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NYU Meyers doctoral student receives American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2018 Medique Research Grant

September 12, 2018
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) Foundation has named NYU Meyers doctoral student Laura Jean Ridge, ANP-BC, AAHIVE, the 2018 Medique Research Grant recipient.  Ridge’s research entitled, “A Case Study on the Effects…
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NYU Meyers named Best School for Men in Nursing

September 11, 2018
The American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) has recognized NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing as a top college for men in nursing. The AAMN’s “Best Nursing School for Men in Nursing” award recognizes nursing schools that make significant…
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NYU Meyers awarded grant from Jonas Philanthropies to fund doctoral nursing students

September 10, 2018
NYU Meyers has been awarded a new grant of $30,000 from Jonas Philanthropies, a leading national philanthropic funder of graduate nursing education. The grant supports the scholarship of three NYU Meyers doctoral nursing students in 2018.  As a…
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NYU Meyers launches Aliviado, a resource for teams caring for people with dementia

September 04, 2018
Up to one-third of patients receiving home health care have dementia, and 16 percent of hospice patients have dementia as their primary diagnosis—but many clinicians working in home health and hospice have little training on how to manage the…
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Prof. Amy Witkoski Stimpfel receives funding to study sleep, stress, and substance use among new nurses

September 04, 2018
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, PhD, RN, assistant professor at NYU Meyers, has received funding from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to conduct a qualitative study of sleep, stress, and substance use among nurses in the first five years of…
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A Message from Dean Sullivan-Marx about tuition for medical and nursing education

August 21, 2018
Dear colleagues, By now you’ve likely heard the exciting news from NYU School of Medicine that all current and future medical students are receiving full tuition scholarships. We heartedly congratulate our colleagues on this historic…
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American Academy of Nursing releases recommendations in response to mass shootings

August 20, 2018
The American Academy of Nursing has released its policy brief with recommendations in response to the repeated and unabated mass shootings within the United States. The February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…
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NICHE appoints Jennifer Pettis as new associate director of programs

August 15, 2018
NICHE Executive Director Mattia Gilmartin has announced that Jennifer Pettis has joined the team as associate director of programs, bringing more than 25 years of healthcare experience to the program. NICHE was established in 1992 as the leading…
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College receives NIH grant to establish Center for Precision Health

August 15, 2018
The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing a $1.9 million, five-year grant (1P20NR018075-01) to establish the NYU Meyers Center for Precision…
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Hartford Institute receives additional funding for workforce development and opioid education

August 03, 2018
NYU Meyers’ Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, under the leadership of Tara Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN, has received nearly $882,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to continue building the geriatric capacity of the…