborative initiatives that advance the university’s international stature and student experience. The “3 E’s” are Excellence, Engagement and Efficiency and serve to guide the mission and vision of the university.
  • UB Student Recipient of McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship
    8/19/14
    Renee Biedlingmaier, MS, RN, a UB School of Nursing DNP student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship for 2014. 
  • Supporting veterans and their families
    7/31/14

    “Joining Forces-UB” will serve local veterans and their families by teaching social workers and nurses how they can better care for and respond to veterans’ needs.

  • UB ‘Joining Forces’ collaboration aims to improve the lives of veterans, military families
    7/28/14

    A collaboration between the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work and School of Nursing will serve local veterans and families by teaching social workers and nurses how they can better care for and respond to veterans’ needs.

  • Five named UB Distinguished Professors
    7/24/14

    Five faculty members representing the health sciences and engineering have been named University at Buffalo Distinguished Professors for 2014. The appointments are effective Sept. 1.

  • Federal grant to fund training
    7/24/14

    The School of Nursing has received nearly $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide financial assistance to students in advanced nursing programs leading to a doctor of nursing practice degree.

  • $700,000 HRSA grant to train UB advanced practice nurses
    7/23/14
    The doctor of nursing practice degree (DNP) is generally considered the wave of the future in nursing. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) proposed in 2005 that the DNP would be the standard for advanced practice nursing (APN) by 2015.
  • Post-discharge telephone calls may reduce hospital readmissions
    7/21/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It’s an all too familiar story: a patient—specifically a patient with chronic disease—goes into the hospital to get well and is discharged only to be readmitted within 30 days. Medicare spends $15 billion a year on readmissions alone.
  • AHRQ grant to fund study of hospital readmissions
    7/17/14

    The School of Nursing has received a grant to study post-follow-up coordination between patients and their primary care physician.

  • Five named UB Distinguished Professors
    7/10/14

    Five faculty members representing the health sciences and engineering have been named UB Distinguished Professors for 2014.

  • ECMC Names UB Alumna Nurse of Distinction
    7/1/14
    A record crowd of nearly 1,500 guests joined the ECMC Community in celebrating the difference between healthcare and true care.
  • Linda Steeg, NP of the Year
    6/19/14
    Nominated by her professional colleagues in the Western New York, UBSON faculty member Linda L. Steeg was awarded the Mary M. Kontos Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award for 2014.
  • Sixth Salute to UB Authors
    5/13/14
    Davina Porock, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship for UB School of Nursing was among those honored at the Sixth Salute to UB Authors held May 5th in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts.
  • UB celebrates nurses
    5/1/14

    In honor of National Nurses Week, the UB Reporter asked members of the university community to tell a story about how a nurse or nursing care has affected their lives.

  • Sigma Research Day
    4/15/14
    The Research and Scholarly Activities Conference is an annual event sponsored by the WNY Professional Nurses Association and the local chapters of Sigma Theta Tau.
  • Pamela Paplham receives ONS Excellence in BMT Award
    4/15/14
    Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC is the recipient of the 2014 ONS Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award to be given out at the Oncology Nursing Society’s Annual Congress on May 1 in Anaheim, California.
  • SUNY Tools of Engagement Project Awards
    4/9/14
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing faculty and Teaching Assistants took part in the Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP), a SUNY-wide initiative for on-demand Discovery Learning Professional Development designed to encourage faculty and staff to explore emerging technologies.
  • UB medical team to deliver primary care to patients with serious mental illnesses
    3/31/14

    The University at Buffalo is bringing primary health care directly to individuals with serious mental illness in the same facility where they receive psychiatric care.

