News at ºüÀêÊÓÆµ
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Published:Two alumnae have contributed to support the College's faculty and graduate students in MS Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, respectively.
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Published:The new Journal of Critical Study of Communication and Disability is paving the way for open, global communication built on equity.
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Published:Joanne Corbin, PhD, joined ºüÀêÊÓÆµ on July 17, 2023, as dean of the University's School of Social Work.
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Published:Youth from marginalized communities should have wider exposure to sports, said Meredith Whitley, PhD.
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New Honors for Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer and University Professor Paul Moravec, DMA
CategoriesPublished:Prestigious grant supports new production of University Professor Paul Moravec's Underground Railroad opera.
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Published:In Money magazine's just-released “Best Colleges of America 2023," ºüÀêÊÓÆµ garnered a solid four-star rating for its educational quality, affordability and the earning power of its graduates.
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Published:ºüÀêÊÓÆµ celebrated three Fulbright Scholars last year from our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral classes. This year, three ºüÀêÊÓÆµ faculty have earned Fulbright honors—and one will become a prestigious Fulbright Program Adviser through the Fulbright Development Initiative.
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Published:The latest research on how sauropod dinosaurs reached their massive sizes, authored by Michael D’Emic, PhD, associate professor of biology, has overturned decades of thinking on the topic. His groundbreaking research has been covered globally and will appear in Scientific American in September.
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Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ‘12, Cites “Alarming" Patient Safety Statistics and Suggests Solutions
CategoriesPublished:During a May 11 webinar titled “Putting the Pieces Together for Safe, Effective Care,†College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ‘12, said that patient safety and quality of care are integral to positive patient outcomes in all healthcare settings but cautioned that adverse events are still occurring at what she called a “pretty alarming†rate.
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµ Recognized for Extraordinary Efforts by Colleges of Distinction and Phi Theta Kappa
CategoriesPublished:ºüÀêÊÓÆµ has been recognized for its exceptional student support initiatives, programs and postgraduate success by two prominent organizations: Colleges of Distinction and Phi Theta Kappa.
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Published:ºüÀêÊÓÆµ's simulation labs provide settings for future nurses to practice their skills.
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Published:Thanks to a grant from the Spencer Foundation, two faculty members from the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences will use technology to study the emotional atmosphere of school buildings.
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Published:Noting that some of his graduate nursing students had barriers to success—like tech skills or communication challenges—Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, launched the Equitable, Targeted and Structured Onboarding Program. Read about the success of this program, and how he is now collaborating with four other universities to replicate it.
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Faculty Excellence Awards
CategoriesPublished:2022–2023 Faculty Excellence Awards Recognize Professional Dedication in Arts and Sciences, Education and Health Sciences, and Psychology
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s 127th Commencement Ceremony Celebrates the 2,500 Members of the Class of 2023
CategoriesPublished:ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s Class of 2023 celebrated their accomplishments with family and friends at the University’s 127th Commencement ceremony on May 23 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
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Published:Just three years after earning a master's degree in creative writing, Robin Gow, MFA ‘20, has sold three books to major publishers.
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Published:The caring science approach in nursing is on the rise, said Jean Watson, PhD, a distinguished professor emerita and dean emerita, University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing, as she addressed 90-plus ºüÀêÊÓÆµ College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) attendees in an April 26 Zoom presentation.
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Published:Sauropods—including iconic long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus —were the largest animals ever to walk the Earth. No other dinosaur or land mammal even comes close. Now, a new ºüÀêÊÓÆµ study provides insights into how these supergiants achieved their record-breaking sizes over time. “It was previously thought that sauropods evolved their exceptional sizes independently a few times in…
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CNPH Presenters’ Topics at 2023 ENRS Conference Ranged From Palliative Care to Mental Health
CategoriesPublished:College of Nursing and Public Health faculty presented on a variety of topics at the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) 35th Annual Scientific Sessions, which took place March 23 and 24 in Philadelphia.
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Published:Following an extensive national search, Joanne Corbin, PhD, has been selected as the next dean of the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ School of Social Work. She will begin in her new role on July 17.
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Published:Beginning in Fall 2023, ºüÀêÊÓÆµ will offer a new interdisciplinary, 22-credit Museum Studies program to current and prospective undergraduate students.
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Published:What began in January 2023 as a visit by the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ College of Nursing and Public Health Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, to Mohammad Yunus in Bangladesh has since led to a lecture by the Nobel Prize laureate on March 21 on the ºüÀêÊÓÆµ campus—and now to a nursing school partnership agreement.
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Published:Philosophy may be seen as an area of academic speculation, but Shawn Kaplan, PhD, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Ethics and Public Policy program, researches how moral concerns affect current real-world issues.
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Published:ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s annual Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, better known as Research Day, celebrated its 20th anniversary with undergraduates and graduate students presenting their work in each of our Core Four areas of focus: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, health and wellness, and the business and education professions.
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Published:ºüÀêÊÓÆµ senior Samuel Kang is the winner of two national honors at this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for his play, what we will be. He reflects on the continued leadership of ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s theater program.
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ºüÀêÊÓÆµâ€™s UN Youth Representative: Social Work Graduate Student and “Citizen of the Worldâ€
CategoriesPublished:Master of Social Work student Sarah Delannoy is taking her concerns to a global stage. She’ll join youth representatives from around the world in giving voice to the issues of importance to the rising generation.
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Published:Zahin Ritee is a physics scholar, a leader, a high achiever—and an award-winning singer. Now she's been named a Barry Goldwater Scholar for excellence in STEM.
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Published:Ryan Wallace, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, has received a federal grant to tackle the threats acidification and harmful algal blooms pose to Long Island Sound ecosystems and organisms.