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Group photo of ENRS participants holding a poster that says "#NursingScience"
Friday, Apr 11, 2025
UR Nursing Researchers Represent Rochester at ENRS Scientific Sessions
Rochester nurse scientists disseminated research on maternal and child health, palliative care, nursing workforce issues, and more in Philadelphia this spring.

Photo shows two men walking down a snowy sidewalk.
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.

Headshot of Lea Brown in a black shirt
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.

Three students hold bouquets of flowers in the School auditorium.
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024
UR Nursing Celebrates Fall Convocation, Recognizes Top Scholars
The annual tradition welcomes new and returning University of Rochester nursing students and honors student award winners.

Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024
Alumna Zhihong Zhang Receives AACN Nursing Science Award for Cancer Research
Zhang, who earned her PhD at the UR School of Nursing, hopes to improve cancer treatment for older adults.

Side-by-side grid of Lea Brown and Erin Vernetti's headshots.
Monday, Jul 22, 2024
Two UR Nursing PhD Students Selected as Jonas Scholars
The selective national program supports doctoral students who aspire to take on faculty roles and teach the next generation of nurses.

Group photo of UR Nursing researchers outside in Boston
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.

Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are
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.

Dillon Dzikowicz, Mary Carey and Sunita Pokhrel Bhattarai stand in front of a research poster at the AHA conference.
Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023
UR Nursing Researchers Recognized at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
UR Nursing cardiovascular nurse scientists earned the Research Article of the Year Award and an early career travel grant.

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. 

Photo of Zhihong Zhang holding her award certificate and a bouquet of flowers.
Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023
Convocation Welcomes New Students, Celebrates Award Winners
The annual ceremony celebrated new and returning students, and marked major milestones for the School of Nursing.

Portrait of Margaret Carno in front of a rainbow glass sculpture at Wilmot Cancer Institute.
Thursday, Jun 15, 2023
Professor Margaret-Ann Carno to Lead American Thoracic Society's Nursing Assembly
Professor Margaret-Ann Carno looks forward to lifting up future nursing leaders as she begins her term as chair-elect of the ATS Nursing Assembly.

Group at ENRS Conference
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. 

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

Wonkyung accepts an award at the School of Nursing auditorium.
Monday, Nov 14, 2022
MS-PhD Student Wonkyung Chang Receives U.S. Dept. of Health Fellowship
MS-PhD student Wonkyung Chang aims to improve mental health outcomes among minority populations through her research and practice as a psychiatric nurse.

Marie Flannery, PhD Program Director
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.

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