The Latest News from the School of Nursing

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.
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.

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