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The 2026 Planting Seeds of Innovation Conference on April 24 will equip future-ready leaders with the strategic skills to navigate complex change and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving world. 

The Katharine J. Densford Center for International Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will host a parallel event during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) Forum about Gender-Based Violence, Femicide, and Criminalization in Bolivia.

Cynthia Nebel, PhD, director of Learning Services at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and an active collaborator with The Learning Scientists, delivered the keynote lecture at the DNP Enhancement & Enrichment Programming (DEEP) Day, which was held Jan. 29 at Coffman Memorial Union.

AnnMarie Walton, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, CHES, FAAN, associate professor at Duke University School of Nursing, delivered the keynote The Cancer-Climate Connection: Environmental Drivers of Cancer in the Climate Era at the seventh annual Planetary Health Guest Lecture, hosted by the Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice on Feb. 18

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nursing informatics specialty at the University of Minnesota received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). It is the first program of its kind in the country to receive this prestigious designation. 

School of Nursing Associate Professor Lauren Martin, PhD, was named assistant vice provost for Community-Engaged Research in the Office for Public Engagement.