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Lani Blanco (right) accepting an award.

Presented at the inaugural Filipino American History Month Little Manila Parade, the award recognizes Dr. Blanco's outstanding contributions as a nurse educator, clinician, researcher, mentor, and community advocate.

Headshot of Kimberly Swan

One of 12 fellows selected for the program's third cohort, Swan and her colleagues are tasked with advancing simulation-based education for SUNY’s nursing licensure programs. 

Lenore Lamanna

Dr. Lamanna accepted the Distinguished NP/PA Teaching Award at ACG's annual conference on October 10, 2026. 

Four people posing for a photo at an award ceremony

Dr. Navarra became the fourth consecutive School of Nursing faculty member to win the NSHC's top honor for nursing education excellence. 

Headshot of Brenda Janotha

Dr. Janotha will receive $2.9 million over four years to fund her Rural Integration & Success for Emerging (RISE) Nurses Pathway project, which aims to increase the number of registered nurses in eastern Long Island.

A photo of (from left) Amy Pokop, Mary Ellen LaSala, and founding BHAC member Bernadette Melynk.

The paper, penned by Maria Milazzo, Mary Ellen LaSal, Amy Prokop, and Sylvia Wood, was published in the June 2026 edition of the Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal.

Delaney Ortiz

The Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence (CASE) is SUNY's highest student honor and recognizes outstanding achievements in leadership and academics. 

Headshot of Emma Fitzmaurice

Stony Brook junior Emma Fitzmaurice was selected as a 2026 Flynn Fellow at New York Presbyterian’s Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

Headshot of Timothy Park

Timothy Park, who will graduate from the PMHNP program in May, is one of two winners of the 2026 Sarah B. Pasternack Nursing Student Essay Contest.

School of Nursing Sign

Seven new faculty and staff members have joined the Stony Brook School of Nursing for the Spring 2026 semester.