The Latest News from the School of Nursing

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.

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.

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.”

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?

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. 

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.

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.”

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

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.

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. 

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

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

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

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 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.

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.