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Promotions 2026

The Board of Regents approved promotions and tenure for eight School of Nursing faculty at a May meeting.

Blanket Ceremony 2026

The Center for Indigenous People, Health, and Nursing of North America at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing hosted its first Honoring Ceremony May 14 to celebrate the graduation of four students in the Pathway to Doctoral Education for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Nurses.

Warsame

The 2026 Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Conference, which will be held June 3-5 at McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, will focus on the theme Practice-Ready AI: Nurse-Led Implementation, Governance, and Impact

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.

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