URI College of Nursing undergrad programs again ranked among top 100 in country - The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing undergraduate program is again ranked among the top 100 of nursing colleges in the country, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The College’s B.S. in Nursing program is tied at number 67 in the country for the second year in a row, according […]
Gender inequalities worsen women’s access to cancer care; experts call for transformative feminist approach - URI Nursing Professor Erica Liebermann serves on international Lancet commission Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in women and ranks among the top three causes of premature death in women under age 70 in almost every country. Yet women continue to face disparities in care that impede their ability to seek and obtain timely […]
Photos: Class of 2026 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony - Interim Dean Betty Rambur and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2026 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. The dean and faculty were joined by child and adolescent psychiatric nurse Elaine Meyer, a senior attending psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, […]
New faculty member: Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse - The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse to the college for the start of the fall 2023 semester. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: Ph.D., Nursing, University of Massachusetts; MSN, Nursing Education, St. Joseph’s College of Maine; BSN, University of Southern Maine, BA, Individualized Studies, Goddard […]
New faculty member: Assistant Professor Kara Pavone - The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Assistant Professor Kara Pavone to the college for the start of the fall 2022 semester. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: Ph.D., Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; MS, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; BSN, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; BS, Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern […]
Professor, interim associate dean named Fellow in palliative care nursing - Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean Susan DeSanto-Madeya was named a Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN) through the National Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA) in March 2023. DeSanto-Madeya, the URI College of Nursing’s Weyker Chair, focuses on palliative and end-of life nursing care. She is currently an investigator on an NIH-funded study examining […]
URI College of Nursing Dean reappointed to federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission - Betty Rambur will help analyze access to care, cost and quality of care, and other key issues affecting Medicare University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Dean Betty Rambur has been reappointed as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which holds a powerful role in advising Congress on Medicare policy. Rambur, the College’s […]
Gallery: URI College of Nursing Commencement 2023 - Dean Betty Rambur, joined by URI President Marc Parlange and Provost Barbara Wolfe, and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2023 on May 20. Dean Rambur and the entire URI College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2023. Check out a […]
Commencement 2023: Early inspiration led nursing student Lily Jacobson to career caring for others - When Lily Jacobson was a young girl growing up in Lincoln, her mother was diagnosed with a serious illness that required multiple surgeries and frequent hospital visits that sometimes lasted as long as two weeks. It was difficult for the young child and her older sister to watch their mom suffer, but at the same […]
URI nursing students inducted into ‘network of world’s top nurses’ - URI hosts Sigma honor society induction, welcoming nursing students from around the state The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing hosted the first in-person local Sigma national honor society induction ceremony at Edwards Auditorium Saturday morning, with Associate Dean Susan Desanto-Madeya overseeing the induction of 105 students from around the state. Thirty-eight URI nursing […]
