UW–Madison Nursing Students Featured in WI State Journal

Doctor of Nurse Practice students Esther Afolayan, Evie Quarm and Maleva Butkiewicz smile as they stand side by side playing with the slime they made. Photo: John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal.
DNP students Esther Afolayan, Evie Quarm and Maleva Butkiewicz play with the slime they made. Photo: John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal.

Photo of the day: Sensory diversion piques feelings of nostalgia

Wisconsin State Journal | March 17, 2026

Doctor of nursing practice students Esther Afolayan, Evie Quarm and Maleva Butkiewicz were featured in the Wisconsin State Journal engaging in a wellness activity. The activity? Making slime.

Making the squishy substance brought up feelings of childhood nostalgia for the students.

Part of the School’s regular series of wellness events, the activity offered the future nursing professionals benefits like stress relief, mindfulness, creativity, and motor skill development.

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