University at Buffalo Nursing

Summer weather and the outdoor festival season are upon us in Western New York! Check out all the sensational summer activities you can enjoy in Buffalo ↙️
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That first Saturday in June feeling! We hope everyone from the UB Nursing Class of 2026 and beyond is enjoying the warm weather! ☀️🕶️

In the latest installment of The Nurses Report blog, Vera Frimpong, a student in our traditional bachelor's program, shares how undergraduate research opportunities at the UB School of Nursing are shaping her career as a nurse scientist in ways she never expected. Learn more ↙️ ↙️
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Emily Barr, an associate professor, is a pioneering pediatric nurse practitioner and nurse midwife advancing research on perinatal HIV and breastfeeding. Dr. Barr’s is the Vice-Chair of UPLIFT (Understanding Practices of Lactation and Infant Feeding Together), the first study of its kind to explore breastfeeding practices among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV in the United States. Learn more about her remarkable career as a translational researcher and nurse leader ↙️
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Congratulations, Dr. Genco! We're looking forward to UB continuing to flourish under your visionary leadership.

Caroline Attardo Genco, provost and senior vice president at Tufts University, has been named ’s 16th president, becoming the first woman and Buffalo native to lead the university. Her appointment was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees Tuesday following an international search.

Genco will join the UB community on August 10, 2026. Learn more ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/6180vb2V4

Happy Pride Month! Learn more about the upcoming 2026 Buffalo Pride events↙️
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Lil' Victor E. Bull was so excited to receive his pin and sign the book pledging ethical practice in nursing at the welcome ceremony for our accelerated bachelor's students on May 21 that we didn't have the heart to tell him his UB pin was crooked. 🤫🤫🤫

We're still beaming with pride from the UB Nursing 2026 commencement! We can't wait to see what these forever UB Nurses accomplish next!

Esther Farley, oncology researcher, successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled, "Exploring Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Predominant Dietary Patterns and their Relationship to Risk of Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer." Congratulations, Dr. Farley!

Learn more about UB Nursing research↙️
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