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$5.25 million grant expands Conway Scholars program in Nese College of Nursing
Bedford Falls Foundation funding will extend need-based nursing scholarships and student success support at Scranton and Schuylkill campuses
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Twenty-five faculty receive new Provost Awards for academic excellence (11/3/2026)
Twenty-five Penn State faculty earned one of two new Provost's Awards recognizing full-time faculty of any rank, tenure-line or non-tenure-line, whose accomplishments during the current year distinguish them as top performers within their units.
Nursing professor receives $1M NIH grant to study sleep and dementia risk (11/3/2026)
Monique Balthazar, assistant professor in the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State, has received a career development award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging that is expected to provide about $1.03 million over five years to investigate how sleep health, biological factors and neighborhood conditions may be related to cognitive decline and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
'Nurturing the Rainbow: Quality Support and Services for LGBTQ+ Seniors' (10/27/2026)
As part of the Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence's fall 2026 Seminar Series, join Patricia Burbank, board chair, and Tim Anderson, program and operations coordinator, Pride in Aging Rhode Island, on Nov. 18 for "Nurturing the Rainbow: Quality Support and Services for LGBTQ+ Seniors."
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Translating Research into Innovations in Practice Symposium
This two-day event brings together nurse researchers from both academic and clinical settings to showcase groundbreaking work in research, quality improvement (QI), education, and evidence-based practice (EBP) — with engaging sessions, collaborative discussions, and a vibrant poster exhibition showcasing transformative projects from across the region.
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