{"id":138,"date":"2013-01-23T16:30:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdev2.ucs.uri.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-10-23T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:24:45","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>URI College of Nursing reinstitutes online RN to BS program<\/h1><p>Registered nurses with an associate\u2019s degree or nursing diploma can complete bachelor\u2019s degree online<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/03\/10\/uri-college-of-nursing-reinstitutes-online-rn-to-bs-program\/\" title=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" 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class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/06\/commencement-2025-family-inspiration-propels-nursing-graduates-career\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Darcy-Costa-copy.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Family inspiration fuels nursing graduate's budding career<\/h2><p>Darciah Costa, the College's Academic Excellence Award winner, to pursue career as cardiac nurse at Johns Hopkins<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/c136efff2b.html\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-cover-2.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2024-25<\/h2><p>The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, students, staff and alumni of the URI College of Nursing are chronicled<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/04\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-offers-online-doctorate-of-nursing-practice\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DNP.jpeg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>URI College of Nursing offers online Doctorate of Nursing Practice<\/h2><p>Master\u2019s-trained nurses can become nurse executives, health system leaders through URI Online<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read More<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/21\/uri-nursing-students-get-direct-experience-in-hospice-palliative-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HopeHealth-partnership-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eight URI College of Nursing students are working directly with patients in hospice and palliative care thanks to an academic-practice partnership with HopeHealth in Providence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HopeHealth-partnership-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HopeHealth-partnership-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/21\/uri-nursing-students-get-direct-experience-in-hospice-palliative-care\/\">URI nursing students get direct experience in hospice, palliative care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Academic-practice partnership between college, HopeHealth expands clinical training, career opportunities in end-of-life care The first group of University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students have begun clinical rotations in hospice and palliative care, as the college officially begins a formal academic-practice partnership with HopeHealth aimed at advancing clinical education, training, and professional opportunities in [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/21\/uri-college-of-nursing-hosts-international-nursing-network-for-hiv-research-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/INN-meeting--150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship Patricia Cioe (standing, second from right), who served as host for URI, has been a member of the International Nursing Network for HIV Research since 2016 and previously served as the founding President of the Rhode Island Chapter of ANAC.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/INN-meeting--150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/INN-meeting--300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/21\/uri-college-of-nursing-hosts-international-nursing-network-for-hiv-research-conference\/\">URI College of Nursing hosts International Nursing Network for HIV Research conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Supporting a long-standing international collaboration in HIV nursing research, the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing hosted the leadership of the International Nursing Network for HIV Research semiannual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence. Dean Danny Willis and the college\u2019s faculty and staff welcomed representatives of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-welcomes-nurse-scientist-palliative-care-expert-to-faculty-ranks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sean-Reed-copy-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor, Weyker Chair in Palliative and End-of-Life Care\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-welcomes-nurse-scientist-palliative-care-expert-to-faculty-ranks\/\">URI College of Nursing welcomes nurse scientist, palliative care expert to faculty ranks<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sean M. Reed will serve as Associate Professor and Miriam Weyker Chair in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Strengthening the University of Rhode Island\u2019s commitment to advancing nursing knowledge, preparing future nurse leaders, and expanding access to high-quality serious illness care, the URI College of Nursing welcomed Sean Reed as associate professor and Miriam Weyker Chair [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/16\/from-bedside-nurse-to-coo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Da-Cruz-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kerin Da Cruz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Da-Cruz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Da-Cruz-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/16\/from-bedside-nurse-to-coo\/\">From Bedside Nurse to COO<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Alum\u2019s Career Journey Shows Diverse Opportunities Nursing Experience Offers In 2014, URI College of Nursing graduate Kerin Da Cruz was working as the Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Lawrence + Memorial Healthcare in New London, Conn., when she was presented with the biggest challenge\u2014and biggest opportunity\u2014of her nursing career: Fix an underperforming hospital. \u201cWe purchased [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/09\/gallery-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-nursing-students-to-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3744-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Second-year URI College of Nursing students were officially welcomed into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 8.