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Niagara University Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding to Create Nursing Center for Innovation and Learning

April 16, 2025

Niagara University has received a $1 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration that will fund the renovation of a campus building to create an innovative hub for students in the university’s College of Nursing. The funding was secured by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.

Honors program student Keith Elgar and accelerated degree student Lance Lustig

Two Niagara University Nursing Students Selected to Present Research at National Conference

April 16, 2025

Two Niagara University nursing seniors were among a select few—and the first from NU—to be chosen to present their research at the 73rd annual National Student Nurses Conference, April 9-13 in Seattle, Wash. Only 25 student and faculty posters were chosen to be presented during the conference, which is attended by more than 3,000 nursing students.

Niagara University Launches Master’s Degree Program in Nursing Education

March 12, 2025

he US Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that job opportunities for certified nurse educators will increase by 18% through 2033. Niagara University’s College of Nursing has launched a new online master’s degree program to prepare nurses for this growing career.

Kathleen Doerner and Linda in Lourdes, France.

Caring for Those Whom No One Else Will

February 4, 2025

Kathleen Sullivan Doerner, '81, experienced a life-changing moment at a home for the dying.

The Niagara University group met with Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, the Minister of Education for Liberia, on their trip to that country.

College of Nursing Students Develop Cultural Competence During Transformative Experience in Liberia

January 28, 2025

Seven students from Niagara University’s College of Nursing had the opportunity to learn about the culture and people of Liberia, as well as the disparities in healthcare settings and nursing education, during a cultural immersion trip to that country in December.

Niagara University Receives $90,000 Grant to Continue Work in Fostering Nurse Resilience in Western New York

January 21, 2025

Niagara University is honored to announce that it has been selected as a 2024-2025 grantee of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation.

Niagara University Partners with New York State to Offer Free Nursing Degrees

January 7, 2025

Niagara University’s participation in the New York state Career Pathways Training (CPT) Program will provide eligible students with the opportunity to attain a fully funded nursing degree.

Nursing student Mikayla Robinson with her grandmother, L. Jeanne (Burns) Argy, a member of the College of Nursing's Class of 1952.

Nursing Student Continues Family’s NU Nursing Legacy

August 21, 2024

Like many women of her generation, L. Jeanne (Burns) Argy pursued a career in nursing because she enjoyed helping people. She enrolled in Niagara University’s College of Nursing just two years after it was established. While the first graduating class numbered two—Marcia Sippel and Constance Sullivan—Jeanne’s Class of 1952 was exponentially larger at 21 students.

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