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College of Nursing at UMass Amherst Receives Transformative $21.5 Million Gift from Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation
College of Nursing at UMass Amherst Receives Transformative $21.5 Million Gift from Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation
Largest cash gift in UMass Amherst history to further innovation and excellence; nursing college to be named for Marieb, late alumna and influential textbook author
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Constance Flynn Receives AANP State Award for Excellence
Congratulations to Clinical Assistant Professor Constance Flynn, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CARN-AP, who is the recipient of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) Massachusetts State Award for Excellence.
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Dr. Gabrielle Abelard Named Nurse Entrepreneur of the Year by National Black Nurses Association
Congratulations to Dr. Gabrielle P. Abelard, Associate Professor and Psychiatric Mental Health Specialty Director, who was awarded the 2022 Nurse Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the National Black Nurses Association 50th Anniversary Conference in Chicago on July 29. Dr. Abelard is the current President of the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Faculty Assembly and the CEO of a multi-site community mental health clinic located in Dedham and Stoughton, MA.
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Terrie Black Contributes to Landmark American Heart Association Advisory on Essential Components of Cardiovascular Health
Clinical Associate Professor Terrie Black DNP, MBA, CRRN, FAHA is among the writers -- and the only nurse on the writing team -- who contributed to a landmark Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association. The advisory, published in AHA Journals, is an update to Life’s Simple 7 (which now adds sleep health to the metrics) and is now known as
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