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The School of Nursing announced the appointment of five endowed chairs and professors.
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing is welcoming eight new faculty to the school this fall, including two full professors. Additionally, two faculty are transitioning from clinical faculty to tenure-track faculty.
Professor Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, FAHA, will receive the 2023 Mathy Mezey Excellence in Aging Award from the American Heart Association.
Susan Gross Forneris, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE-A, FAAN, joined the school as professor and associate dean for Academic Programs. Gross Forneris has been a nurse educator for more than 20 years and most recently served as director for Innovation in Education Excellence at the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Allina Health and University of Minnesota School of Nursing announced the signing of a formal academic-practice partnership, or collaboratory, to generate, disseminate, and apply knowledge for the improvement of nursing practice, education, and patient outcomes.
Clinical Professor Teddie Potter, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, who serves as the director of planetary health for the School of Nursing, was appointed to the inaugural advisory committee of Climate Crossroads, a major climate initiative from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
In addition to trying the new bacon-wrapped waffle dog, Minnesota State Fairgoers will have the opportunity to advance nursing research by visiting the University of Minnesota Driven to Discover Research Facility (D2D).
Professor Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Katherine R. & C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership, was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz to the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science Conference focuses on value of nursing, forging new partnerships
The 11th annual Nursing Knowledge: Big Data Science (NKBDS) Conference brought national and international experts to Minneapolis to discuss the value of nursing and the ways informatics can help foster improvements in nursing practice, research, education and leadership.
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest.