Fellowship named for two emeritus professors aims to address national nursing faculty shortage Three University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate students are the latest members of the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship, which aims to address the national shortage of nursing faculty members, which in turn contributes to a shortage of […]

URI nursing Professor Jung Eun Lee uses technology to support symptom awareness, self-care for older adults living alone

The many significant accomplishments of the URI College of Nursing students, faculty, staff, and alumni are chronicled.

Dean Emerita Kristen Swanson to discuss value of caring theory Nov. 20. Register today Kristen Swanson, dean- and professor emerita at the Seattle University College of Nursing, will discuss “Caring—The Difference that Makes a Difference: From Discovery to Randomized Trials and Clinical Translation,” as part of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing’s Fall Distinguished […]

Brianna Vega ’19 will compete for Miss USA Oct. 24 in Nevada

‘Emblematic transition into nursing profession’ symbolizes commitment to compassionate care Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2028 into the nursing profession during the annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. URI President Marc Parlange, and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs […]

URI nursing student McKaylee Swatt finds calling caring for ‘resilient’ kids McKaylee Swatt was a young student growing up in Mechanicsburg, Penn., when a close friend was diagnosed with leukemia and Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer. Swatt traveled with her friend to Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to help her through her treatments. Already […]

Latest Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellow completed the eight-week internship program at HopeHealth Hospice Cenmter in Providence University of Rhode Island College of Nursing student Alexis Melanson is the latest participant in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship. Melanson, a senior from Leominster, Mass., received a certificate of completion during a […]

Longest continuously running study on preterm birth that has followed research participants for more than 35 years published in JAMA The stress preterm infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical records and the development of […]

Nearly 90 percent of tenured faculty members have been inducted as Fellows Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professors have been selected to receive the highest recognition of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Associate Professor Amy D’Agata and Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann are just […]