Students present MNRS research posters virtually, awarded top honors
April 27, 2020
Students present research posters at Midwest Nursing Research Society conference, despite COVID-19 restrictions
Three student posters took top honors from Midwest Nursing Research Society conference, including two first-place awards.
![Bonnie Alver](/sites/nursing.umn.edu/files/2021-08/bonniealver_0.png)
Bonnie Alver, a Master of Nursing student, received first place for the poster The Role of Community in Promoting Healthy Cooking and Eating Behaviors for Customers of the Twin Cities Mobile Market.
![Jane Claeys](/sites/nursing.umn.edu/files/2021-08/jane_claeys_0.png)
Jane Claeys, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student, received first place for Association Between Family Stroke History and Personal Stroke Risk Score: A Community Survey.
![Blaire Bremel](/sites/nursing.umn.edu/files/2021-08/blaire_bremel_0.png)
Blaire Bemel, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student, earned honorable mention for A Predictive Model for Developing Long-Term Opioid Use After Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery.
While the in-person MNRS conference and School of Nursing Research Day couldn’t take place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students still had an opportunity to present their posters on research topics. More than two dozen students created voice thread presentations to showcase their posters.