The Latest News from the School of Nursing

  • The UB School of Nursing Partnering on "3 E" Funded Initiatives
    9/1/14
    Three “E” programs are designed to spur collaborative initiatives that advance the university’s international stature and student experience. The “3 E’s” are Excellence, Engagement and Efficiency and serve to guide the mission and vision of the university.
  • UB Student Recipient of McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship
    8/19/14
    Renee Biedlingmaier, MS, RN, a UB School of Nursing DNP student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship for 2014. 
  • Supporting veterans and their families
    7/31/14

    “Joining Forces-UB” will serve local veterans and their families by teaching social workers and nurses how they can better care for and respond to veterans’ needs.

  • UB ‘Joining Forces’ collaboration aims to improve the lives of veterans, military families
    7/28/14

    A collaboration between the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work and School of Nursing will serve local veterans and families by teaching social workers and nurses how they can better care for and respond to veterans’ needs.

  • Five named UB Distinguished Professors
    7/24/14

    Five faculty members representing the health sciences and engineering have been named University at Buffalo Distinguished Professors for 2014. The appointments are effective Sept. 1.

  • Federal grant to fund training
    7/24/14

    The School of Nursing has received nearly $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide financial assistance to students in advanced nursing programs leading to a doctor of nursing practice degree.

  • $700,000 HRSA grant to train UB advanced practice nurses
    7/23/14
    The doctor of nursing practice degree (DNP) is generally considered the wave of the future in nursing. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) proposed in 2005 that the DNP would be the standard for advanced practice nursing (APN) by 2015.
  • Post-discharge telephone calls may reduce hospital readmissions
    7/21/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It’s an all too familiar story: a patient—specifically a patient with chronic disease—goes into the hospital to get well and is discharged only to be readmitted within 30 days. Medicare spends $15 billion a year on readmissions alone.
  • AHRQ grant to fund study of hospital readmissions
    7/17/14

    The School of Nursing has received a grant to study post-follow-up coordination between patients and their primary care physician.

  • Five named UB Distinguished Professors
    7/10/14

    Five faculty members representing the health sciences and engineering have been named UB Distinguished Professors for 2014.

  • ECMC Names UB Alumna Nurse of Distinction
    7/1/14
    A record crowd of nearly 1,500 guests joined the ECMC Community in celebrating the difference between healthcare and true care.
  • Linda Steeg, NP of the Year
    6/19/14
    Nominated by her professional colleagues in the Western New York, UBSON faculty member Linda L. Steeg was awarded the Mary M. Kontos Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award for 2014.
  • Sixth Salute to UB Authors
    5/13/14
    Davina Porock, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship for UB School of Nursing was among those honored at the Sixth Salute to UB Authors held May 5th in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts.
  • UB celebrates nurses
    5/1/14

    In honor of National Nurses Week, the UB Reporter asked members of the university community to tell a story about how a nurse or nursing care has affected their lives.

  • Sigma Research Day
    4/15/14
    The Research and Scholarly Activities Conference is an annual event sponsored by the WNY Professional Nurses Association and the local chapters of Sigma Theta Tau.
  • Pamela Paplham receives ONS Excellence in BMT Award
    4/15/14
    Pamela Paplham, DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC is the recipient of the 2014 ONS Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation Award to be given out at the Oncology Nursing Society’s Annual Congress on May 1 in Anaheim, California.
  • SUNY Tools of Engagement Project Awards
    4/9/14
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing faculty and Teaching Assistants took part in the Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP), a SUNY-wide initiative for on-demand Discovery Learning Professional Development designed to encourage faculty and staff to explore emerging technologies.
  • UB medical team to deliver primary care to patients with serious mental illnesses
    3/31/14

    The University at Buffalo is bringing primary health care directly to individuals with serious mental illness in the same facility where they receive psychiatric care.

  • Media Advisory: Nursing expert on diabetes to present the Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
    3/27/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York University will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • Nursing expert on diabetes to present the 2014 Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
    3/20/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York University will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • U.S. News & World Report ranks UB grad programs among best in nation
    3/20/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. –The results are in: 34 University at Buffalo graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” published today.
  • Davina Porock receives Visionary Innovator Award
    3/10/14
    Davina Porock, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship at UB School of Nursing received a Visionary Innovator Award for developing three research instruments designed to measure the quality of person-centered care in long term care facilities from the perspectives of staff, family and residents.
  • Pam Paplham receives ASBMT Lifetime Achievement Award
    3/3/14
    Pamela Paplham,  DNP, AOCNP, FNP-BC, Clinical Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received the American Society of Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant NP/PA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014 on March 1st at their annual conference.
  • Better than a day at the beach
    2/27/14

    Nursing students spent their winter break providing health care to poor families in Belize and Peru.

  • Mimi Haskins Honorary Faculty Coach for the Day
    2/24/14
    Mimi Haskins, MS, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, was honored as one of the Faculty Honorary Coaches by UB professional staff for her significant contributions in nursing as well as to the University at the UB Bulls men’s basketball game on March 1, 2014.  Mimi was also instrumental in planning a very successful School of Nursing Day at Alumni Arena prior to the Men's Basketball game.