The Latest News from the School of Nursing

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.

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