Daring comes in many forms. @UMichNursing, we dare every day to advance the public good and prepare the next generation of nurses to change the world. #WeDare
Happy Fourth of July from all of us at UMSN!
Whether you're spending the 250th birthday of the U.S. with family and friends or enjoying a well-earned long weekend, we hope your holiday is filled with good food, great company, and plenty of patriotic memories.
@umichdash scholar and @UMichNursing alumnus Joshua Truchan (BSN ’25) learned early that a single moment can upend a family. When he was 8, his mother was severely injured in a car accident, an ordeal that led to months of hospitalizations and surgeries.
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Today, we celebrate #InternationalNursesDay alongside our partners at the Pan American Health Organization.
As a @WHO Collaborating Centre, we are honored to be part of the global work to advance nursing education, leadership and health care for all.
Her decision didn't stop at graduation.
Today, #MichiganNursing alumni, Elise H. Peterson, who earned her BSN in 2000, shares why she chose nursing and how that purpose continues to guide their work after all these years!
#ThePowerOfNurses#nursesweek#wedare#goblue"
#HappyNursesWeek to everyone in our Michigan Nursing community!
We’re kicking off the week with a short message from our Dean, Patricia Hurn, on why she became a nurse.
Stay tuned. All week, we’re highlighting voices from across Michigan Nursing and celebrating #thepowerofnurses.
Join us live tomorrow, May 2, as we celebrate the next generation of #michigannursing graduates at the 2026 Spring Commencement ceremony.
Tune in on YouTube and celebrate with us from wherever you are.
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A fun surprise on @Jeopardy last night! Seeing @UMichNursing featured in a clue is a great reminder of the impact and reach our school has across the country.🩺〽️
Proud to see the Leaders and Best getting some well-deserved national airtime!
#WeDare#GoBlue#MichiganNursing
Dr. Hala Darwish was selected to attend the @theNAMedicine Emerging Health Leaders Forum in Washington, D.C. This invite-only gathering brings together some of the most promising early and mid-career leaders in health and medicine to work on solutions to health care challenges.
#NEW: Three new episodes just dropped for our Dose of Discovery podast, featuring research from Dr. Sean Esteban McCabe from @umichdash, Dr. Lenette M. Jones and Dr. Jessica Mongilio.
Listen now: https://t.co/WFY67w9Oyg
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Aebersold on receiving the Debra Spunt Lectureship at the @NLN Education Summit!
Her lecture highlights how immersive simulation can help future nurses develop resilience, moral courage and confidence when patient safety is on the line.
#NEW: Our DNP program is ranked #4, and our MSN program is ranked #6 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. We also received recognition across multiple specialty areas in the latest report.
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#SavetheDate!
Join us for the 2026 Global Health Summer Institute: Global Health, Local Impact: Advancing Environmental Justice Worldwide.
📆 May 18 and 19, 2026
💻 Virtual
Registration information coming soon.
Dean Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, has been named a Fellow of the @aaas, which recognizes her lifetime pioneering research on sex differences in brain injury and stroke and her leadership advancing nursing science and interdisciplinary research.
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#ICYMI. Drs. Amy Buckenmeyer and LaToya Brown have been inducted into the @NAPractice.
Dr. Buckenmeyer was named a Distinguished Scholar Fellow in the Public Health Academy, and Dr. Brown was named a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow in the Nursing Academy.
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Congrats to Jenna Blumenauer, senior adviser for professional graduate studies, Office of Professional Graduate Programs @UMichNursing for earning the 2025-26 Candace J. Johnson Award for Staff Excellence. Jenna is a true gift to UM students and her colleagues. Thank you Jenna♥️