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Kim Heckmann

Kim Heckmann, MSN, FNP-C, SCRN, PHN, Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency program director at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS), was named the recipient of the 2024 Excellence in Education Academic Collaboration with an Affiliate Award.

Dean Connie White Delaney

Dean Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, received the HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Leadership Award for her significant leadership contributions to optimize health engagements and care outcomes through information and technology.

BSN student Shivani Muthya

Associate Professor Barb McMorris, PhD, and BSN student Shivani Muthya received awards at the 48th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Conference in Minneapolis.

Ryne Wilson

Clinical Assistant Professor Ryne Wilson, DNP, RN, OCN, was appointed to the Oncology Nursing Society Board of Directors.

NGO CSW forum

The Katharine J. Densford Center for International Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing was selected to host a parallel event during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) Forum.

APRN Conference

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is hosting the rural Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Conference Cannabis and Mental Health Care: Exploring intersections with advanced nursing practice.

Barb McMorris

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is cohosting the 48th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Conference in Minneapolis on Feb. 28-March 2.

AACN Doctoral Education Conference

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing was well-represented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Doctoral Education Conference held in January in Naples, Florida.

Connie White Delaney and Lyla June Johnston

Lyla June Johnston, PhD, delivered the 4th annual Planetary Health Lectureship Remembering our Ecological Purpose: Indigenous Food Systems and the Promise of Homo Sapiens, which detailed Indigenous food systems and advocated for a mind shift to better tend the land.

Mary Whipple

Whipple’s  community-engaged research project is Understanding the Relationship Between Systemic Racism and Sedentary Behavior in Black Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.