The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded NYU Meyers’ Susan Malone, MSN, PhD, a K99/R00 grant to study whether tailored interventions to improve sleep can help prevent type 2 diabetes among…
Annual Meeting Focused on Caring for Older Adults to Address Evidence-Based Care, LGBTQ Health and Aging, April 10-13, 2018
Hundreds of healthcare professionals from around the world with a common mission of caring for older adults will meet in…
Stress-Related Changes in DNA Methylation Have Implications for Health Disparities
Parenting can be stressful – and this stress may be influencing the DNA methylation of African American mothers, finds a new study led by NYU Rory Meyers College…
The National Institute for Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded NYU Meyers’ Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) a five-year, nearly $7.5 million grant to continue the center’s research.
Since its…
In the aftermath of the disturbing mass shooting in Parkland, Florida earlier this month, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), of which I am president-elect, issued a statement calling for comprehensive nation-wide action on mass shooting…
Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, a leading journal focusing on the intersection of nursing and health policy, has appointed four members to its editorial board from the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing: Sally Cohen, PhD, RN, FAAN, clinical…
Decades of research on adolescent health conclude that starting school early – before 8:30 a.m. – is at odds with teens’ developmental needs and changes. Delayed school start times are associated with better sleep; less tardiness, absenteeism, and…
Vernice D. Ferguson (1928-2012) was a distinguished nurse leader, educator, and executive who championed the health of all people throughout her career. Ferguson, who received a baccalaureate in nursing from NYU, pioneered leadership positions for…
An increasing number of older adults are reporting cognitive impairment in their families over the past two decades, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and East Carolina University’s Brody School of…
STATEMENT FROM THE DEAN
We are pleased that Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill 6768 yesterday, which requires RN's to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within ten years of initial licensure.
NYU has been a strong supporter of “BS in 10…
