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New Director of the Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research & Theory Development

April 11, 2024
Dean Angela Frederick Amar at the New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has appointed Dena Schulman-Green as the new Director of the Florence S. Downs PhD Program in Nursing Research & Theory Development at NYU Meyers. As the…
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Black Maternal Health Week 2024: An Interview with Prof. Alexis Dunn Amore

April 10, 2024
This week, on April 11, begins Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign to build awareness and activism around the healthcare experiences of Black mothers, who have mortality rates three times higher than that of White women.Alexis Dunn Amore, PhD,…
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NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing graduate programs ranked among best in Nation by U.S. News & World Report

April 09, 2024
NYU Meyers is the eighth best nursing school in the nation for master’s programs, up five spots over last year, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School rankings.The rankings, released today, assessed both master's…
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In Memoriam: Former John A. Hartford Foundation President and Board Chair Norman H. Volk

March 25, 2024
*Photo credit: Dana GlucksteinThe Rory Meyers College of Nursing community mourns the passing and celebrates the legacy of Norman Volk, whose commitment to improving healthcare for older adults helped establish the College as a global leader in…
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Prof. Bei Wu wins national public service award

March 20, 2024
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Vice Dean for Research and Dean’s Professor in Global Health Bei Wu was honored recently with the 2024 Jack Hein Public Service Award by the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR)…
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NYU Meyers names Mary Brennan Program Director of DNP

March 13, 2024
Dean Angela Frederick Amar at the New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has appointed Mary Brennan, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP, CNS, FAANP, as the new director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at NYU Meyers. “I am very excited…
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NYU Meyers names Sascha James-Conterelli Program Director of Nurse-Midwifery

March 13, 2024
Dean Angela Frederick Amar at the New York University (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has appointed Sascha James-Conterelli, DNP, FACNM, FAAN, FNYAM, as the new director of the Nurse-Midwifery program at NYU Meyers. “I am thrilled to lead the…
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NYU Meyers names Karen Mack Executive Director of NICHE

February 21, 2024
Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, has been named executive director of the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, a 350-member organization whose mission is to create age-friendly healthcare…
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NYU Meyers receives award to develop Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care

December 15, 2023
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, a leader in advancing age-sensitive and equitable care for older adults, has received an 18-month, $375,000 award from The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation to…
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HIGN receives grant to develop long-term care nursing workforce in New York

November 02, 2023
HIGN, a leader in advancing age-sensitive and equitable care for older adults and the geriatric arm of NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has received a $500,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to develop the ArchCare Nurse…