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When the Special Olympics USA Games brought more than 3,000 athletes to the University of Minnesota campus in June, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students stepped up alongside local healthcare volunteers to deliver essential care.
The Summer Institute in Adolescent Health Partnering with Purpose: Enhancing Adolescent Communication and Trust in a Digital Age explored how to partner with adolescents on their health through strength-based communication and trust-centered approaches, June 28-30 in West St. Paul.
Three nurse-led teams will be conducting research at this year’s Minnesota State Fair, which runs Aug. 27-Sept. 7.
Professor Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, GNP-BC, FGSA, School of Nursing Foundation Research Professor, was named a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
Assistant Professor Mary Whipple, PhD, RN, PHN, FSVM, FAHA, was named the 2026-2027 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation.
Professor Margaret Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FADLN, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation with Dakhóta lineage, was appointed to serve as chair of the National Academies of Medicine (NAM) Interest Group on Health of Populations/Health Disparities. Moss, Katherine R. & C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership, serves as associate dean for Policy, Access, and Ethics.