News at Adelphi
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Dear Adelphi Community, Exactly one week ago, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, removing the federal protection of abortion and returning authority on its legality to each individual state. While access to abortion is legal in New York State, this ruling comes during an already tense time as we face ongoing stressors—the…
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Challenges to mental health—such as depression, trauma, anxiety or substance abuse—are among the many issues that might affect us all, but for Black men there are the added burdens: racial discrimination, being unfairly profiled, fear of mistreatment by law enforcement or being treated as tokens in their careers of choice while trying to be strong for their communities.
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Adelphi University's 22nd annual President's Gala on Saturday, June 11, raised more than $345,000 for the President's Student Success Scholarship, an endowment that has now surpassed $1 million. This year's event at The Garden City Hotel concluded Adelphi's 125th-anniversary celebrations, honoring the University's legacy and those who support its longevity and mission.
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Why Is There a High Suicide Rate Among Nurses and College Students, and How Can Nurses Help?
CategoriesPublished:College of Nursing and Public Health Holds Discussion on Nurse Suicide Awareness and Prevention.
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Rebecca Luther has a lot going for her. She’s pursuing a major in sociology and minors in both psychology and marketing, in addition to being a member of Adelphi’s Honors College. She’s also the president of Adelphi’s Psychology Club. Luther came to Adelphi and joined the Psychology Club in the fall of 2019. She wanted…
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A year ago, Adelphi received a $1.92 million Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) grant. Through our partnerships with premier healthcare institutions, our nursing and social work students work together to help underrepresented children. Read what we’ve accomplished, and how children’s lives were changed.
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.4 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The…
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The Adelphi University Department of Public Safety and Transportation’s participation in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is featured.
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Stephen Shore, EdD, clinical assistant professor of education, is featured for his upcoming talk about autism. The conversation was also featured in other news outlets such as United News of Bangladesh.
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A conference highlighting the importance of mental health and wellness among Black men.
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Taylor Groth ’15, MA ’18, PhD ’21, co-authors an article on how to develop a healthier mindset on self-forgiveness.
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Deborah Serani, PsyD, senior adjunct professor in psychology, argues for additional steps the Biden administration and Congress can take to improve mental health treatment success.
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With no vaccine for COVID-19 available until December 2020, public health measures were our strongest defense. Faculty from Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health—especially K.C. Rondello, MD, and Maria-Pilar Martin, MD— played critical roles as advocates at the height of the crisis—both in the United States and around the world.
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During his presentation “Understanding Omicron,” K.C. Rondello, MD, University epidemiologist and clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health, told about 130 Zoom attendees that “[COVID-19] variants are going to be part of our lives forever”—but to a lesser degree. But he added that “our resiliency and adaptability” are “our biggest assets”—and…
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According to healthaffairs.org, more than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day—leading to an unprecedented spike in the number of homebound adults relying on home-based primary healthcare. Yet, today, the quality of home-based care for the nation's older adults is highly inconsistent.
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Maggie Gray, PhD, associate professor of political science, advocates for the health of farmworkers.
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Victoria Bruchhauser, a junior majoring in nursing, is one of the three students from the College of Nursing and Public Health who took part in the Innovation Center's virtual exchange program.
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What should we do if we see someone inappropriately touched without consent?
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Adelphi Updates Innovative Sensory Room for Neurodivergent Students for In-Person Fall Semester
CategoriesPublished:In 2018, Adelphi University made history by opening the country's first sensory room at a college or university. The sensory room provides a calming refuge for students and others in the campus community who are on the autism spectrum or have other sensory special needs.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s an even busier time of events and activities for volunteers at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, which offers counseling and workshops for individuals, friends and families battling breast cancer, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round. And for everyone at Adelphi…
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Adelphi University Health Services strongly encourages our Adelphi community to take measures that safeguard their family, friends, and colleagues during flu season.
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Illuminating COVID's toll on African American mothers and children.
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How traditional psychotherapy misses the impact of structural racism on Black boys' psyches—and what to do about it.
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Damian Stanley, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Adelphi, believes his large-scale, longitudinal study of the COVID-19 pandemic’s unseen psychological effects can help us learn to mitigate its psychological impact, on both an individual and societal level.
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Nara Yoon, PhD, is an assistant professor and applied mathematician who works on diverse topics of mathematical biology, including building models that describe the prognosis for human disease and suggest the best therapeutic strategies.
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This educational outlet features a Q&A with Jodie Sperico, executive director of alumni engagement and Adelphi Fund, about the impact of alumni on enrollment.