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Nina Testa ’23, ’25DPT is an outpatient physical therapist at the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network in Haverhill, MA. To honor National Physical Therapy Month (October) 2025, we spoke with her about the value of Simmons’ accelerated education, her recent research, and the University’s inclusive atmosphere.

• Careers and Internships
• Research

The Longwood Collective, the chief planner and principal steward of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), broke ground on a bioswale pilot project on Avenue Louis Pasteur on September 30, 2025. Simmons University, Northeastern University, and the Charles River...

• Boston
• Community Engagement
• Sustainability and the Environment

Simmons School of Nursing students in our online programs came to campus over the summer for an Immersion experience. For insight into what this entailed, we spoke to Tina Delouchry, Professor of Practice and Director of FNP Clinical Education, and Laura Behm, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of PMHNP Clinical Education.

• Clinical Experience
• Online Student

On September 14, Alexandra Yudelevich Newman ’08, a standout tennis player during her time at Simmons, was inducted into the Ronnie Arrow Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

• Athletics

Simmons School of Social Work Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development Johnnie Hamilton-Mason shared a retrospective conversation based on her research, titled “Hope Floats: African American Women's Survival Experiences after Katrina.”

• Research

The city of Boston is hosting seven FIFA World Cup soccer games in June 2026. As NBC News Boston reported, business leaders — including individuals from Simmons — gathered in Foxborough on September 24 for a Women's Business Summit focused on the economic impact of the World Cup.

• Boston
• Simmons in the News

Graduate student Ryan Harrington ’27MS recently returned from an exchange program at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. We spoke with him about this unique opportunity, the superb training at Simmons, and the importance of historical memory.

• Study Abroad

Assistant Teaching Professor Shelley Isaacson was quoted in an article for Slate, “The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” Isaacson supported the inclusion of The Undefeated written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Versify, 2019) on the list.

• Simmons in the News

Sam Geheran ’25MPH is passionate about the right to safe housing. We spoke with them about their research on unhoused populations, their interest in public health, and the inspiring atmosphere at Simmons.

• Research
• Social Justice & Advocacy

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