  • Media Advisory: Nursing expert on diabetes to present the Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
    3/27/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York University will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • Nursing expert on diabetes to present the 2014 Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
    3/20/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York University will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • U.S. News & World Report ranks UB grad programs among best in nation
    3/20/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. –The results are in: 34 University at Buffalo graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” published today.
  • Davina Porock receives Visionary Innovator Award
    3/10/14
    Davina Porock, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship at UB School of Nursing received a Visionary Innovator Award for developing three research instruments designed to measure the quality of person-centered care in long term care facilities from the perspectives of staff, family and residents.
  • Pam Paplham receives ASBMT Lifetime Achievement Award
    3/3/14
    Pamela Paplham,  DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received the American Society of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant NP/PA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014 on March 1st at their annual conference.
  • Better than a day at the beach
    2/27/14

    Nursing students spent their winter break providing health care to poor families in Belize and Peru.

  • Mimi Haskins Honorary Faculty Coach for the Day
    2/24/14
    Mimi Haskins, MS, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, was honored as one of the Faculty Honorary Coaches by UB professional staff for her significant contributions in nursing as well as to the University at the UB Bulls men’s basketball game on March 1, 2014.  Mimi was also instrumental in planning a very successful School of Nursing Day at Alumni Arena prior to the Men's Basketball game.
  • Nursing Student to receive Mussenden Scholarship
    2/19/14
    The Maureen R. L. Mussenden Scholarship has been established by family and friends as a tribute to her life and accomplishments. The fund supports scholarships for first generation students attending one of UB’s five health science schools.
  • J. Scott Fleming Scholarship Awarded to SON Student
    2/14/14
    Kwasi Adusei, a junior in the School of Nursing receives the J. Scott Fleming Scholarship from the University at Buffalo Alumni Association.
  • School of Nursing Students Volunteer at Annual Give Kids a Smile Days
    2/12/14
    “Give Kids a Smile Day" is an annual event sponsored by the UB School of Dental Medicine. More than 800 children and their parents attended with many UB School of Nursing students providing community service by volunteering as part of their "Health Promotions Disease Prevention Course."
  • Campaign volunteers recognized
    1/24/14

    The 2013 UB Employees Campaign for the Community is being extended through March, but on Thursday organizers gathered to recognize the time and effort put in by its many volunteers.

  • Helping lung cancer patients beat insomnia
    12/6/13

    UB gets NIH grant to fund study of cognitive behavior therapy delivered by bedside nurses.

  • Helping cancer patients beat insomnia
    12/5/13

    UB researchers have received a federal grant to study if cognitive behavior therapy administered by nurses can help lung cancer patients who suffer from sleeplessness.

  • Redfern recognized as 40 under 40 Young Professional
    11/8/13
    Michael Redfern, Associate Dean for Administrative Services and CFO at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was recognized by Buffalo Business First, a weekly business and career newspaper as one of the "40 under 40" young professionals.
  • Zimpher names two from UB in first class of SUNY student fellows
    10/30/13

    At the State University of New York’s third annual conference, “Critical Issues in Higher Education” in New York City, Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher announced SUNY’s first class of student fellows.

  • Lewis named American Academy of Nursing fellow
    10/21/13

    The dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious American Academy of Nursing (AAN) at its 40th annual meeting and conference.

  • Public health advocate Meredith Minkler to speak on community-based research in public health
    9/24/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo and other medical community sponsors will present a public lecture by pioneering public health advocate Meredith Minkler, DrPH, professor of health and social behavior in the School of Public Health, Division of Community Health and Human Development, at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Media Advisory: UB to host documentary and panel discussion on health care
    9/16/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo, along with universities throughout the country engaged in the national conversation on health care, will screen the documentary, “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” from 3-4:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 in 100 Allen Hall, South Campus.
  • ‘Why is this happening to me?’
    9/12/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – You’re waiting to hear the results of your annual mammogram when the technician tells you to get dressed and go back to the waiting room: The radiologist wishes to speak with you.
  • Why is this happening to me?
    9/12/13

    UB faculty member Robin Lally has developed an online program that helps women in the early days of a breast cancer diagnosis.

