The Pulse: Columbia Nursing News

Researchers Study the Use of Social Media Analytics to Help Predict Gun Violence

Originally published: January 21, 2026

A growing body of research suggests that social media analytics may help provide early warning signals about gun violence. Yet for progress to continue in this area, consistent data collection and measurement practices are needed, observed a recent scoping review from Columbia Nursing

Honoring the Impact of Nurse Anesthetists at the Today Show

Originally published: January 22, 2026

The annual celebration by Columbia Nursing of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week was highlighted this year by the appearance of Columbia CRNA students and faculty on the Today plaza, where they engaged with the show’s anchors and hosts. CRNA Week—marked in 2026 from January 18-24—recognizes the vital role that nurse anesthetists play in delivering safe, high-quality anesthesia care across the country.

Health Care’s Rush to Embrace AI Scribes Risks Patient Safety, Researchers Warn

Originally published: October 8, 2025

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) scribes in health care is outpacing validation and oversight, potentially compromising patient safety, Columbia Nursing researchers warn in npj Digital Medicine.  

Three Students Are Awarded NEF Scholarships

Originally published: October 8, 2025

Columbia Nursing students Lizzet Carmona, Sergine Delma, and Marie Toupou received scholarships from the nonprofit Nurses Educational Funds Inc. (NEF) for 2025-26.

JAMA “Viewpoint” Calls for Policies that Support NP Practice Ownership

Originally published: February 5, 2026

Nurse practitioners (NPs) who own practices are filling critical primary care gaps in underserved and rural areas, but financial and policy barriers to practice ownership must be addressed, researchers express in a JAMA Health Forum viewpoint(link is external and opens in a new window) published on January 16, 2026 by assistant professor Monica O’Reilly-Jacob, PhD, and her colleagues.

Columbia Nursing Is Again a Top Recipient of NIH Funding, with $17.5M

Originally published: January 20, 2026

Columbia Nursing ranked #2 last year among all U.S. nursing schools in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding. In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025, the school’s investigators received 28 grants totaling $17,594,869. 

Two from Columbia Nursing Are Named to Leadership Posts 

Originally published: October 8, 2025

Mahlon Mathieson, a current Columbia Nursing graduate student, and Tyler Gaedecke, PhD ’25, have been chosen to participate in two different leadership initiatives offered through the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA) of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

DNP Student Presents AI-Related Research at SIGMA Conference

Originally published: March 12, 2026

A student in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program—Claire Pettengill, MS ’25—presented a paper on the intersection of AI and mental health at Sigma Nursing’s 2026 Region 14 Conference. Titled “Algorithmic Justice in Mental Health: A Call for Ethical AI and Nursing Advocacy,” her paper was selected for both a podium presentation and a Regional Recognition certificate.

CUIMC Students Lobby, Learn in Visit to State Legislature

Originally published: February 25, 2026

For the fourth consecutive year, students from all four Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) schools—nursing, medicine, dentistry, and public health—traveled to Albany to deepen their understanding of the New York state legislative process and to advocate for health policies they personally value.