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.
Tuesday, Oct 8, 2024 PhD Student Lea Brown Receives NEF Scholarship Brown, a researcher and nursing leader with more than 25 years of experience, studies the relationship between nurse competency assessment and patient outcomes.
Monday, Apr 15, 2024 UR Nursing Researchers Present, Earn Prizes at ENRS Faculty, staff, and doctoral students from the UR Nursing presented their latest research and earned regional recognition at the annual Eastern Nursing Research Society Scientific Sessions.
Monday, Dec 18, 2023 UR Nursing’s Abu-Ba’are Leads $2.3M Study on Improving HIV Prevention, Care in Ghana A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has earned a $2.3 million National Institutes of Nursing Research grant to address stigma and discrimination related to HIV, sexual orientation, and gender expression and improve health outcomes among those who are most disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in Ghana.
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, Mar 23, 2023 PhD Students, Faculty Represent UR Nursing at ENRS Scientific Sessions A team of PhD students and faculty represented the University of Rochester School of Nursing at the Eastern Nursing Research Society's (ENRS) 2023 Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia on March 23 and 24.
Wednesday, Jul 27, 2022 Blaakman Selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing Susan Blaakman, a nationally certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and longtime faculty member at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, has been selected to join the American Academy of Nursing’s 2022 class of fellows. A professor of clinical nursing and specialty director of the family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program, Blaakman is among 250 distinguished nurse leaders representing 35 states and 17 countries chosen for the academy’s largest cohort to date.
Tuesday, Jun 21, 2022 Marie Flannery to Direct UR Nursing PhD Program Marie Flannery, PhD, RN, has been named director of the University of Rochester School of Nursing’s PhD program, succeeding longtime director Bethel Powers, PhD, RN, FSAA, FGSA, who is retiring in July. “Assuming the position of director of the PhD program is an honor,” said Flannery.
Thursday, Jun 9, 2022 SON Postdoc Honored with Distinguished Dissertation Award Sukardi Suba, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, was recently recognized with the 2022 Distinguished Dissertation Award in Nursing from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. His dissertation was selected based on the criteria for its distinctive scholarliness, innovation, and important contribution of the dissertation to the discipline of nursing.
Thursday, Apr 28, 2022 PhD Student Dillon Dzikowicz Honored with Edward Peck Curtis Award Dillon J. Dzikowicz, an instructor and PhD student at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, has been named a recipient of the University of Rochester Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student. The award, established in 1984, recognizes graduate students who excel in advancing the teaching mission of the University by providing highly skilled and innovative instruction to undergraduate students.
Monday, Mar 7, 2022 Mary G. Carey Selected as Honoree of 2022 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, an associate professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center at Strong Memorial Hospital, has been selected as an honoree of the Sigma Theta Tau’s 2022 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
Monday, Dec 20, 2021 UR Nursing Researcher Receives Grant to Study Home Health Care Disparities Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, postdoctoral program director and assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, received an award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to improve infection control in home health care. The study, “Disparities in infection in home health and patients/caregivers’ perceptions (Dis-Infection in HHC),” is a five-year, over $2 million RO1 award. Wang and co-investigator Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor of nursing at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will investigate socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 cases and other infection events in home health care patients before and during the pandemic. Findings from the study will help develop a home-based infection prevention and control program.
Monday, Nov 29, 2021 Wharton Named President-Elect of ANAC’s Board of Directors Mitchell J. Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, University of Rochester School of Nursing’s associate dean for equity and inclusion, was named President-Elect of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Board of Directors.
Monday, Oct 4, 2021 Wharton Elected Secretary of AACN's DEI Leadership Network Mitchell Wharton, University of Rochester School of Nursing’s associate dean for equity and inclusion, has been elected to serve as secretary of a new American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) network focused on diversity issues. Wharton will serve as one of the members of the steering committee of AACN’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Network (DEILN).
Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021 Underhill-Blazey Chosen as American Academy of Nursing Fellow The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) announced that it has selected Meghan Underhill-Blazey, PhD, APRN, assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, into its 2021 Class of Fellows.