  • UB gets $1 million HRSA grant to educate nurses on oral health
    8/14/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has been awarded a $1,120,953 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education training grant for nurse practitioners to work with dental students in interdisciplinary teams, sharing educational and practice experiences that improve oral and systemic care.
  • Indian Health Service and UB Sign Collaborative Agreement
    7/29/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the University at Buffalo have agreed to work together to improve the health of Native Americans in New York State and Southern Ontario.   
  • Mapping the experience of an individual with dementia
    7/22/13
    Imagine walking in the shoes of someone struggling with dementia. Then, while observing their daily challenges, devising a map that captures what life is like for them on a typical day—using their perspective—centered on what they need and then turning that map into a plan for that patient’s personalized care.
  • Navy’s next chief nurse receives UB alumni award
    6/10/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, Navy chief of staff, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and a 1981 graduate of the UB School of Nursing, recently came back to her alma mater to receive the school’s 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award.
  • Firefighting is in the genes but UB nursing was in the cards
    5/9/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y.— She doesn’t get paid but wears a pager at all times and every five weeks from midnight to 6 a.m., 7 days a week,  she is on call. She is one of the first faces you might see when you call 911 for a medical emergency in the Village of Williamsville. She is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) – a lieutenant by night and a University at Buffalo nursing student by day.
  • Media Advisory: Fighting violence against women, UB School of Nursing to sponsor 'The Clothesline Project' in Student Union
    4/11/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Nursing will host its first Clothesline Project on Friday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the UB Student Union on the North Campus.
  • UB Nursing to sponsor ‘The Clothesline Project’: Fighting violence against women
    4/5/13
    UB Bulls football coach and team members will pledge their support in the form of ‘handprints’
  • UB School of Nursing Offers New MS Program in Nursing Leadership
    3/28/13
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received approval by New York State to offer a master’s degree in Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems beginning this summer.
  • UB Nursing School offers new master’s program in nursing leadership
    3/22/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. –The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received approval by New York State to offer a master’s degree in Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems beginning this summer.
  • UB grad programs ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report
    3/13/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Several University at Buffalo graduate and professional degree programs have been recognized as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” released today.
  • UB’s “Best Value” Rank Improves, Kiplinger’s says
    12/27/12
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo’s standing among colleges that provide a quality education at an affordable price continues to climb, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance.
  • Needs of Frail People and Vulnerable Elders to be Focus of New UB Institute
    12/12/12
    The University at Buffalo has announced the launch of a new international institute designed to meet the unique needs of one of the most vulnerable populations: persons with chronic illness, frailty and physical or cognitive impairments.
  • UB Nursing Travels Downstate to Care for Those in Aftermath of Sandy
    11/5/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing is on the frontlines of community service once again. This time, nursing faculty and students are helping the sick and injured during the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy downstate.
  • UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
    10/29/12
    University at Buffalo faculty members are available to discuss challenges relating to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, including threats to buildings, infrastructure and water supplies.
  • UB on Course to Address the Nursing Shortage in WNY
    10/25/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing was recently awarded a $695,000 U.S. Health Resources and Service (HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the purpose of increasing the number of advanced education nurses trained to practice as primary care providers and/or as nursing faculty
  • 'Pink Glove Dance Video' Premiere Hopes to Generate Funds for UB Breast Cancer Research
    10/11/12
    It's a win-win: a "star-studded" video premiere and the opportunity to generate enough votes to win $10,000 for University at Buffalo School of Nursing breast cancer research.
  • MEDIA ADVISORY; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral 'Comes Home' to Speak at UB on 9/11
    9/10/12

    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing will host a presentation by Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle on Sept. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. on UB's South Campus.

  • UB Nursing Dean Selected for Prestigious Leadership Program
    8/28/12
    Marsha Lewis, PhD, RN, professor and dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing was selected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for its inaugural class of nursing deans and senior faculty to participate in the first AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program.
  • The UB DNP: Faculty and Students on the Frontlines of Health
    7/20/12
    What kind of advanced degree is available to an RN who loves patient care?
  • Inspired by true stories: Two New UB Graduates Fight the Odds to Become Nurses
    5/11/12
    On Saturday, May 12, Jacob Madonia and My Lan N. Le will cross the stage at the University at Buffalo's School of Nursing commencement to get their diplomas in the last leg of a marathon whose finish line must have seemed, at times, impossible to cross.
  • UB Nursing Professor Invited to 'Join Forces' with First and Second Ladies
    5/1/12
    As part of their "Joining Forces" initiative, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden met with nurse leaders from 150 nursing organizations and 450 nursing schools who signed a pledge to educate current and future nurses to treat U.S. soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and depression, as well as other conditions caused by the physical and/or mental effects of battle.
  • UB Removes Obstacles to DNP Program for Nurses Near and Far
    4/26/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing is addressing the need for more registered nurses with advanced degrees by making the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) more accessible to nurses in Western New York and New York State in three distinct ways.
  • UB Makes Four-Year Graduation Pledge to Incoming Freshman Students
    2/16/12
    University at Buffalo Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Bruce D. McCombe today announced the launch of a new program, Finish in 4, which pledges to provide entering UB freshmen with the academic resources they need to graduate in four years.
  • UB Nursing Gets Green Light for Online RN-BS Program
    2/9/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received approval by the State Education Department and the State University of New York to reinstate its 12-month online RN-BS program.
  • Culture Weighs Heavily on Chinese Caregivers over Nursing Home Placement, Study Finds
    1/12/12
    Chinese families must confront very specific cultural hurdles when placing a relative with dementia in a nursing home, according to a recently published UB study.
  • Murphy Named Director of Clinical and Translational Science Institute
    1/5/12

    Timothy F. Murphy, MD, has been named director of the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute, scheduled to open this May on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

  • Emory's Lewis Named New UB Nursing Dean
    12/15/11
    Marsha L. Lewis, PhD, RN, associate professor and associate dean for education in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.
  • First-of-Its-Kind Patient Simulation Center Opens at UB Health Sciences
    9/21/11
    The Behling Simulation Center—a state-of-the art facility where University at Buffalo health sciences students practice medical procedures on lifelike patient mannequins—held its grand opening Sept. 20.
  • Behling Patient Simulation Center Transforms Health Sciences Education at UB
    9/20/11
    Before treating their first, live human patient, University at Buffalo students in the five health sciences schools will be able to safely practice a full range of medical procedures, from inserting catheters and delivering babies to resuscitating injured patients, thanks to the new Behling Simulation Center, which holds its grand opening today.
  • Medical Students Learn About the Tragic Impact of Medical Errors
    8/31/11

    An addition to the curriculum this year gives all UB medical students a close-up look at the human toll of medical errors.

  • From Healing to Hospice: UB Social Work Researcher Adding to the Shift Toward a Good and Compassionate Death
    7/19/11
    University at Buffalo School of Social Work Professor Deborah P. Waldrop has seen people die. Too often, their lives have ended in pain and despair, spending their final days in an alienating institutional environment, just another patient in an impersonal progression that leads to what she calls "reciprocal suffering" for families who also watch their loved ones die.
  • Graduate Student Making the World a Safer Place for Women
    7/7/11
    When Eman Abu Sabbah, a first-year PhD candidate in nursing at the University at Buffalo, discusses domestic violence against women in Jordan her body is still and her voice is steady, but her eyes shine with a laser-like intensity. A 2011 recipient of a prestigious Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) grant, Sabbah has been working to help women in her home country for years.
  • Cain Named to Expanded Role as Vice President for Health Sciences
    6/10/11

    Michael E. Cain, MD, has been named vice president for health sciences in addition to continuing in his role as dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

