Dr. Barb King and the Center for Aging Research and Education were awarded an Oscar Rennebohm Foundation grant to support the study CARE U: Improving Health and Wellbeing of Older Adults in Dane County by Enhancing Direct Caregiver Readiness.
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Dr. Jeneile Luebke Awarded Grant to Support Indigenous Students
New mentorship program offers support, community for Indigenous graduate students.
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.
We Celebrate Mrs. Chase, Millie, and the Evolution of Immersion
We explore how simulation has evolved over the years, from wooden medical manikins to our current state-of-the-art Center for Technology-Enhanced Nursing.
We Celebrate Wellness
The School of Nursing strives to advance the wellness of every individual and connect the School community with wellness resources across campus and within the greater Madison community.
Karin Krause ’79 is Addressing Wisconsin’s Housing Shortage Through Intergenerational Living
Krause and family educator Paula Reif are working to build an “intentional intergenerational neighborhood” in a 19th-century farmhouse on Madison’s west side, which they say would be the first of its kind in Wisconsin.
Dr. Kitty Montgomery Wins Grant to Study Advanced Cancer in Children
Dr. Kitty Montgomery was awarded a one-year Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation (MMCF) Research Grant funded by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses to support the study Risk-Stratified Approaches to Symptom Management for Children with Advanced Cancer.
Valued connections, future innovations: Chancellor Mnookin visits Sauk, Vernon and Monroe counties
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin recently visited several Wisconsin communities, including the Reedsburg Area Medical Center, which partners with the School of Nursing.
Q&A with Steffanie Walker ’21
Steffanie Walker ’21 reflects on her thirteen-year journey to getting a BSN and how the BSN@Home program allowed her to achieve that dream.
Reclaiming Traditional Knowledge Through the Native Nations Nursing, Helpers, and Healers Summit
Our 2024 summit brought together Indigenous communities, health care providers, tribal leaders, students, and advocates in a powerful gathering focused on culturally congruent care.