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Commencement 2026

The School of Nursing celebrated the graduation of 174 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 105 Doctor of Nursing Practice and 2 PhD students at a ceremony May 15 at Northrop. The ceremony also included the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing and the Institute for Health Informatics.

Planting Seeds 2026

Whitney Line, DNP, RN, PHN, Healthcare Innovation and Insights lead for Solventum, delivered the keynote The Alignment Advantage: Leadership and Innovation in Complex Systems at the 2026 Planting Seeds of Innovation Conference on April 24 at the Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub.

Virtual Reality

Carlson School of Management students were transported to the Greek island of Tilos for an immersive experience addressing challenges in the zero-waste supply chain, thanks in part to the virtual reality (VR) headsets on loan from the School of Nursing.

Book cover: Bridging Artificial and Human Intelligence: Implementation Strategies and Case Studies in Healthcare

Stringer published Bridging Artificial and Human Intelligence: Implementation Strategies and Case Studies in Healthcare, co-edited by Dean Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP. Additional editors include Ursula H. HĂĽbner, PhD, FIAHSI, Giovanni Rubeis, PhD, and Marion J. Ball, EdD.

Planetary Health Report Card

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing received an A on the 2026 Planetary Health Report Card, ranking first place of the nursing schools that were graded.

Richard Olding Beard Award winners

Jan Malcolm, Stuart Speedie, John Reiling and Educated Change were recognized with the School of Nursing’s Richard Olding Beard Award during a ceremony on May 7.

Research Day 2026

Faculty, students, staff and community partners gathered in person and online April 17 for Nursing Research Day. This year’s theme was Inquiry, Equity, and Action: Harnessing Nursing Science for a Collective Impact on Health.

Bill Conway Jr.

The Bedford Falls Foundation — DAF recently made a gift to the School of Nursing of $2.2 million to support prelicensure nursing scholarships and a student success program.

Mary Fran Tracy Eunice Areba Nadeen Alshakhshir

Three nurse researchers from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing received awards at the 2026 Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, which was held March 30-April 2 in St. Louis. 

Suzanne Miyamoto

The School of Nursing will celebrate the graduation of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD students at a ceremony May 15 at Northrop at 2 p.m. The ceremony will also include the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing and the Institute for Health Informatics.