  • To Keep Patients Safe, Innovative UB Nursing Course Teaches Students to Speak Up
    6/10/11
    Every time you are admitted to a hospital, you place your life in the hands of health care professionals. You trust them to provide the best treatment for you during your stay. You have no other choice.
  • American Cancer Society Funds UB Program to Help Women Cope with Breast Cancer
    5/12/11
    The breast cancer pretreatment period -- the time during which a woman is diagnosed, meets with physicians and awaits initial treatment -- can be extremely distressing, lonely and confusing. Research demonstrates that approximately one-third of women diagnosed with breast cancer will develop symptoms such as depression and post-traumatic stress at some point in the course of their illness. These symptoms may continue for up to 20 years after diagnosis.
  • Team Grassroots Gardens: Sharing Stories to Celebrate a Mission
    4/20/11
    A team in our very own sophomore living learning community is planning a project that will help a local organization celebrate and communicate their amazing impact on the Buffalo community. Kateryna (Kat) Semenova (computer science and cognitive science, left), Emmalee Sherman (intended nursing, middle) and Abby Grabowski (biomedical engineering, right) were all looking for ways to make a difference and gravitated towards Grassroots Gardens and its mission.
  • Flexible, Patient-centered Approach Can Help Vets Better Manage Chronic Mental Illness, Study Suggests
    1/25/11
    For veterans who have returned from conflicts overseas, fighting mental illness once home can be overwhelming. Often there are multiple medications prescribed for specific times throughout the day and adding to that are the medications that must be taken for chronic physical problems.
  • Distinguished Nursing Alumna to Present Margaret A. Nelson Inaugural Lecture
    1/5/11
    Anne Skelly, PhD, RN, ANP-C, associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a University at Buffalo School of Nursing distinguished alumna, will present the inaugural Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 4 in 114 Wende Hall on UB's South Campus.
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program Approved by State
    11/16/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received New York State Education Department approval to offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) program.
  • UB School of Nursing Celebrates its 75th Anniversary
    11/10/10
    In 1936, at a time when 125 out of every 1,000 Americans were high school graduates and 23 out of every 1,000 Americans were college graduates, the Division of Nursing within the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine was established. Four years later, it became independent, making it the university's 12th school.
  • For Chinese Families, Alzheimer's Presents Unique Cultural Challenges
    11/8/10
    If dementia were a country, its economy would rank 18th between Turkey and Indonesia. The total estimated global cost of dementia in 2010 is slated to be $604 billion, according to Alzheimer's Disease International. The sharpest increase in the 35.6 million people across the world with dementia is now occurring in rapidly developing regions -- especially in China.
  • Stimulus Funding to Update Patient Simulation Center at School of Nursing
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant of $297,491 to fund enhancements within its Patient Simulation Center (PSC).
  • Nurse Educator, Developer of the DEU, to Present 2010 Bullough Lecture
    10/12/10
    Kay Edgecombe, RN, BN, MN, known internationally for her development of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), will present the University at Buffalo School of Nursing's 14th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
  • Nursing Shortage to Be Addressed by Grant to School of Nursing
    9/16/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing in collaboration with the Catholic Health System, Erie County Medical Center, Kaleida Health and Roswell Park Cancer Institute has received a John R. Oishei Foundation grant of $100,000 to support the start-up for the Western New York Center for Nursing Workforce and Quality (WNY CNWQ).
  • Thoughts Matter Immediately after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis, According to UB Study
    9/9/10
    What goes through a woman's mind when she first hears the words, "You have breast cancer"? One in eight women will hear those words at some point in their lives and yet very little research has been conducted about women's thoughts at this early stage before treatment or surgery.
  • UB School of Nursing Gets $1.47 Million to Educate More Future PhDs
    9/2/10
    Nursing faculty are in short supply nationally and this shortage is directly linked to the inability of schools of nursing to prepare enough entry level and advanced practice nurses to meet demands. The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a $1.47 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to fund a program over the next three years that helps maximize the capacity to educate future PhD nurse faculty.
  • Study Describes Birthing Differences in Somali, Sudanese and U.S Women
    8/31/10
    Traditions surrounding childbirth are an intrinsic part of a culture, and when people emigrate and cultures intersect, fundamental beliefs surrounding labor and delivery can collide.
