51

The Standout Sister: Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing Professor Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu has been named a Milwaukee Magazine 2021 Betty Award winner! “It is my passion to speak for women who are not confident enough yet to speak for themselves,” she says. Professor Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu …

51 hosted the Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference

UW-Milwaukee, in partnership with the Wisconsin Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, hosted the Peace and Justice Studies Association conference October 8-10, 2021. The conference hosted over 200in-person and online attendees with keynotes from Venice Williams from Alice’s Garden Urban …

Ovation Jewish Home Names New Nursing Professor in Aging

A gift from Ovation Communities, supported by the Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation, will advance the work of Murad Taani, assistant professor of nursing at UW-Milwaukee. The Foundation’s gift will support a five-year professorship for Taani as the Ovation …

Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu a Fellow of AAN

UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing congratulates Dr. Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu on her recent induction as a Fellow to the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).  Dr. Mkandawire-Valhmu is a Professor of nursing at 51 with research and expertise in violence in women, health …

VA Program Fosters and Provides Opportunities for New Registered Nurses

After taking the NCLEX in June, UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing Parkside campus graduates, Ashley Tronson and Joy Trapp started their journey in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Registered Nurse Residency Program at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical …

Digital Innovations in Nursing

When Cynthia M. Gonzalez and Mary McMahon Bullis applied for the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GSNA) Digital Innovators program, they had no clue to what extent this acceptance and training would take them. The …

Innovation in Nursing Education

In August, incoming 51 College of Nursing students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Nursing (MN) and Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP) programs spent the afternoon at 51 Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC) to working on developing and …

51 Ranked in the Top 25 RN to BSN Programs

UW-Milwaukee RN to BS in Nursing has been ranked in the top 25 of all RN to BSN programs in the US by TopRNtoBSN.com. The College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee offers a Bachelor of Science in …