News at Adelphi

Socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods have fewer home hospice agencies, study shows.

How Adelphi's unique AI task force is preparing for the future of education.

Two faculty members propose solutions to health inequality among underserved communities.

Mothers who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic share stories of unexpected isolation.

The National League for Nursing (NLN) has recertified the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health as a Center of Excellence for advancing the science of nursing education.

The scholarship established by the former dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health will help students in need pursue their nursing career dreams.

Seven alumni share how Adelphi opened doors, helped them overcome personal obstacles and set them up for professional and personal success.

Adelphi is moving ahead into the era of online education, offering more than 30 fully online, career-oriented programs for working adults and graduate students. More are on the way.

Members of Adelphi’s Class of 2024 celebrated their accomplishments surrounded by family and friends at the University’s 128th Commencement ceremony on May 21 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, has had quite a busy and accomplished first year as the Dr. Betty L. Forest Dean of Adelphi’s College of Nursing and Public Health.

The United States is facing a nursing crisis.

During a May 2023 webinar titled “Nurses Week: Putting the Pieces Together for Safe, Effective Care,” CNPH Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, said that patient safety and quality of care are integral to positive patient outcomes in all healthcare settings—but she cautioned that “adverse events” are still occurring at a “pretty alarming” rate.

Public health experts Harlem Gunness, PhD; Deborah Stamps, EdD; and CNPH Clinical Associate Professor K.C. Rondello, MD, lectured on timely subjects during CNPH’s Public Health Week events.

During the past two years, College of Nursing and Public Health Dean Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12, has been laser focused on the international collaboration with Professor Mohammad Yunus’ Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing in Bangladesh. 

According to Danny G. Willis, DNS, dean of the University of Rhode Island (URI) College of Nursing, who spoke at the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health’s (CNPH) 15th Buckley Scholars Lecture on March 27, wellbecoming is the way we can promote a healthy mindset-“[it] is who we are and how we react,” he said. “We create our world with our mind.”

Jennifer McIntosh, PhD ’21, has three going on four nursing degrees. Her journey shows the many opportunities nursing offers to those who keep learning and growing.

This fall, Adelphi made significant jumps in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and undergraduate programs. In the recently released U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps. Read about these exceptional programs, and learn why they are gaining national recognition.

In U.S. News & World Report’s recently released 2024 Best Graduate Schools list, Adelphi’s programs in nursing, public health, audiology and social work all made ranking jumps.

Adelphi University Health and Wellness and the College of Nursing and Public Health Master of Public Health program have joined forces to offer an event-filled agenda for 2024 National Public Health Week, running from Monday, April 1, through Friday, April 5.

From Ground Zero to COVID-19 to communities around the globe, Clinical Associate Professor K.C. Rondello, MD, has devoted his career to helping protect our health. In January, he traveled with a group bringing medical services to people from underserved communities abroad. His dozens of such international experiences have spanned five continents over 15 years.

According to nurse.org, 80 percent of nurses say their patient care units are inadequately staffed, and almost 90 percent felt burned out in the past year. America’s nursing shortage is in need of a new solution, which inspired Professor Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, PhD, to find one. Read what he and other nurse educators recommend to support the nursing workforce by increasing the number of nurse educators.

The aspiring orthopedic surgeon is determined to make a difference by increasing the numbers of Black doctors and closing gaps in health equity.

Here's a look at our top stories for each month.

The Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health's nursing program has been granted accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education's (CCNE) Board of Commissioners.

Examining factors precipitating substance abuse, from America's rural to urban communities.

Kimberly Marquart ’18's decision to attend Adelphi University stemmed from the University's personable campus environment and small class sizes. “I didn’t feel like just another number because of that," Marquart explained.