With $9.3 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),  Penn Nursing took the lead for research funding for the 2017 fiscal year, among other schools of nursing.

“This designation demonstrates our School’s commitment to being a national leader in advancing health and health care through innovative research solutions to modern problems, said Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel. “Our research helps shape policy, promotes better healthcare, helps prevent disease, improves quality of life, eliminates health disparities, and develops new knowledge that drives practice.”

Therese Richmond, associate dean for research & innovation, added that “every product and process that touches a patient goes through a nurse. Penn Nursing conducts research that spans the lifespan and all aspects of life and is committed to developing novel approaches to advance and improve the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.”