A new study at the University of Florida has found evidence that may invalidate a routine procedure that has been performed for decades on extremely preterm infants. Because extremely premature infants are too immature to feed by mouth, neonatal intensive care units nourish these babies through feeding tubes placed down…
Attendees and participants of this spring’s College of Nursing Research Summit and Malasanos Lectureship were exposed to a wide variety of research ranging from sickle cell disease, medical marijuana, traumatic brain injury biomarkers and everything in between. Held in April, this yearly event was expanded last year in collaboration with…
The UF College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program remained the top-ranked DNP program in Florida and moved up to #24 nationally in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School rankings, up from #28 last year. “As the top D.N.P. program in the state and…
A group of six University of Florida College of Nursing BSN students will spend their spring break in the Caribbean. Led by Dr. Paula Delpech, the Gator Nurses hit the road for the island of Grenada March 1 for the nine-day educational service trip. Delpech, a native…
Thank you to all who gave during the inaugural Gator Nation Giving Day Feb. 26! Official numbers are still being tallied, but Gator Nurses certainly answered the call to "Stand Up and Holler!" Because of your generosity, College of Nursing students have access to the best resources and faculty who Care, Lead and Inspire.Thank you!
UF Online has risen to No. 5 in the 2019 rankings by U.S. News & World Report for the best online programs in the country, up from No. 12 in 2018. The University of Florida College of Nursing’s RN-to-BSN program is offered via the UF Online pathway. The…
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to establish a cancer health equity center at the University of Florida and partner institutions. The Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement, or CaRE2, Health Equity Center will be an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate effort involving researchers from UF, Florida…
Left to right: Tovar, Stacciarini and Onel. College of Nursing Associate Professor Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, is part of a group selected for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program.
Kelly University of Florida College of Nursing Assistant Professor Debra Lynch Kelly, Ph.D., R.N. O.C.N., and her interdisciplinary team received a $419,375 award over two years from the National Institute of Nursing Research to fund the R21 study titled “Developing the Biobehavioral Foundation for Self-Management of Psychoneurological…
Janet Lopez For the seventh year, the UF College of Nursing has been awarded a Jonas Nurse Scholar grant to help fund the doctoral studies of one student for two years. Janet Lopez, who is in her third year of the Ph.D. program at the…
