{"id":20972,"date":"2021-10-11T14:04:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/?p=20972"},"modified":"2021-10-11T14:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T19:04:32","slug":"ovation-taani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/ovation-taani\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovation Jewish Home Names New Nursing Professor in Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u2019s gift will support a five-year professorship for Taani as the Ovation Jewish Home Joint Research Professor in Aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited for this opportunity with Ovation Communities,\u201d Taani said. \u201cThe groundwork we\u2019ve laid will allow me to focus on promoting health and safety of older adults and improving patient outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/04\/Murad-Taani.jpg\" alt=\"Murad Taani\" class=\"wp-image-20451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/04\/Murad-Taani.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/538\/2021\/04\/Murad-Taani-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Murad Taani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taani\u2019s research focuses on older adult health and illness care, including optimizing function, physical activity, and muscle outcomes, and facilitating healthy behaviors among older adults across all settings of care, including assisted living facilities and nursing homes. 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