School of Nursing researchers will explore how to address disparities in alcohol and drug abuse among sexual minority youth, thanks to a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Tania Von Visger, PhD, RN, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, was selected for a 2022-23 Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Pilot Studies Award in the amount of $38,940.
Janelle Garcia’s entire family are nurses. So it was no surprise when she chose to enter the field herself. What she didn’t expect, however, was that her nursing journey would lead her to the America’s Got Talent finals during a global pandemic – for choir singing.
School of Nursing faculty and staff will share their knowledge related to addressing health disparities at three national events to be held in November and December of this year.
As of the time of this interview in April 2021, 216 million people had been vaccinated in the U.S., including 5.74 million in New York state, and 242,050 Monroe County, New York.
Deepa Khanal, BS ’21, was a high school student and participant in the Upward Bound program waiting for the bus at the UB South campus train station when she spotted Hemanta Adhikari, BS ’20.
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing welcomes new faculty members Alyssa Weissinger, DNP ‘19, RN, PMHN-BC, Sophia Overton, MSEd, RN, and Tania Von Visger, PhD, APRN, CNS, CCNS, PCCN.
Nursing PhD student Nouf Alanazi was co-author on a systematic review that was published in the September 2021 issue of the journal Supportive Care in Cancer.
The UB Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention will explore creating environments that promote bystander intervention during its 10th annual conference.
The purpose of the column is to guide new nurses on providing affirming care to transgender and gender diverse patients, addressing a gap in undergraduate nursing curricula across the nation.
Carolyn Farrell, PhD, MS ‘84, BS ‘71, knew she wanted to earn a master’s degree in genetic counseling. But there were only six such programs across the U.S. — with the closest in the New York City area. Given her life in Buffalo with three young children, she knew none of those programs were feasible.
