Minnesota Nursing magazine
The current issue of Minnesota Nursing magazine explores the ways the school is improving the health of those living in rural communities, including a profile of DNP student Mattie Ellenson who was named an Emerging Rural Health Leader.
Welcome to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
The School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota provides its students with a world-class opportunity to learn, lead and discover in a dynamic learning and research environment. Our faculty are nationally and internationally renowned for their leadership, practice expertise and research discoveries. See full Message from the Dean.
At the core of nursing is the understanding that when we create the right environment, nature not only can heal itself, but it is an essential partner in human health. Human health and the health of the planet are inseparable.
Nursing Points of Pride
First to offer DNP degrees in nurse anesthesia, nursing informatics, health innovation and leadership, and integrative health and healing.
The school operates a Nurse Practitioner Clinic in downtown Minneapolis.
Chair and professorship endowment fund valued at $20.3 million in 2023
Research Opportunities
Ranked 14th in schools of nursing receiving National Institutes of Health research funding, at $5.3 MILLION in February 2023, University of Minnesota School of Nursing faculty lead innovative research and evidence-based practice projects with students, interdisciplinary colleagues, community partners and clinical affairs.
We address health issues such as Alzheimer’s, childhood obesity, diabetes, peripheral artery disease, opioid addiction and refugee trauma in local, state and global contexts.
News
For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.
Assistant Professor Robin Austin, PhD, DNP, DC, NI-BC, FAMIA, FNAP, will be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing after being selected for the 2024 Class of Fellows
The Planting Seeds of Innovation Colloquium, on June 4, examined the science and process behind innovation, and guided participants through the process of growing an innovation seed into action.
Doctor of Nursing Practice student Priyanka Roy and PhD student Angela Miller were named Jonas Scholars by Jonas Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.