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Recent News from the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing

Fall 2025 | First-of-its-Kind Continuing Education Curriculum for Acute Care Nurses Improves Patient Outcomes for Individuals with IDD
 
Fall 2025 | Golisano Institute Joins Effort to Mandate Disability Education for Healthcare Professionals
 
Summer 2025 | Golisano Institute Adopts Multi-Partner Collaboration to Decrease Prolonged Hospital Stays for Patients with IDD
 
Spring 2025 | Nursing Students Champion Health
 
Spring 2025 | The Golisano Institute Joins Festival of Inclusion
 

Golisano Institute News from 2024

Fall 2024 | Fisher Community Making News
 
Fall 2024 | Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Receives Special Olympics Health Grant
 
Fall 2024 | Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing Partners on NIH Grant to Address Ableism in Health Care
 
Fall 2024 | Fisher Recognizes 64 Employees for Milestone Service
 
Fall 2024 | Fisher Receives $5 Million from B. Thomas Golisano in Surprise Announcement
 
Fall 2024 | Fisher Welcomes 39 New Staff Members to Campus
 
Fall 2024 | Applications for 2025-2026 Golisano Fellowship in Developmental Disability Nursing Are Now Open
 
Spring 2024 | Wegmans School of Nursing Honors Graduates
 
Spring 2024 | U.S. News Ranks Fisher’s Nursing Graduate Programs No. 31 in the Nation
 
Spring 2024 | Cooney Miner to be Inducted into Children’s Institute Coterie
 
Spring 2024 | Golisano Institute Hosts Table at Festival of Inclusion
 
Spring 2024 | Golisano Institute Volunteers at Special Olympics Competition
Golisano Institute News from 2023

Summer 2023 | Golisano Fellowship Mentors Dr. Rebecca Kronk, Dr. Melissa Bourne, and Dr. Sarah Ailey Present at ADHCE Conference

Summer 2023 | Golisano Institute Welcomes Newest Fellows

Spring 2023 | Wegmans School of Nursing Honors Graduates, Golisano Foundation’s Ann Costello

Spring 2023 | Ann Costello, Golisano Foundation Executive Director, Announces Retirement (Rochester First)

Spring 2023 | Will Proposed ACGME Requirements Have Consequences for Kids with Autism? (MedPage Today) 

Golisano Institute News from 2022

Fall 2022 | Jane Tobias gives Presentation on Beyond Access and Inclusion for the HealthMatters Program

Fall 2022 | Hospitals Can Be Dangerous Places for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Visible Magazine)

Fall 2022 | Applications for Next Golisano Fellowship in Developmental Disability Nursing Are Now Open

Fall 2022 | Spaces Named in Honor of Cooney Miner, Dollinger

Summer 2022 | Golisano Institute Achieves Accreditation from ANCC

Spring 2022 | Faculty Applaud Legislation to Expand Services for People with IDD

Spring 2022 | Special Olympics International CEO Given Honorary Degree during Wegmans School of Nursing Commencement Ceremony

Spring 2022 | Grant Supports IDD Education for Acute Care Nurses in Western New York

Golisano Institute News from 2021

Fall 2021 | New Residency Curriculum Prepares IDD Nurses

Spring 2021 | New Training to Support Persons with IDD during Pandemic

Spring 2021 | Cooney Miner Among 2021 Circle of Excellence Honorees

Golisano Institute News from 2020 and Earlier

Fall 2020 | ACL Awards New Grant to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce and Address Health Disparities among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living)

Fall 2020 | Summit Creates Network of IDD Nursing Experts

Fall 2020 | New Program Aims To Train Doctors On Developmental Disabilities (DisabilityScoop)
 
Fall 2020 | Golisano Fellowship to Develop Next Generation of IDD Nursing Experts

Spring 2020 | Golisano Institute Partners with Waterford Institute of Technology (Special Olympics)

Spring 2020 | Cooney Miner Recognized for Lifetime Achievement in Health Care (Rochester Business Journal)

Fall 2018 | Tom Golisano Donates $5.8M to SJFC for Developmental Disabilities Nursing Program (WXXI News)

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Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing

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(585) 899-3823

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