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UMass Nursing undergraduates Edna Bonsu '28 and Abena Ofori-Mensah '27 received scholarships from the Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association this year.

UMass Nursing PhD candidate Raymond Akorlatse and first-year undergraduate Aurélie Laroche '29 received NERBNA scholarships this year.

Edna Bonsu '28 and Ronique Grandoit '28 share their experience at the annual AACN Student Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., last month.

Gabrielle Abelard, DNP, APRN-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP, was recently honored by the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN).

Ayannah Burgos '26 shares her voice as a published co-author in "Latinas in Nursing Vol. II" by Tina Loarte-Rodriguez.

(2 min) Emily Loan ’25 shares how being a patient herself in college shaped her journey as a nurse and as a runner for this year's Boston Marathon.

Maureen Groden ’77 shares practical, humane guidance about end-of-life care in her new book, "When a Loved One is Dying," out now.

Celeste Surreira, DNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CNL, CEN, was nominated by multiple colleagues for this year's UMass ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award.

Lindsay DuBois, MSN, BSN, RN, CHSE, Chris Diaz '23DNP, FNP-BC, and Celeste Surreira, DNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CNL, CEN, are winners of two 2026 UMass ADVANCE awards.

(9min) Get to know Program Specialist Liz Theroux in conversation with Director of Communications Chelsie Field.