Diversity Latest Stories

NP student talks to two standardized patient actors in an experiential learning classroom, designed to simulate a patient room.
Friday, Jan 3, 2025
Creating Safe Spaces: Simulation Training Helps Future NPs Discuss Sexual Health with Empathy, Skill
Clinicians need practice getting comfortable broaching the topic of sexual health. UR Nursing researchers and simulation educators are helping NP students start the conversation.

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Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025
UR Nursing Research Champions Family Caregivers
Family caregivers don’t always receive the care they need for their own health. Here’s how UR Nursing researchers hope to change that.

HEED Health Professions logo, centered over a photo of the School of Nursing front entrance and flower garden.
Thursday, Oct 3, 2024
UR Nursing Recognized with Top Diversity Award for 8th Consecutive Year
The School's eighth Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is a testament to ongoing work being done to incorporate principles of DEI across its education, research, and practice missions.

Collage of headshots of the seven alumni inducted as ADLN Fellows: Wharton, Barnes, Sullivan-Marx, Nelson, Fletcher, Harris, Conyers; top right corner shows ADLN logo.
Wednesday, Jul 17, 2024
Seven UR Nursing Alumni, Faculty Recognized as Top Diversity Leaders by NBNA
The National Black Nurses Association recognized several UR Nursing alumni in its inaugural class of Academic Diversity Leaders in Nursing.

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Friday, Apr 12, 2024
Bettering Black Maternal Health Outcomes: UR Nursing Alumna Dr. Kamila Barnes Discusses Nurses’ Role
It’s important for nurses to understand that they have the power to make changes that improve outcomes, said Barnes, a longtime maternal health and reproductive justice advocate.

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Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024
What Does Health Equity Really Mean? UR Nursing Experts Break It Down
Two nursing and public health leaders define health equity, community-engaged research, population health, and social determinants of health in their own words.

Graphic shows the HEED Health Professions Award logo over an autumn photo of the UR School of Nursing with orange and red flowers planted outside the front entrance.
Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023
UR Nursing Receives 7th Consecutive Excellence in Diversity Award
UR Nursing was one of 15 nursing schools across the U.S. to be recognized as a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion.

Mitchell Wharton
Saturday, Oct 7, 2023
Mitchell Wharton Inducted as Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
Mitchell Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVE, an accomplished educator, researcher, and clinician at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing’s 2023 class of fellows at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. 

Thursday, Jul 27, 2023
Guest Essay: Celebrating the Right to Feel Joy in My Identity
Peter Bertoldo, staff diversity officer, reflects on all the wonderful things that happened when he found a sense of belonging in the LGBTQ+ community.

Jonathan Wetherbee waves a rainbow progress flag at the Rochester Pride Parade.
Thursday, Jul 27, 2023
Guest Essay: This Pride Feels Different
Staff diversity officer Jonathan Wetherbee reflects on his first Pride Month as a father, and how growing political division has made this year's Pride feel different.

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Thursday, Jul 27, 2023
In the Name of Pride
The UR Nursing Council for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion talks about the origins and significance of Pride Month for its summer newsletter.

Assistant Professor Dee Dee Rutigliano leads an exercise with East High scholars in one of the School of Nursing's simulation suites.
Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023
From High School to Health Care: East High Partnership Creates Pathway for Teens
A collaboration with East High is introducing Rochester teens to the possibilities within a nursing career and expanding diversity in the health care workforce.

Martez Smith
Friday, Mar 17, 2023
PhD Candidate Martez Smith Receives UR Presidential Diversity Award
Martez Smith, a sexual health researcher and social worker who has dedicated his life to HIV care and prevention, is a recipient of the Change Maker Award

Group photo of RBNA award winners
Monday, Jul 25, 2022
UR Nursing Alumni, Faculty Win Local, National Black Nurses Association Awards
School of Nursing students, alumni, and faculty earned awards from the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) and its Rochester chapter (RBNA).

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Thursday, Apr 28, 2022
Diversity Feature: A History of Muslims in America
The Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness shares a history of Muslims in America and their extensive existence in the formation of this nation.

Mitchell Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS
Monday, Feb 28, 2022
Wharton Co-Authors Article on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Academic Nursing
Achieving equity within health care starts with the increase of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners in academic nursing.

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Thursday, Oct 11, 2018
School of Nursing Repeat Winner of Excellence in Diversity Award
For the second straight year, the University of Rochester School of Nursing has been selected to receive the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The UR School of Nursing is one of 11 schools of nursing across the country – and the only one from New York or New England – to be awarded the only national honor recognizing U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing, osteopathic, and allied health schools that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Diversity Feature: The Changing Face of Nursing
At the vanguard among its peers in higher education, the University of Rochester School of Nursing makes it a top priority to create a learning environment that mirrors the changing demographics of the world outside its walls. Meet some of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni whose life experiences contribute to the school’s inclusionary culture and broaden the spectrum of health care professionals who will care for tomorrow’s patients.

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