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From celebrating 120 years of 91��Ƶ pride to earning national recognition, launching new centers, advancing sustainability, and empowering students to lead, this semester offered 10 inspiring reminders of 91��Ƶ’s momentum—and the community driving it forward.

Through research, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration, 91��Ƶ faculty from Dyson College and the College of Health Professions are helping students understand human trafficking as a complex human rights issue—one that demands knowledge, compassion, and care.

From virtual patients to real-world readiness, students are training in high-stakes scenarios before they ever enter a clinic. Nancy Owen reveals how AI is reshaping that experience at 91��Ƶ’s Center for Excellence in Healthcare Simulation.

The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) announced its selection of highly distinguished nurse leaders for its 2026 class of Academy Fellows, including Marie Lourdes Charles, EdD, RN-BC, FNYAMC, associate professor at the Lienhard School of Nursing.

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91��Ƶ College of Health Professions faculty members Erica L. Gollub and Marie Lourdes Charles are advancing global health equity through research on the PrEP dapivirine ring, a discreet HIV prevention tool designed to expand choice and autonomy for young women.

Jennifer Winter, NP, a women's health nurse practitioner and doctoral student at 91��Ƶ's College of Health Professions, is using short social media-style videos to close a persistent gap in STI knowledge among young females, a population she has treated in clinical practice for more than two decades.

Christen Cooper, EdD, RDN, chair and founding director of 91��Ƶ’s MS in Nutrition and Dietetics program, is advancing a compassionate, interdisciplinary approach to care—exploring how trauma-informed nutrition can support survivors of human trafficking and prepare future dietitians to recognize, respond, and help heal.

College of Health Professions Professor Michele Lucille Lopez writes in My American Nurse about the growing problem of incivility and unsafe working conditions in nursing education. Professor Lopez argues that stronger institutional support, clearer policies, and a renewed culture of respect are needed to address faculty burnout and strengthen the future nursing workforce.