News at Adelphi

Jessica Jacob ’19 discovered her drive for nursing after her mother became paralyzed due to an accident.

Ernesto Marcano Jr. '19 discovered his drive for nursing during his father's illness.

The message coming out of Adelphi’s Nursing Leadership Conference on May 1, 2019, was that the profession needs to take action to protect and improve its reputation, but that nursing schools also need to produce graduates better able to live up to that reputation.

Natalie Madray ’13, MPH ’19 helped launch the Public Health Alumni Affinity Group, won the MPH Outstanding Community Service Award, and is now employed at Northwell Health’s Employee Wellness department.

Adelphi University Professor, Public Health Expert Dr. K.C. Rondello Available to Discuss Coronavirus and Flu

Alexandria Ruddy ’18 got plenty of leadership experience as president of Adelphi's Student Nurses Association. Now she's emerging as a leader in her nursing unit.

Since 2015, seven faculty and administrators from Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health have been inducted into the prestigious New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). On November 7, 2019, two more of Adelphi's own joined their ranks: Maryann Forbes, PhD '99, and Keiko Iwama, PhD '18.

Innovative methods developed in Adelphi's nursing and psychology programs are teaching students to provide extraordinary care—and winning awards.

“Adelphi has been the constant behind all of my successes. It has opened so many doors of opportunity for me.”

Hurricane Dorian's devastation of the Bahamas and the East Coast of the United States drives home how emergency management as a field of study and training is vital.

After two grueling bouts with cancer, first-year student and Presidential Scholar Kyle Dorr is settling in as a nursing student.

Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) has recently won two prestigious awards: one for excellence in nursing education; the other for having its program that enables registered nurses (RNs) to earn a valuable Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

During one of the centerpiece events of Adelphi's Nurses Week, two U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps veterans, Claire (Kantoff) Shulman '46 and Mary Dewar, took their audience on a journey back in time to when nursing schools were few and hospital equipment was comparatively primitive.

At Adelphi, students reap the benefits of personalized attention from their professors and all the opportunities nearby New York City holds. But according to Peter West, Ph.D.—the newly appointed associate provost for student success—there's always room to do better.

In March 2019, Elaine (Kaupp) Smith '78, M.S. '88, Ed.D., was named dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health. The announcement may be new, but Dr. Smith is no stranger to Adelphi.

Students interact directly with patients at the Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders—one of many spaces on campus where students have real-world experiences in their major.

The School of Nursing and Public Health welcomes a new member of its simulation "family", Victoria, a birthing manikin.

U.S. News & World Report, one of the leading sources for reviewing colleges across the country, has released its 2020 rankings for Best Graduate Schools, and the College of Nursing and Public Health has risen an impressive 49 spots and is now ranked 115 in the nation for Best Nursing Schools (Master's).

Elaine L. Smith '78, Ed.D., R.N., ANEF, has been selected as dean of the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health, effective March 16.

As the flu season hits its stride, a lot of misconceptions about the illness come along with it.

For the past 75 years, Adelphi University's College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) has prepared students to take the lead as nurses, administrators and nurse educators who make an impact in their communities and professions.

LI Herald reports that Patrick Coonan ’78, Ed.D., who served as dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health, will be recognized at the Malverne Union Free School District’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards ceremony along with former researcher for the Ruth Ammon School of Education Stephen J. Benfante, assistant principal of Davison Avenue Intermediate School.

Korede Adegoke, Ph.D., began her professional career as a physician in her home country of Nigeria, committed to the treatment of pregnant women and their children. Dismayed by the preventable deaths she witnessed almost daily, she eventually came to the conclusion that the best way to help improve health among vulnerable populations would be to go into public health research and teaching.

She was sexually abused as a child. Now, she dedicates her life to helping other survivors break the silence.