The Latest News from the School of Nursing

  • Lessons from Ghana: Students expand cultural consciousness during medical mission
    1/2/24
    Just as the fall 2022 semester was winding down, and as Buffalo, New York, was facing a cold and snowy start to winter, three University at Buffalo School of Nursing students stepped into equatorial heat and sunshine. Danielle Cieri, Michael Pereira and Ryan Stehlin, all registered nurses and students in UB’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program, traveled to West Africa to provide health care and education to residents of Accra, Ghana, a region home to 4 million people and one of the fastest growing cities on the continent of Africa.
  • 2023 in review: A year of innovation, community service, scholarly excellence and more
    12/20/23

    From harnessing AI to help children with speech and language impairments to drilling through 1,600 feet of ice, UB's list of accomplishments in 2023 was nothing short of spectacular.

  • Attitude, dedication and honoring one’s roots
    12/20/23

    UB alumnus and Schomburg fellow Jeffrey Pimentel aims to improve health care for underserved populations.

  • Increasing lung cancer screening
    12/15/23

    A study funded by the CTSI Pilot Study program aims to increase screening in urban primary care settings.

  • Maeve Howett selected for national expert panel
    12/12/23

    The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has appointed Maeve Howett, associate dean for strategic initiatives in UB’s School of Nursing, to its Expert Panel on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health.

  • Grinslade selected for health equity expert panel
    12/5/23

    The American Academy of Nursing has appointed Susan Grinslade, associate director of UB’s Community Health Equity Research Institute and nursing clinical professor, to its Expert Panel on Health Equity. 

  • UB announces new effort to enhance and expand aging-related research
    12/1/23

    To address the increasingly urgent needs of the growing population of adults aged 65 years and older, UB will dedicate $4 million to aging-related research. 

  • Team Alice, UB’s study of medication harm in older adults, receives $1.95 million national grant
    11/15/23

    Funding to support interdisciplinary research into older patients’ journey throughout health care system

  • Expanding student simulation education
    10/24/23

    School of Nursing will use federal grant to leverage VR-based experiential education to meet the needs of rural and underserved populations.

  • Respite care unit aids people experiencing homelessness
    9/25/23

    The 13-bed facility in the Buffalo City Mission established by the School of Nursing provides shelter for homeless men released from hospitals.

  • UB ranks No. 36 among U.S. public colleges in latest U.S. News rankings
    9/18/23

    UB, New York’s flagship university, comes in at No. 36 among 227 public national universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges rankings.

  • New grant awarded to address maternal mortality, contraception among African refugees
    9/15/23
    Kafuli Agbemenu received a National Institutes of Health R21 grant award to support her work on reproductive health care in African refugees: “Developing and Testing a Smart Phone Based Contraceptive Use Educational Intervention for African Immigrant Women with Low Literacy.”
  • Sleep researcher to explore medical interventions to improve sleep, cognition
    9/15/23

    Carleara Weiss, a research assistant professor at UB and alumna of the School of Nursing’s PhD program, was awarded a K99 grant to study a potential low-cost intervention to improve sleep quality and cognition. 

  • Caitlin Nye awarded NLN Foundation scholarship
    9/13/23
    PhD student Caitlin Nye was selected as one of the recipients of the National League for Nursing Foundation for Nursing Education awards.
  • COVID brings isolation, loneliness to nursing homes
    8/25/23

    A new School of Nursing study says addressing the emotional needs of residents was as important as their physical care during the pandemic.

  • ‘Million Hearts’ initiative promotes heart health
    8/17/23

    A School of Nursing faculty member has revived the local arm of the CDC program, which brings health screenings to underserved areas.

  • Murphy family gift to address health inequities
    7/12/23

    The endowment from Tim and Vicki Murphy will support the Community Health Equity Research Institute and scholarships for nursing students. 

  • Susan Grinslade named American Academy of Nursing fellow
    7/6/23

    Grinslade’s work addresses health disparities and social determinants of health among underserved populations.

  • Susan Grinslade selected as AAN fellow
    6/29/23
    The American Nurses Association announced the induction of University at Buffalo School of Nursing clinical professor Susan Grinslade into its 2023 class of fellows.
  • HRSA awards additional funding for nurse anesthetist program
    6/20/23
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received four years of additional funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships Program. The $79,000 award will provide direct support to qualifying nurse anesthetist students.
  • Nursing students, faculty recognized by professional nurses organization
    6/15/23
    Iota Eta Eta celebrated nursing students and educators at their first annual scholarship dinner in May.
  • Student receives scholarship award from national holistic nurses organization
    6/14/23
    Michelle Kober, a second-year nursing PhD student, was one of three recipients of the 2023 Bea Alley Commemorative Scholarship Award for Students. The award was presented by the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) in Orlando, Florida, during their annual conference in early June.
  • UB experts available to discuss wildfire smoke
    6/8/23

    Experts can address health impacts, how pollution spreads, disaster resilience and more.

  • Helping students handle patient deaths
    6/5/23

    A patient simulation program for UB nursing students prepares them to deal with a sensitive, but common, workplace experience.

  • Students, alumni advocate for certified registered nurse anesthetists in Albany
    5/18/23
    University at Buffalo nurse anesthesia students and faculty, along with other certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) met with State Senators and Assemblymembers in the state capitol on May 10 to support scope of practice legislation for CRNAs.