Media Advisory: Caring for a Parent with Memory Loss: A free educational conference Many adult children are caring for parents with memory loss. This role reversal often raises difficult emotional, legal, financial and medical issues. Bonnie Westra named fellow of the American Academy of Nursing School of Nursing professor honored for contributions to development of electronic health records. U of M School of Nursing to honor 100 distinguished alumni at Centennial Gala As part of its centennial celebration, the School of Nursing will recognize 100 distinguished alumni, as well as 14 distinguished faculty alumni. All have advanced health care through noteworthy achievement in the field of nursing. U of M School of Nursing hosts 2009 Summit of Sages School of Nursing will spotlight six influential nurses who have tackled difficult health care challenges and created new models of health care delivery. The nurses will tell their stories during the Summit of Sages, November 4-6, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Julie Jacko awarded Research and Research Infrastructure "Grand Opportunities" Grant U of M School of Nursing Hosts National History of Nursing Conference Best-selling author Steven Berlin Johnson to headline SoN among consortium of schools and funders working to prepare nurses to care for a rapidly growing Minnesota aging population MN Hartford Center collaborating to design and implement Building Faculty Capacity in Geriatric Nursing for Center Minnesota project. Julie Jacko Appointed to MN eHealth Advisory Board University of Minnesota School of Nursing Awarded Grant to Study Link Between Exercise and the Physical and Brain Function of People with Alzheimer's disease Interprofessional research team to study the effects of exercise training as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease symptoms School of Nursing to Confer Honorary Degree on Brigadier General, Clara Adams-Ender During Spring Commencement The Doctor of Humane Letters is the highest award conferred by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. U School of Nursing Dean Elected to Board of American Association of Colleges of Nursing Delaney to assume office March 14 at Association's annual meeting. School of Nursing receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Careers in Nursing School funding School of Nursing is among the first institutions in the nation to receive funding U of M School of Nursing Celebrates 100 Year, 1909 - 2009 Formal January kick-off launches year-long centennial celebration, events |