Three School of Nursing faculty members and two PhD students have received Research & Implementation Interest Group Awards from the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS).
Barb King
Dr. Barb King Receives Grant to Support Caregivers of Older Adults
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.
Dr. Barb King Awarded Grant from National Institute on Aging
Dr. Barb King and her Co-PI, Dr. Jane Mahoney of the School of Medicine and Public Health, were awarded a five-year R33 grant to support the study “Enhancing the Community-Academic Aging Research Network to Support Assistive Technology (AT) Research for Older Adults by Designing for Dissemination and Health Equity.”
Dr. Jingxi Sheng Awarded Grant to Study Breast Cancer in Asian American Women
Jinxi Sheng, PhD, RN, was awarded an Internal Research Grant Award to support the study Exploring the feasibility of leveraging physical activity to reduce breast cancer risk in Asian American women.
Bucky and Monty visit B6/6 to celebrate milestone in MOVIN
This June, Bucky Badger and the Ice Age Trail Alliance mascot, Monty the Mammoth, visited the Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant unit at University Hospital (B6/6) in celebration of completing the MOVIN Ice Age Trail Challenge and the great work patients and staff have done to reach the goals and improve the amount of time and distances patients walk on the unit.
The Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education Awarded a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant
The Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) was awarded a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant (PI: Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN) to support the study Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant Proposal: Adapting an Eldercare Train-the-Trainer Curriculum for Diverse Populations and Community Settings.
Drs. Barb King and Linsey Steege Featured in OnWisconsin
UW–Madison professors aren’t merely dreaming of a better world — they’re actively building it. OnWisconsin asked faculty members across campus to describe breakthroughs in their fields that will improve life for all of us.
Drs. King and Steege Awarded Administrative Supplement for Grants in Health Services
Barb King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN, and Linsey Steege, PhD, were awarded an Administrative Supplement for Grants in Health Services to support the study Preventing Hospital-Acquired Disability: An Intervention to Improve Older Adult Patient Ambulation – Supplement.
Endowments Empower Faculty and Students at the School of Nursing
Donor support enables retention of the excellent faculty at the School of Nursing through endowed chairs and named professorships.
Dr. Barb King and Dr. Diane Farsetta Awarded Grant from Bader Philanthropies | Grant Award
Dr. Barb King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN and Dr. Diane Farsetta, PhD were awarded a grant to support the project titled UW School of Nursing and UW Health – 4M Initiative.