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3744-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3744-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/09\/09\/gallery-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-nursing-students-to-profession\/\">Gallery: White Coat Ceremony welcomes new nursing students to profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Class of 2029 urged to be patient advocates, educators as they begin professional phase of their education Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2029 into the nursing profession during a split White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 8 in Edwards Hall. The ceremony [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/uri-students-faculty-help-children-with-type-1-diabetes-enjoy-sleepaway-summer-camp\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Camp-Surefire-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nutrition students work in the kitchen at Camp JORI in South Kingstown, site of Camp Surefire, a week-long summer camp for children living with Type 1 diabetes.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Camp-Surefire-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Camp-Surefire-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/uri-students-faculty-help-children-with-type-1-diabetes-enjoy-sleepaway-summer-camp\/\">URI students, faculty help children with Type 1 diabetes enjoy sleepaway summer camp<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy students care for campers, receive training in patient care at Camp Surefire<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/08\/25\/uri-nursing-professor-is-latest-to-be-inducted-as-american-academy-of-nursing-felow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Clinical Professor Diane DiTomasso is the latest faculty member in the college to be inducted as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/08\/25\/uri-nursing-professor-is-latest-to-be-inducted-as-american-academy-of-nursing-felow\/\">URI nursing professor is latest to be inducted as American Academy of Nursing Felow<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 80% of tenured faculty members in the URI College of Nursing have been inducted as fellows A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor has been selected to receive the highest recognition of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Clinical Professor Diane DiTomasso [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/08\/20\/uri-nursing-study-seeks-health-practitioner-perspectives-on-alcohol-breast-cancer-association\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/B-SMART-Study-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/B-SMART-Study-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/B-SMART-Study-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/08\/20\/uri-nursing-study-seeks-health-practitioner-perspectives-on-alcohol-breast-cancer-association\/\">URI nursing study seeks health practitioner perspectives on alcohol, breast cancer association<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Researchers aim to educate healthcare providers on conveying risk to patients While the relationship between alcohol use and cancer\u2014specifically breast cancer\u2014is well-established, evolving research and fluctuations in official recommendations can make it difficult to fully understand the level of risk alcohol poses, not just for patients but also for providers. That has prompted two University [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/uri-researcher-co-authors-recommendations-on-discussing-electronic-cigarettes-with-adults-who-smoke\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/iStock-842392590-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"University of Rhode Island\u2019s Patricia Cioe was the only nurse scientist among a group of leading tobacco researchers who contributed to a journal article about discussing nicotine electronic cigarettes as a potential option for adults who smoke cigarettes. (Image: iStock)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/iStock-842392590-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/iStock-842392590-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/uri-researcher-co-authors-recommendations-on-discussing-electronic-cigarettes-with-adults-who-smoke\/\">URI nurse researcher co-authors recommendations on e-cigarettes for adults who smoke<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Patricia Cioe is the only nurse scientist among the authors<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/05\/07\/uri-college-of-nursing-hopehealth-establish-academic-practice-partnership\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing student Alexis Melanson is pictured with Dean Danny Willis, Flynn Foundation founder and President Fred Flynn, and HopeHealth President and CEO Diana Franchitto at Melanson&#039;s graduation from the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship at HopeHealth.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/05\/07\/uri-college-of-nursing-hopehealth-establish-academic-practice-partnership\/\">URI College of Nursing, HopeHealth Establish Academic-Practice Partnership<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Partnership Expands Clinical Training and Career Opportunities in Hospice and Palliative Care HopeHealth and the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing have entered into a formal academic-practice partnership aimed at advancing clinical education, training, and professional opportunities in the field of hospice and palliative care. The collaboration brings together HopeHealth\u2019s clinical expertise with URI\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/news-stories\/news-archive\/\" title=\"\">View Archive<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20815,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions\/20815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}