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.
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.
Q&A with '88MS Alumna Ellen Meeropol
Ellen Meeropol ’88MS became a nurse when she was inspired to help women access abortions before Roe v. Wade. She is now also a published fiction author.
UMass Amherst Nurse-Engineer Team Honored for Inventing IV Pole Designed to Improve Patient Safety
A team from the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation has received a 2025 ANA Innovation Award for their IV smart pump design.
Gabrielle Abelard to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)
EMCON's Dr. Gabrielle Abelard has been selected for induction as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP).