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Prof. Mary Jo Vetter named DNP director

December 05, 2016
After an extensive search, NYU Meyers is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Jo Vetter DNP, AGPCNP-BC, as director of the DNP program. Vetter is a clinical associate professor at the College and teaches Research and Evidence Based Practice…
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Research from Prof. Shiela Strauss identifies predictors of depression among women with diabetes

November 21, 2016
Study shows almost 1 in 5 women with diabetes also suffer from depression; younger age, poor health, not completing high school, inactivity due to pain or poor health were all women-specific predictors of comorbid depression Research shows that…
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NYU researchers survey drug use in business bathrooms in NYC

November 15, 2016
This is the first quantitative study of business manager encounters with drug use which suggests overdose recognition and naloxone training, combined with the operation of supervised injection facilities, could save lives. Drug overdose death…
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Prof. Squires examines influence of country-level and health system factors on workforce production

November 09, 2016
Social and political factors influence physician and nurse workforce supply world-wide; there is more to positive patient outcomes than organizational resources and infrastructure A key component to achieving good patient outcomes in the…

NYU Meyers develops Holodeck

November 02, 2016
NYU Meyers Receives $2.9M Grant from the National Science Foundation to Develop a Holodeck Instrument A powerful, single, well-integrated engine for distributed transdisciplinary research and innovation with the potential to create new insights…
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Mattia Gilmartin named executive director of NICHE

October 24, 2016
New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mattia Gilmartin as executive director of the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Program. NICHE, established in 1992…
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HS seniors underreport ecstasy use when not asked about molly

August 19, 2016
NYU and Columbia U. researchers find survey word-choice matters when asking teens about ecstasy/MDMA use      National surveys suggest ecstasy (the street name for the drug MDMA) use has decreased substantially among adolescents and young adults…
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Marya Gwadz awarded $5.8M from NIH for HIV care continuum intervention grant

August 19, 2016
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers) Senior Research Scientist Marya Gwadz, PhD, along with Distinguished Professor Linda M. Collins, PhD, Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development, have received a five-year, $5…

NYU Research Shows the Struggle to Maintain Accurate Data on the Prevalence of Nonmedical Opioid Use by High School Students

August 19, 2016
     Nonmedical use of opioids (such as Vicodin, Percoset, and OxyContin) has become a major public health concern due to increases in treatment admissions, overdoses, and deaths. Data collected from high school seniors between 2009 and 2013 showed…
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Workforce study by Prof. Kovner shows 30% of nurses had change in unit type and/or title

August 19, 2016
Some factors influencing low unit-level turnover: first professional degree was a baccalaureate or higher, greater variety and autonomy, and better perceived RN-MD relations               “About 80% of newly licensed nurses find their first…