Laura Vergenz, BSN, RN, a graduate student in the systems leadership and innovation track of the UW–Madison School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program, is a strong advocate for older adults.
Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE)
Building Stronger Rural Communities Through Healthy Aging Programs
UW–Madison’s Center for Aging Research and Education is transforming care for rural and aging Wisconsinites.
Meet Diane Farsetta: Center for Aging Research Education (CARE) Manager
Farsetta talks about her groundbreaking work with older adults and their caregivers.
Bridging the Gap
How UW–Madison’s Center for Aging Research and Education transforms care for rural and aging Wisconsinites.
Edith Lawrence-Hilliard Honored with 2025 Canary Savage Girardeau Award for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
An advocate for health equity and a pillar of community engagement in the Madison community, Ms. Lawrence-Hilliard has dedicated decades to uplifting marginalized voices in health, education, and civic life.
CARE Awarded Grant to Study Healthy Aging for Latino Elders
The Nursing Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) was awarded a Greater Milwaukee Foundation grant to support the study Supporting Healthy Aging for Hispanic/Latino Elders via Bilingual Direct Care Workforce Training.
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.
Dianne Farsetta Receives Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Award
Diane Farsetta received an award for her project “Community-Aging Research Agenda with Older Adults at Risk of Health Disparities.”
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.
Chancellor Mnookin visits School of Nursing
On August 31, UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin visited the School of Nursing. She spent the morning meeting students, faculty, and staff, and we proudly showed her how Badger nurses change lives through research, education, and …