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Faculty, students and community partners gathered April 14 for Nursing Research Day, Addressing Health Disparities and Promoting Social Justice through Nursing Research. DNP student Emily Gorzycki discusses her poster, Development of Community-Engaged Hypertension Education to Reduce Stroke Risk in African Americans.

DNP students hosted a Ride for Their Lives event that included health professionals from M Health Fairview, Gillette, Regions and the School of Nursing to draw attention to the health emergency of climate change.

Students from the Doctor of Nursing Practice program in health innovation and leadership and the Master of Healthcare Administration traveled to Sweden in August to learn about its national health care model. 

Sophomore students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program from the Minneapolis and Rochester campuses and first-year Master of Nursing students were welcomed into the nursing profession at a ceremony on Sept. 8 at Coffman Theater.

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing celebrated the graduation of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD students at a commencement ceremony May 15. Pamela Cipriano, president of the International Council of Nurses, delivered the commencement address, encouraging new graduates to be rebels to challenge the status quo.

Natalie Nicholson, a citizen of The Three Affiliated Tribes, spoke to Doctor of Nursing Practice students at the DNP Enhancement and Enrichment Programming Day Sept. 14 about her journey to establish an Anishinaabe-led health center. She serves as a nurse practitioner at Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming in Bemidji.