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WASHINGTON BASED SPACELABS MAKES $720,000 INVESTMENT IN UMASS AMHERST NURSING PROGRAM IN SPRINGFIELD
The state-of-the-art Spacelabs equipment includes two Sonicaid fetal/maternal monitors, ambulatory blood pressure monitors, multiple nursing monitors, and invasive cardiac outputs that will benefit the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, which serves as a pipeline for highly trained nurses into the region’s healthcare sector.
NURSING RESEARCHER RACHEL WALKER NAMED LEMELSON
Rachel Walker, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is the first nurse to be selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Lemelson Foundation as a Lemelson Invention Ambassador.
DR. GENEVIEVE CHANDLER RECOGNIZED WITH UMASS COMMUNITY SALUTE
College of Nursing Associate Professor Dr. Genevieve Chandler was honored with the UMass Community Salute, presented by the Massachusetts Lottery, for her work on the Changing Minds, Changing Lives program.
AGING JOURNAL TO MOVE TO UMASS NURSING
Jaber F. Gubrium, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Missouri, is the editor of the journal. He has recently been appointed as an adjunct professor at the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts.
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Dean's Report 2017
Learn about our research collaborations, our students' stories, and our alumni success.
Nurstory: Pride and Prejudice
Hear UMass Amherst College of Nursing's Maud Low describe the prejudice she experienced working at Planned Parenthood and the patient who helped her see the good in her work. It’s part of of our “Social Justice Video Series.”
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The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
The baccalaureate degree program is fully approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). (March, 2010) https://www.umass.edu/planning/accreditation-status
