School of Nursing Visionary Dr. Linda D. Oakley Recognized with 2024 UW–Madison School of Nursing Canary Savage Girardeau Award for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

This honor highlights Dr. Oakley’s transformative contributions to nursing, education, and community-based research that addresses health disparities in marginalized communities.

UW–Madison’s Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Veterinary Medicine recipients of the 2024 Health Professions HEED Award

Three schools at UW–Madison have been honored with the 2024 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Dr. Maichou Lor Awarded Grant to Study Pain Assessment for Bilingual Hmong Caregivers

 The primary goal of Dr. Lor’s project is to pilot test a web-based communication training intervention to help Hmong bilingual caregivers document their care recipients’ pain information.

Dr. Megan Zuelsdorff Collaborates with Cuban Scientists

Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was part of a delegation led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that traveled to Havana to discuss potential areas of collaboration with Cuban scientists at a professional meeting on aging and disaster management this spring.

Dr. Susan Passmore Awarded Grant to Study Pro-Diversity Educational Intervention

Susan Passmore, PhD, was awarded a grant to support the study Just Research: Testing a Pro-Diversity, Socially Normative Educational Intervention to Promote Inclusive Research Practices among Investigators and Research Staff.

Kristin Merss Awarded Grant to Study Perspectives on Incarcerated Older Adults

Kristin Merss, BSN, RN, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) grant to support the study Perspectives of Correctional Officers about Older Adults in Prison: A Grounded Theory Study.