  • Researchers Challenge Myth of the Well-Adjusted Asian American
    8/18/10
    Two University at Buffalo researchers are challenging the "myth of the well-adjusted Asian American," detailing how members of one of the country's fastest-growing ethnic groups face crucial disadvantages preventing them from receiving quality health care taken for granted by other, more culturally assimilated Americans.
  • Davina Porock Named Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship in UB School of Nursing
    8/5/10
    Davina Porock, PhD., has been named professor and associate dean of research and scholarship in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, appointed by Jean K. Brown, PhD, FAAN, dean of the school.
  • UB School of Nursing Wins Scholarship Grant to Boost Diversity and Help Displaced Workers
    7/15/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received an $80,000 scholarship grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to expand enrollment and increase diversity among students seeking to receive a nursing degree through accelerated nursing programs.
  • UB's School of Nursing Celebrates New Home and Ongoing Commitment to 21st Century Nursing Education
    3/16/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing welcomed guests to its new home at a grand opening reception today that included tours of its new clinical facilities in Wende Hall on UB's South Campus.
  • UB Study Explores How Women Make Decisions About Breast Cancer Surgery
    10/26/09
    For women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. Most studies investigating how women make this choice have surveyed women months and sometimes even years after their decision was made. Recently, however, the publication of a new University at Buffalo study, one of the few to focus on the time period between women's breast cancer diagnosis and surgery, provides insight into what women are thinking when faced with this decision.
  • Stress and Depression Worsen Childhood Asthma, UB Researchers Show
    7/10/09
    Young people with asthma have nearly twice the incidence of depression compared to their peers without asthma, and studies have shown that depression is associated with increased asthma symptoms and, in some cases, death.
  • Nurses With a Second Degree Could Impact Workforce
    1/23/09
    As the United States continues to experience a nursing shortage that is expected to grow to one million nurses by 2016, a new research study highlights a pool of potential candidates who could alleviate the shortage in an economical way.
  • Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Impairs Infants' Response to Stress, UB Study Shows.
    1/20/09
    Infants exposed prenatally to cocaine react more emotionally to stress and appear to have fewer stress-reducing coping strategies than infants with no cocaine exposure, researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) have shown.
  • Identifying Firefighters at Risk of Heart Attack While on the Job is Goal of UB Study
    12/18/08
    The most frequent cause of death among firefighters is not flames: It's their hearts. Forty-four percent of U.S. firefighters who died on duty in 2007 succumbed to a heart attack, based on data from the U.S. Fire Administration. That figure is twice the number of cardiovascular deaths among on-duty police officers.
  • New Clinical Education Model Piloted by Nursing School May Help Ease Shortages
    11/20/08
    The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo is testing an innovative approach to clinical nurse education developed at Flinders University of Australia that should improve the chronic shortage of qualified clinical faculty to train the students.
  • Internationally Known Author, Nursing Researcher to Present 2008 Bullough Lecture
    10/14/08
    Patricia E. Benner, Ph.D., an internationally known nurse-researcher and lecturer, will present the UB School of Nursing's 12th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
  • Home-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Relieves IBS Symptoms
    6/25/08
    Persons with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can relieve their symptoms as effectively by following a self-administered, at-home cognitive behavioral program as they can by undergoing a 10-week in-office program administered by a trained therapist, a new pilot study has shown.
  • UB Physician, UCLA Colleague Criticize TV Ad Campaign
    5/14/08
    A "direct-to-consumer" advertising (DTCA) campaign shown on network television over the past six months touting the benefits of a specific stent device used to prop open clogged arteries should be viewed as "potentially deceptive," asserts a commentary co-authored by a University at Buffalo cardiologist in the current on-line issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • Master's Degree Program in Rehabilitation Counseling Offered Online
    3/14/08
    A new University at Buffalo online master's degree program in rehabilitation counseling combines the practical advantage of outstanding job prospects with the opportunity to make a lasting difference in people's lives. The new program is the first counseling program at the university to be offered completely online, allowing UB staff to aim for non-traditional students throughout the state, country and the world.
  • Grant Expands UB/NYU Study of Nurses' Work Decisions
    3/12/08
