DUSON’s Sigma Beta Epsilon chapter recently awarded PhD students Paula Koppel and Lesley Rink Rising Stars of Research and Scholarships monetary awards.

All are invited to celebrate Autism Awareness Month when Morénike Giwa Onaiwu presents “More than Seeds: Digging Deep to Find Our Resilience, Our Beauty, and Our Value" on April 7 at 4 p.m. EST. Onaiwu, a gifted speaker and educator, is also a renowned global autism advocate, educator, and author of "All the Weight of Our Dreams," an anthology of poetry, art, short fiction, and photography created entirely by autistic people of color.

Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, associate professor, was interviewed for the "Low COVID-19 vaccination rates for Hispanic North Carolinians" article by Christian Green for the Carolina Public Press. 

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Kudos to Karin Reuter-Rice, associate professor, and her entire team for the submission of her NIH R01 resubmission application entitled: “Risk Stratification of Postconcussive Symptoms in Children to Promote Health Outcomes and Academic Performance." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of September 1, 2021.

Put on your workout shoes, and join Active Minds on Wednesday, March 24, from 5 to 5:45 p.m., via Zoom to try Jazzercise hosted by Stephanie Gedzyk-Nie

Five Duke University School of Nursing researchers and their collaborators were awarded new funding for pilot projects beginning this winter.

DUSON improved its position among QS World University Rankings for nursing by being named the #10 highest ranked nursing program globally for 2021.

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