Wednesday, Aug 4, 2021 UR Nursing Associate Dean Serves as Journal's Guest Editor Mitchell J. Wharton, University of Rochester School of Nursing’s associate dean for equity and inclusion, served as a guest editor of a special edition of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. The issue focused on racism, discrimination, and health inequities associated with HIV and sexual and gender diversity.
Thursday, Jun 24, 2021 UR Nursing Scientist Receives Pilot Award to Simplify Medication Use Among Older Adults Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, assistant professor at University of Rochester School of Nursing, received a one-year pilot award from the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN), to improve the quality and outcomes of post-acute care and home health care for older adults with complex medical conditions who take multiple medications.
Thursday, Apr 29, 2021 UR School of Nursing Anticipates Return to Fully In-Person Learning in Fall The University of Rochester School of Nursing is making plans to return to fully in-person classroom learning beginning with the fall 2021 semester. School-wide safety protocols instituted during the pandemic, including mandatory masking, frequent hand washing, and daily health screenings, will continue for the 2021-22 academic year. Additionally, all School of Nursing undergraduate and graduate students who plan to enroll for the 2021-22 academic year will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Monday, Feb 22, 2021 NURSING Magazine: Shattering Glass Ceilings The installation of Kathi Heffner, PhD, and Vankee Lin, PhD, RN, as Wilson Professors was unlike any that had come before it. What made this event unique had nothing to do with the concessions made to a global pandemic, but with who was being honored.
Friday, Feb 19, 2021 YOTN Year-end Video Year of the Nurse year in review video with Kathy Rideout and Karen Davis
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 School of Nursing Elevates Wharton to Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion Mitchell J. Wharton, an accomplished educator, researcher, and clinician, has been named associate dean for equity and inclusion at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, The appointment shatters glass ceilings at the school. When he begins his new duties on a part-time basis on February 1, Wharton will be the first male and the first person from a group underrepresented in nursing to serve at the associate dean level of senior administration.
Monday, Oct 26, 2020 Rochester Academy of Medicine Recognizes Three UR Nursing Faculty Three members of the UR School of Nursing faculty are among a dozen URMC professors to be honored at the Rochester Academy of Medicine’s annual awards event on Oct. 27. members of the UR School of Nursing faculty are among a dozen URMC professors to be honored at the Rochester Academy of Medicine’s annual awards event on Oct. 27. Marianne Chiafery, Beth Palermo, and Tobie Olsan were each selected to be recognized at the academy’s annual meeting for their contributions to health care in the Rochester community.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 A tribute to all of our nurses Crisis tends to bring out the best of people, and that’s never been more true than during the COVID-19 pandemic, says University of Rochester Medical Center Chief Nursing Executive Karen Davis. She said she’s extremely proud of how well nurses have responded. “It’s been awe-inspiring to see how people have taken this on. We’re so fortunate to have the group of nurses and health care providers that we do here.”
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020 UR Nursing Makes Big Move in U.S. News Rankings The University of Rochester School of Nursing made a big move in the highest-profile rankings of master’s nursing programs. The school jumped nine places, landing at No. 26 in the 2021 Best Graduate Schools guide produced by U.S. News and World Report. The ranking is the school’s best showing in the publication since coming in at No. 29 in 2004, when nursing schools were featured on a quadrennial basis.
Monday, Feb 3, 2020 Mary Carey Named a ‘Health Care Hero’ by Rochester Business Journal Mary G. Carey, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, an associate professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and director of the Clinical Nursing Research Center at Strong Memorial Hospital, has been named a Health Care Hero by the Rochester Business Journal.
Thursday, Jan 9, 2020 Record-Breaking Enrollment Reflects Growing Nursing Workforce Needs The School of Nursing began its fall 2019 academic year by welcoming a record-breaking class of 235 new students. The most recent spike continues the substantial growth at the school where enrollment has increased more than 40 percent since 2016, from 529 to 742 students.
Monday, May 13, 2019 Celebrating 2019 School of Nursing Graduates This May, we celebrate University of Rochester School of Nursing degree candidates from our undergraduate and graduate programs.
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2019 Wang Selected for Provost's Furth Fund Award Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, an assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, was one of three promising scientists recently selected by Provost Rob Clark to receive the Valerie and Frank Furth Fund Award.