    Keeping newly licensed nurses working in the profession is critical to solving the chronic nursing shortage experienced across the U.S., an issue nursing researchers at the University at Buffalo and New York University have been studying since 2005.
  • Jean Brown Named Dean of UB School of Nursing
    2/1/08
    Jean K. Brown, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, professor and interim dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, has been named dean of the school following a national search, it was announced today by David L. Dunn, M.D., Ph.D., UB vice president for health sciences.
  • Nurses Describe Dedication, Frustration Associated with Their Jobs
    9/18/07
    "We are the bouncers, the bodyguards, the 'shotgun' riders, the overseers, the maitre d's, the stewards, the organizers, the managers and leaders for the patient . . . Often we are the only thing between them and a sentinel event. See us, hear us, feel us." Welcome to the nurse's world, through the words of those who live there.
  • New Nurses Report Significant Job Stress, Need for Better Management
    8/29/07
    What keeps a newly licensed nurse on the job? Answers to that question are important to hospitals across the U.S., many of which are confronting serious nursing shortages. Based on results of a study to be published in the May 2007 issue of American Journal of Nursing, the top two priorities for hospitals to address the retention issue are improving nursing management and taking steps to reduce on-the-job stress.
  • Focus on Older Nurses May Be Key to Solving Nursing Shortage
    8/16/07
    The acute shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. could be lessened by adopting tactics used successfully in other segments of the economy, including sweetening incentives for experienced nurses to stay on the job and enticing nurses who have left the profession back into the market, a new study proposes.
  • UB Nursing Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    6/15/07
    Fourteen students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards and scholarships at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB, JCC Sign Dual Admission Program Agreement
    2/23/07
    The University at Buffalo and Jamestown Community College have signed a new dual admission program agreement designed to assist the transfer experience and increase the number of students transferring to UB with completed JCC associate degrees that include prerequisites for parallel degree programs at UB.
  • Jean Brown Named Interim Dean of UB School of Nursing
    11/28/06
    Jean K. Brown., Ph.D., professor and associate dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was named interim dean of the nursing school Nov. 14 following the resignation due to illness of Mecca S. Cranley, Ph.D.
  • Mecca S. Cranley, Dean of School of Nursing, Dies at 67
    11/22/06
    Mecca S. Cranley, Ph.D., dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing since 1991, died Nov. 20 in the hospice unit at Sister's Hospital in Buffalo, surrounded by her family. The cause was multiple myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow. She was 67.
  • Cranley, UB's "Senior Dean," Stepping Down as Dean of School of Nursing
    10/26/06
    Mecca S. Cranley, Ph.D., who has served as dean of UB's School of Nursing since 1991, has announced that she is stepping down at the end of the current academic year.
  • UB Effort to Address Chronic Nursing Shortage
    7/14/06
    An innovative accelerated bachelor's-degree program in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing designed to address the chronic nursing shortage will expand and focus on meeting the needs of underserved urban and rural areas under a three-year, $1.36 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • UB Nursing Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    6/14/06
    Eleven students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards and scholarships at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB Nursing Grad Wins National Scholarship
    3/13/06
    Sara Rivera-Riemer of Tonawanda, a 2003 graduate of the University at Buffalo's School of Nursing, is one of five persons selected to receive a 3-year, $75,000 scholarship to complete doctoral training in nursing at UB.
  • "Hospital at Home" Offers Quality Care, Less Cost
    12/15/05
    Being hospitalized can be a traumatic experience, especially for older persons. Hospitals are noisy, disorienting, full of strangers and infections often spread among patients. Now a new study has shown that for older persons with certain acute conditions, hospital-level care can be provided at home for less money and with fewer clinical complications than in-hospital care.
  • New Way to Assess Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Studied
    11/14/05
    A new study being conducted in the University at Buffalo is expected to make it easier for clinicians to predict those at high risk of experiencing sudden cardiac death, which results from disruption of normal heart rhythm, and who would benefit from a life-saving implantable defibrillator.
  • Study to Track Career Changes of New Nurses
    10/19/05
    Carol S. Brewer, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing at the University at Buffalo and a specialist in nursing labor issues, has received $440,000 to study the reasons behind the critical shortage of nurses across the U.S through research funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  • Nursing Journal Editor to Present Bullough Lecture
