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Bakken

As the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing celebrates its 30th anniversary, its dedication to advancing health and wellbeing — through vibrant community outreach, interdisciplinary education, and groundbreaking community-based research — is more critical than ever.

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The Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership is hosting a Celebration of the Nursing Code of Ethics, with a discussion of the newly updated Code of Ethics and how it shapes nursing today. 

Health Partners Collaboratory

HealthPartners and the University of Minnesota announced the creation of formal academic-practice partnership, or collaboratory, to generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge for the improvement of nursing practice, education, and patient outcomes.

BSN ranking

The University of Minnesota rose to No. 8 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 ranking of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs. The school was tied for fourth among public universities in the publication’s survey of nearly 700 programs. 

Erin Galegher

Erin Galegher, DNP, MPH, APRN, CNM, an adjunct faculty member, was selected to receive the American College of Nurse-Midwives Excellence in Teaching Award. 

HEED Award

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing received the 2025 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. 

Ramstad and Callaghan

School of Nursing alumni Sheryl Ramstad, DNP ’17, MN ’13, and Veronica Callaghan, DNP ’22, know firsthand the realities of setbacks—and the grit it takes to rise above them.

Sandra Edwardson

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) named Dean Emeritus Sandra Edwardson, PhD, FAAN, a recipient of the Alumni Service Award.

Goldie Gopher and students

Sophomore students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program from the Minneapolis and Rochester campuses and first-year Master of Nursing students, whose programs both expanded this year, were welcomed into the nursing profession at a ceremony on Sept. 5 at Coffman Theater.

Summer Institute in Adolescent Health 2025

The Summer Institute in Adolescent Health Shaping Healthy Communities: Unleashing the Power of Youth, held July 29-31, explored how to strengthen relationships and civic action with young people to build strong communities.