College of Health Professions News

A feature in Sigma Nursing highlights the importance of early leadership in nursing, spotlighting a Pace University graduate and faculty perspective. Alumna Michelle Novominski, now a registered nurse, reflects on stepping into leadership roles early in her career, while Cindy Paradiso, assistant professor in the College of Health Professions at Pace University, emphasizes that new nurses bring valuable, real-time insights and should be encouraged to lead from the start.

CHP Professor Christen Cooper provides expert insight to Food & Wine that sugar-sweetened beverages pose significant health risks, emphasizing their role as a major source of empty calories and their link to long-term conditions such as type 2 diabetes— and AOL has the story.

In health and nutrition coverage, CHP Professor Christen Cooper tells Yahoo Life that the growing focus on protein in modern diets reflects its important role in energy, muscle maintenance, and metabolism, while also helping people feel fuller for longer.

In public health education, CHP Associate Dean Beau Anderson presented a webinar for the nonprofit MedShadow Foundation titled A Practical Guide to Alternative Treatments, exploring evidence-based complementary therapies and how patients can evaluate them safely alongside conventional care.

Pace University in Pleasantville has received $2.1 million in state funding to enhance its Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation, boosting training for future healthcare professionals. The investment, highlighted in Westfair Communications, will expand advanced simulation technology, strengthen emergency and labor-and-delivery training, and support increased student enrollment in the healthcare workforce pipeline.

Pace University’s healthcare workforce pipeline also received a significant boost, with more than $2.1 million in state funding secured by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to enhance the Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. Coverage in News12 highlights how the investment will expand advanced simulation technology, strengthen emergency and labor-and-delivery training, and support enrollment growth for future healthcare professionals.

CHP Professor Christen Cooper is featured in Prevention, discussing research showing that adopting a healthier diet after age 45 can add years to life expectancy, particularly through plant-forward eating patterns rich in whole foods.

New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins recently allocated $2.175 million to Pace University. This funding aims to upgrade the Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation in Pleasantville. The center is crucial for training the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.