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Diversity

Dean Amar, 14 Meyers alumni and faculty recognized as diversity leaders

June 13, 2024
Fifteen members of the NYU Meyers community have been named fellows of the National Black Nurses Association’s new Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing, which recognizes nurses who have advanced equity, diversity, inclusion and justice in nursing…
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Global | Policy

Prof. Allison Squires selected for international policy project on climate change and health

June 06, 2024
Allison Squires, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, is one of 18 health researchers chosen for a new policy project on climate change and global public health, a joint initiative of the US National Academy of Medicine…
Interviews with researchers involved in the project
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Healthcare Workplace

Mental health, lack of workplace support are leading factors driving nurses from jobs

June 04, 2024
Study conducted at the height of the pandemic reveals how workplaces shape nurses’ experiences and intentions to stay or leave their jobs Coworker and employer support are strong predictors of nurses planning to stay in their jobs, while symptoms of…
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Virginia Allen, one of the last surviving “Black Angels”, is Graduation Keynote Speaker

May 16, 2024
Dr. Virginia Allen, LPN, DHL, who was among a group of 300 Black nurses who cared for tuberculosis patients in New York when few nurses would, will deliver the keynote address at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing graduation and receive the…
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Aliviado Health Collaborates on New Dementia Patient and Caregiver Guide

May 15, 2024
The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the national voice for not-for-profit hospice care, in collaboration with Aliviado Health and the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), announces today the release of the…
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From Radio City to Hospital Rounds

May 06, 2024
Nine years as a Radio City Rockette prepared Kristen Grace Smith (NYU Meyers ’24) for a bright future as a nurse. Working holidays. Bringing smiles to children’s faces. Wearing matching outfits with a tight-knit community of coworkers.A career as a…
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Understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to overuse antipsychotics

April 25, 2024
Boosting staffing may help limit use of “chemical restraints,” study findsNursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics, especially homes that are understaffed, according to a new study…
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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…