    9/15/05
    Diana J. Mason, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing, will deliver the Ninth Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in the Center for Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Archives Mark Acquisition Of Eva Noles Collection
    9/12/05
    The University at Buffalo Library Archives recently acquired the papers of Eva M. Noles, R.N., already a historic figure in 1939 when she became the first black nurse to be trained in Buffalo.
  • $1.2M Grant Will Train Nurses in Addiction Problems
    8/11/05
    The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo will incorporate specialized training in addictive disorders and mental-health conditions into its family nurse practitioner program this fall, making it one of the first nursing schools to offer such training for primary-care nurses.
  • Research on Rural Seniors, Physical Activity Earns 2-year Fellowship
    7/7/05
    Research by Sherry Pomeroy, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing on physical activity among rural older adults has earned her a $120,000, two-year postdoctoral fellowship in a national competition funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.
  • Bequest Gift to Endow Nursing Research at UB
    5/27/05
    A bequest gift by the late Helen E. Popa, an alumna of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, will support the work of the school's Center for Nursing Research in the UB School of Nursing through the Helen E. Popa Nursing Research Fund.
  • Nursing Students Honored at Commencement
    5/27/05
    Eleven students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Easing the Anxiety of Pregnancy After Miscarriage
    4/15/05
    Pregnancy for most women means joyous anticipation of the birth of a baby, day-dreaming about the child, preparing the nursery, accepting congratulations from friends. For some pregnant women, however, feeling joy is a psychological luxury they can't afford. These are women who after one, sometimes many, miscarriages, stillbirths or newborn deaths, are pregnant again. UB's Denise Cote-Arsenault is one of the few researchers to study the field. of pregnancy after perinatal loss.
  • UB School of Nursing Honors Graduates at Commencement
    6/3/04
    Ten students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Fuld Trust Awards UB Nursing School $500,000 Endowment
    2/10/04
    The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo is one of 10 nursing schools in the U.S. chosen by the Helene Fuld Health Trust to receive a major endowment to fund student scholarships.
  • UB Designs New Program to Meet Demand for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
    10/31/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing will inaugurate a new program in January to prepare nurses to be psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners, one of the most in-demand and financially rewarding of nursing specialties.
  • Panel Headed by UB Researcher Sets Guidelines for Healthy Living, Increasing Longevity for Cancer Survivors
    10/31/03
    Is exercise good or bad for cancer survivors? Should they eat hearty or restrict calories to speed recovery and prevent recurrence? Is a glass of wine a bad thing? A UB nursing professor headed a panel established by the American Cancer Society to answer these and many other questions concerning what persons who have survived cancer can do to lower their risk of recurrence and how those living with cancer can experience life to the fullest.
  • $1 Million Grant to UB Nursing School Funds New Nursing Programs to Meet Chronic Nurse Shortages, Need for Nursing Faculty
    9/12/03
    Yvonne Scherer, Ed.D., associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo, has received a $1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to support new academic programs aimed at alleviating the chronic shortage of skilled nurses and nursing faculty.
  • UB Nursing School Launches Fast-Track Degree for College Graduates Who Want to Become Nurses
    8/28/03
    In an innovative approach to easing the chronic nursing shortage, the School of Nursing at the University of Buffalo, in partnership with the Catholic Health System and the Kaleida Health System, is launching a fast-track degree program that allows persons who hold a bachelor's degree in another field to receive a bachelor's of science in nursing in 12 months.
  • UB School of Nursing Honors Graduates at Commencement
    6/6/03
    Eleven students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB Community Rallies to Provide Textbooks to War-Ravaged Medical School in Afghanistan
    7/12/02
    Members of the University at Buffalo community, at the request of a UB alumnus who was serving with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in Afghanistan, have joined the international effort to improve medical care in Kabul and the surrounding area by donating and shipping 40 boxes of medical textbooks to the war-torn region.
  • U.S. For-Profit Hospitals Show Higher Mortality Rates Than Non-Profits, U.S.-Canadian Analysis Shows
    5/27/02
    A study of data from more than 26,000 U.S. hospitals covering outcomes of 38 million patients has shown that people treated in private for-profit hospitals in the U.S. have a greater risk of dying than those cared for in private not-for-profit hospitals.