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Stay up-to-date on the latest announcements, events, and research highlights from NINR.

Director's Message

School Health – Announcing NINR’s Second Strategic Imperative

Read our Director’s Message about NINR’s next strategic imperative – School Health.
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Event Recap – NINR’s Inaugural Social Determinants of Health Summer Research Institute

A new training program at NINR is working to ensure that nurse researchers have the skills and expertise needed to incorporate a social determinants of health perspective in their work.
Director's Lecture

Video Now Available: NINR Director's Lecture – Firearm Injury Prevention

Watch the recording of Dr. Stephanie Hawkins, Vice President of the Transformative Research Unit for Equity (TRUE) at RTI International, as she discusses the role of nursing research in advancing science in firearm injury prevention using a social determinants of health lens.
NINR Social Determinants of Health Summer Research Institute

NINR Invites Letters of Interest for Social Determinants of Health Summer Research Institute

NINR invites prospective participants to submit letters of interest for our first SDOH Summer Research Institute, a new event designed to provide early and mid-career investigators the opportunity to learn more about and apply the principles of high-quality SDOH research. Submissions Due: May 28, 2024
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Apply for Free Small Business (SBIR/STTR) Funding Application Guidance

The Applicant Assistance Program (AAP) is a free, guided 10-week program designed to help first-time applicants.
Funding Spotlights

NINR Funding Spotlight Video Series

Explore how NINR-supported research is making a difference. Check out our latest video series, which highlights how NINR-funded researchers are applying our research lenses to advance public health.
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Dr. Paule Joseph Presented with Protégé Award at 2023 FNINR NightinGala

Scientist and certified nurse practitioner Paule V. Joseph, PhD MS, FNP-BC, FAAN, received a Protégé Award at this year’s Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) NightinGala.
DEBUT

2023 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge: Technologies to Empower Nurses in Community Settings

The Design by Biomedical Undergraduate (DEBUT) Challenge is an annual contest that recognizes excellence in biomedical design and innovation. The challenge is open to teams of undergraduate students developing technologies to address unmet health care needs. NINR funds the 2023 DEBUT Challenge Technologies to Empower Nurses in Community Settings prize.
Advancing Social Determinants of Health Research at NIH

Advancing Social Determinants of Health Research at NIH Through Cross-Cutting Collaboration

The NIH-wide Social Determinants of Health Research Coordinating Committee (SDOH RCC), established in 2022, was created out of an urgent need to develop a coordinated strategy to propel discoveries to improve individual and population health, reduce health disparities, and advance health equity.