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Alumna Jessica Aliff Honored with DAISY Award

Jessica Aliff, who works on the ChristianaCare Medical Intensive Care Unit, was nominated for the Daisy Award for her dedication and caring attitude she provided to a patient — and his family — before his death. “Jess was probably the best nurse we could have ever asked for to take care of our loved one on his last day on earth. “She went out of her way to shave his face, wash his…
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From Reefs to Rockets: NASA Partners With WilmU

When you think of colorful sea coral, what places come to mind? Australia, Belize, Fiji? Add Wilmington University to that list. In a state-of-the-art biology lab on its Brandywine campus, students are fighting the effects of ocean warming in a race to save coral…
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WilmU Plays Key Role in Climate Change Research

Researchers at Wilmington University are working to find ways to make sea coral more robust to combat the impact of climate change. Samantha Kidwell, an undergrad majoring in Biology, was named a student facilitator trainee in the project by the CAREERS Cyberteam Program at The Yale Center for Research Computing. She is working under the direction of Dr. Milton Muldrow, chair of Environmental…
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MSN Program Meets Demand

Wilmington University’s MSN Leadership Program grows as nurses prepare for essential roles in the rapidly expanding health care realm. In the fall semester, 50newstudents joined the program nationwide. Dr. Lisa Drews “Nurses are recognizing that having a…
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Dr. Graves Awarded DAISY for Inspiring Nursing Students

Dr. Stacey Graves, director of Nursing Programs, is Wilmington University’s first recipient of the DAISY Faculty Award, which honors nursing educators for their commitment to inspiring nursing students who blossom into caring, quality healthcare providers. Dr. Lisa Drews, who chairs the MSN Leadership Program, and Dr. Lynn Thomas-Bauer, assistant chair of Nurse Practitioner Programs,were…
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With Hope, Optimism and Confidence

Recent graduate Jessica Davenport refuses to let her disability impact her success. Jessica Davenport thinks that society undervalues people with disabilities, and she’s trying to change that. “Unfortunately,” she says, “we have to constantly prove society…
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A Fellow Among Fellows

Dr. Aaron Sebach In March, College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences Dean Dr. Aaron Sebach was inducted as a distinguished practitioner and fellow of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP). Fellowship is bestowed on leaders who have made enduring contributions to…
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Dr. Sebach, NP Alums Earn National Recognition

Dr. Aaron Sebach Only one quarter of one percent of nurse practitioners have achieved status as a Fellowof the National Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), the highest honor for the profession—and three of the most recent inductees earned their degrees at Wilmington University. Dr. Aaron Sebach, dean of the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences, received the honor at…
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