Elaine Marieb College of Nursing Program Surges into the Top 30 in 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

In the 2025 Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing surged into the Top 30 at No. 26 in the nation.
Cidália Vital Receives 2025 Distinguished Community Partner Award
EMCON alum Cidália Vital has received the 2025 Distinguished Community Partner Award for her team's innovative nursing research and collaboration.
UMass Nursing Students Sweep 2025 WMBNA Scholarships
Shaely Lora, Hannah Durowaa Odei-Opoku, and Brittany Acloque all received scholarships from the Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association (WMBNA).
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar Receives Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar has received a 2024-2025 Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
UMass Nursing Students Attend 2025 AACN Student Policy Summit
EMCON undergraduates Chloe Hogan '26 and Alexis Blaine '26 share their experience at the annual AACN Student Policy Summit in the nation's capital last month.
Gabrielle Abelard Receives Prestigious 2025 APNA Award
EMCON's Dr. Gabrielle Abelard, graduate program director and clinical associate professor, has been honored with a 2025 APNA Award.
Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar Receives Chancellor's Medal
Professor Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar has received the Chancellor’s Medal, the highest recognition bestowed upon faculty by the campus.
Call for Abstracts: Sigma Region 15 Nursing Research Symposium 2025
Local Sigma leaders invite EMCON members to submit abstracts for the 2025 Nursing Research Symposium in Oct. 2025. Deadline to submit: April 30, 2025.
Lisa Wolf Publishes Breakthrough Research On Medical-Legal Communication Among Emergency Nurses Post-Roe v. Wade
New, multidisciplinary research by associate professor Lisa Wolf examines the confusion nurses have when caring for patients in states with abortion bans.
Rae K. Walker and Frank Sup Honored with 2025 UMass ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Awards
EMCON Ph.D. Program Director Rae K. Walker and Frank Sup, co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, received awards.
Hyeyoung Park Named 2025-2026 ISSR Scholar
EMCON Assistant Professor Hyeyoung Park has been named a 2025-2026 ISSR Scholar by the Institute for Social Science Research.