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Research at the School of Nursing

From discovery to real-world solutions, our researchers lead studies that transform care and promote better health in every community.

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Areas of research

Sexual Health & HIV

Improving sexual health and HIV-related outcomes with a focus on marginalized and vulnerable populations.

Oncology & Palliative Care

Transforming cancer research to a wellness-focused model and improving the quality of patients' lives.

Healthy Aging

Preventing and managing chronic illness in vulnerable older adults, including implications of stress for healthy aging.

Cardiac Care

Improving treatment and working toward solutions to today’s most pressing issues in cardiac care.

Parent-Child, Adolescent, & Transgenerational Health

Improving health from pregnancy through adolescence and young adulthood. 

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Why research at the School of Nursing?

Improving health outcomes is a central objective at the University of Rochester. Our researchers seek to eliminate health disparities through close partnerships with communities as part of a leading academic health system. Here, nursing scientists conduct their work in a supportive and inclusive environment where different perspectives and innovative ideas thrive.

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By the numbers

#1

Regional leader

The only academic health system in the region, advancing cutting-edge care, education, and research.

R1

Research institution

Ranked among the nation’s most research-intensive universities, driving innovation and discovery at scale.

5

Areas of research excellence

Focused on high-impact research in sexual health, oncology, healthy aging, cardiac care, and parent-child health.

Quotation Mark

At the School of Nursing, we are a close, collaborative community of scholars, well connected to the extraordinary resources of the University of Rochester and Medical Center. Our faculty, trainees, and partners are advancing discoveries that change healthcare and improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities—here in Rochester, nationally, and around the globe.

Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN

Senior Associate Dean for Research

About our research
Quotation Mark

At the School of Nursing, we are a close, collaborative community of scholars, well connected to the extraordinary resources of the University of Rochester and Medical Center. Our faculty, trainees, and partners are advancing discoveries that change healthcare and improve outcomes for individuals, families, and communities—here in Rochester, nationally, and around the globe.

Sally A. Norton, PhD, RN, FNAP, FPCN, FAAN

Senior Associate Dean for Research

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University-wide research

The University of Rochester is a Tier 1 research university—a place where students, faculty, and staff conduct some of the highest volume of research activity in the U.S. Discover the University’s research mission and areas of impact.

Research across the University

Healthcare research

The University of Rochester Medical Center is home to more than 3,000 people dedicated to scientific research, where medical and nursing research is interconnected with our teaching and learning mission and the delivery of cutting-edge clinical care. Discover how these efforts have improved human health locally, in the region, and across the globe.

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