With the number of persons aged 65+ expected to double globally by 2050, the race is on to deliver exceptional evidence-based care for older adults. NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing pursues excellence in gerontology and aging care through expert…
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Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing is a globally recognized research center known for its expertise in the specialized care of older adults. Since its…
What makes our research unique is that it’s highly interdisciplinary. We reach out as nurses across the community to solve problems that affect people every day.
– Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx
Our research
Generating new knowledge and…
NYU Meyers analysis of 27 years of research involving more than 12,000 patients demonstrates success of NICHE Program in supporting healthcare organizations in caring for older adults
An analysis of research on the Nurses Improving Care for…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. That number is expected to grow to 14 million by 2050, making it a public health crisis.
NYU Meyers is…
Last week, Prof. Sally S. Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the 2019 Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for her exceptional contributions to the nursing workforce and healthcare policy. The…
Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN, the Vernice D. Ferguson Professor in Health Equity at NYU Meyers, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, effective October 1. She is recognized for her bench-to-community…
NYU Meyers’ Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing has received a $285,000 grant from the New York Community Trust to train community-based primary care nurses to identify and treat addiction and other behavioral health conditions for people of…
Annual Gala also honors Hearst President & CEO Steven R. Swartz, Mentoring in Medicine co-founder Dr. Lynne Holden, and UHF Chairman Emeritus J. Barclay Collins II
United Hospital Fund awarded a Special Tribute tonight to Eileen Sullivan-Marx,…
This year, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the US, according to Breastcancer.org. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is by far the most common cause of cancer in women.
And women…
NIH-funded “collaboratory,” led by Brown and Hebrew SeniorLife, to test “real-world” interventions
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes for Health, has awarded a five-year grant expected to total $53.4 million…
S. Raquel Ramos, PhD, MBA, MSN, FNP-BC, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, was awarded a K01 Mentored Career Development Award by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The five-year, $809…
