Tag: School of Nursing

UR Medicine launches tuition-free nursing education program
To combat the region’s nursing shortage, the University has announced an innovative program to provide a tuition-free nursing education with guaranteed job placement.

Rochester faculty garner recognition for professional accomplishments
Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

Using data science to estimate fetal weight
Estimates of fetal weight in the third trimester of pregnancy are often inaccurate, so School of Nursing researchers are turning to data science for better assessments.

University of Rochester plans in-person, institution-wide commencement ceremony
A new ceremony on May 13 will kick off a weekend of events to celebrate the academic achievements of all members of the Class of 2022.

Commencement 2021: Planning pomp and circumstance during a pandemic
Amid ever-changing COVID-19 guidelines, University staff have worked tirelessly to organize a safe and meaningful hybrid commencement for the Class of 2021.

Finishing doctoral work, nurse practitioner Lynn Cole juggles many roles
A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.

University community marks COVID-19’s one-year anniversary
Moment of silence and other activities mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which the University community responded

Medical Center to launch new brain aging research center
The NIH-funded Network for Emotional Well-Being (NEW) and Brain Aging will support research into the relationship between emotional well-being and dementia-related diseases.

School of Nursing renames research support office in memory of Harriet Kitzman
Kitzman, who passed away in March 2020, served the School of Nursing in many roles over a 45-year period, but she was most associated with its research mission.

Named positions celebrate the work of Rochester’s faculty
The University’s Board of Trustees recently appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships in honor of their work as researchers, scholars, and teachers.