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OHNEP-sponsored ACPoral health literacy initiative, ‘Oral Health Patient FACTS,’ now available for download

August 18, 2016
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) Program and the American College of Physicians (ACP) have teamed up to create four patient-related oral health literacy fact sheets for…

Prof. Marya Gwadz awarded $5.8M NIH HIV care continuum intervention grant for at-risk African American/Black and Hispanic persons living with HIV

August 18, 2016
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing 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, $5.8M grant…

Dr. Cortes’ appointment follows her recently completed grant from the Department of Health and Human Services

August 18, 2016
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Geriatric Nursing and Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, received an invitation from the 22nd United States Secretary…

Study focuses on identifying HIV intervention for black straight youth as couples in Bronx

August 18, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Assistant Professor Yzette Lanier, PhD, a four-year, $1,200,000 grant to conduct a tri-phasic study to develop an evidence-informed…

8th Annual Norman and Alicia Volk Lecture in Geriatric Nursing: April 6

August 18, 2016
New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) and its Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) are pleased to present the 2016 Norman and Alicia Volk Lecture in Geriatric Nursing, Thursday, April 6, 2016, from 4:00PM—5:30PM at the Eisner &…

Prof. Ab Brody develops program to improve care confidence of dementia providers and quality of care for people living with dementia

August 18, 2016
Over two thirds or the home health care population consists of adults over the age of 65, approximately 36% have some form of cognitive impairment, including dementia. According to the Institute of Medicine, the number of home health care (HHC)…

Prof. Ann-Margaret Navarra's study evaluates & quantifies long-term nursing care needs of the very young & ill

August 18, 2016
Specialized Nursing Care Needs Assessment Model Developed for Pediatric Patients with Complex Medical Conditions Recent medical advances have resulted in increased survival of children with complex medical conditions (CMC), such as cerebral palsy…

College of Nursing to be renamed after Rory Meyers, following major donation

August 18, 2016
NYU today announced a gift of $30 million from Howard and Rose-Marie “Rory” Meyers to its College of Nursing, the largest gift to an established school of nursing in the history of nursing education. Three-quarters of the gift - $22.5 million – will…

NIH-funded for over 30 years, the move by BST to NYU provides a rich intellectual environment for trainees and strengthens the linkages to Center for Drug Use and HIV Research

August 18, 2016
The Behavioral Sciences Training in Drug Abuse Research (BST) program is coming to New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing as of July 1, 2016.  The move will lead to stronger linkages between BST and NYU’s Center for Drug Use and HIV…

NYUCN issues statement on diversity and inclusion

August 18, 2016
Welcome. New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYURMCN) is committed to the inclusion and support of individuals and ideas from all who comprise our multicultural community. NYURMCN embraces the richness of diversity in its multiple…