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New Master’s Degree Focuses on Business of Women’s Sports

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Boston Globe Highlights Women’s Sports Management at Simmons

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Simmons Named a Top 100 Women-Led Business

President Lynn Perry Wooten and Provost Stephanie Cosner with a group of alumnae/i at Reunion 2025

Simmons Celebrates 125 Years

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Simmons University Celebrates the Class of 2025

Ava Dugan ’27

Unsung Contributions to the History of Nursing

Mariana Rodríguez Rivera ’25

Cultivating Diverse Perspectives, in Boston and Abroad

Angie O’Connor ’25

Sexual Health Research, Travel, and Community Involvement

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  1. Sarah DeFanti, bachelor of science in nursing (bsn) student
    Student Story

    Major Spotlight: Sarah DeFanti '22, Nursing

    Why did Sarah DeFanti decide to major in nursing? It really boils down to one thing: the patients. We caught up with Sarah about her journey into nursing and what she learned during her clinicals at state-of-the-art Boston hospitals.

  2. Headshot of Anne-Marie Barron
    Faculty Spotlight

    Elevating Nursing Education in Bangladesh with Associate Dean Anne-Marie Barron

    Since 2009, Associate Dean Anne-Marie Barron has led the international project with Ayat Education in Bangladesh. Learn more about how this partnership began and the importance of elevating nursing education in Bangladesh.

  3. Headshot of Julia Hart
    Student Story

    Julia Hart '21 on Taking our Last Chance to Combat Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    Julia Hart '21 is a keynote speaker at the 2021 Undergraduate Symposium! Learn more about her project, "Engineering a Bi-functional Heterostructure for Enhanced and Selective CO2 Adsorption/Reduction Under Visible Light Irradiation."

  4. Headshot of Irene Nguyen
    Student Story

    Irene Nguyen '21: The Human Brain is a Testament to our Uniqueness

    Irene Nguyen '21 was selected to present at the 2021 Undergraduate Symposium! Learn more about her project, "DMD-10 is dispensable for the initial development of amphid sensory neurons and their survival in mature C. elegans."

  5. Headshot of LaDonna Christian
    Faculty Spotlight

    Meet Your Professor: LaDonna Christian, Director of the Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program

    We caught up with School of Nursing Professor LaDonna Christian about what motivates her most: working with students of color and helping them navigate the nursing program. Also, don't miss her expert tips on reducing anxiety when it comes to tests.

  6. Simmons University Main College Building's cupola with the Boston city skyline in the background
    Student Story

    Samin Charepoo ’22 Dedicates Passionate Leaders Project to Strengthening the Boston Community

    Charepoo's project, “Understanding How The Ruhi Institute Can Advance in The Boston Area,” will focus on the Institute's successes in communities around the world in the hopes of contributing to the growth of local programs in Boston.

  7. Headshot of Katie Mansour
    Student Story

    Katie Mansour '21 Translates Boston Children's Hospital Internship into Senior Capstone Project

    The COVID-19 pandemic didn't stop Katie Mansour '21 from interning in a Boston Children's Hospital lab. Read more about her experience working during the pandemic and what skills she learned in addition to essential laboratory techniques.

  8. Simmons University Main College Building's cupola with the Boston city skyline in the background
    Faculty Spotlight

    Failure to Provide COVID-19 Testing is “Inequitable and Unethical,” According to New Commentary in EClinicalMedicine

    Simmons University faculty member, Dr. Cherie Lynn Ramirez, is the senior author of a paper published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal outlining the urgent need for universal, frequent rapid COVID-19 testing to promote greater equity.

  9. Simmons University Main College Building's cupola with the Boston city skyline in the background
    Announcement

    Simmons University Biology Faculty Member Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

    Assistant Professor John Young to lead project to advance knowledge about limb generation processes in frogs.

  10. Headshot of Susana Donkor
    Student Story

    Susana Donkor '21 Advocates for Simmons Students

    We caught up with Susana Donkor '21 about her experience as a biochemistry major, RISE mentor and vice president of the Commuter Student Organization.