Academics
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing climbs U.S. News & World Report rankings for best online graduate programs
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings listed our online graduate programs 12th in the country, as well as placed our master's in nursing in the Top 30.
Six EMCON faculty receive tenure
Six EMCON faculty now newly hold the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at UMass Amherst.
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing announces two new certificate programs
The Baystate Midwifery Education Program and the Online Graduate Certificate in Caring for People with Substance Use Disorder expand our growing offerings.
National Black Nurses Association honors Dr. Lucinda Canty with award and fellowship
Dr. Lucinda Canty is a 2024 recipient of the National Black Nurses Association's Trailblazer Award and will also be inducted as a Luminary ADLN Fellow.
Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation announces 2024 Pilot Project awardees
This year’s projects include research on nursing workload, the connection between health and local farming, and new methods to measure IV pump flow rates.
EMCON clinical faculty team to present research at UK conference
Four EMCON clinical faculty members will present their work at Sigma Theta Tau’s European Region Conference in Bournemouth, United Kingdom this June.
EMCON students sweep 2024 AAHN essay contest
Shaely Lora-Brito (BSN) and Ameneh Arzheh (PhD Nursing) each won the 2024 Sarah B. Pasternack Nursing Student Essay Contest in their respective categories.
Call for Abstracts: Sigma Region 15 Nursing Research Symposium 2024
Local Sigma leaders invite EMCON members to submit abstracts for the 2024 Nursing Research Symposium in Oct. 2024. Deadline to submit: May 17, 2024.
Dr. Raeann LeBlanc named 'Distinguished Fellow' of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Nursing
This honor recognizes outstanding achievements in the profession and in interprofessional care.
Dr. Lucinda Canty named 2024 McGehee Lecturer at UVA
Dr. Lucinda Canty has been named 2024 McGehee Lecturer at the University of Virginia's School of Nursing and will deliver her talk there on April 30, 2024.
EMCON alum Dr. Linda Koh '22 publishes dissertation research
Dr. Koh's dissertation is titled "A remotely accessible plant-based culinary intervention for Latina/o/x adults at risk for diabetes: lessons learned."
Nursing faculty featured in "Food is Medicine" article
Nursing faculty join other UMass Amherst researchers to study the power of food on health and reducing chronic illness.