ACADEMIC NEWS

Dr. Milton Muldrow Jr. Collaborates with Wondrium to Explain the Science of Synthetic Biology

August 16, 2022
Dr. Milton Muldrow Jr. The rapidly evolving field of synthetic biology is revolutionizing life on earth. In a new video-based course, Wilmington University’s Dr. Milton Muldrow is teaching a worldwide audience how the science works and where it’s heading. Dr. Muldrow, WilmU’s director of natural science programs, developed “Synthetic Biology: Life’s Extraordinary New…
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Hands-On Experience in Health Care

August 11, 2022
Hummu Saydee, a senior in the Health Sciences Program, is getting hands-on experience this summer as a paid intern for ChristianaCare Health System, learning about leading-edge approaches while building on her previous work experience in health care. Saydee is a certified…
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Honor Student Overcomes Disabilities to Help Others

June 8, 2022
Health Sciences junior Jessica Davenport hasn’t allowed her disabilities to interfere with her education, nor her determination to help others. She has used a wheelchair since 2004, when she suffered a severe stroke at age 19. Today, Davenport is an intern at Resources for Independent Living, a community-based agency in Pennsville, New Jersey, where she advocates for education and other…
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Leading with Distinction

April 29, 2022
College of Health Professions Dean Dr. Denise Wells received the DAWN 2021–2022 Leadership Award, which is granted to a woman who has excelled in the field of higher education and served with distinction as a role model for rising stars in her organization and beyond. Dr.
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Cynthia Brown: A Call to Serve

April 29, 2022
Cynthia Brown, RN, co-chairs the WilmU Alumni Association’s New Castle Chapter in order to encourage her fellow graduates to pursue opportunities, no matter their age or level of uncertainty. She knows from experience how interesting and unexpected that pursuit can be. The…
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Putting Health Care knowledge into action

April 7, 2022
Dr. Aaron Sebach, director of Graduate Nursing Programs, and DNP student Tammy Walbert combine academic excellence with hands-on, compassionate experience. Both are nurse practitioners at TidalHealth Community Wellness in Maryland, working on the Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) team. This initiative helps keep vulnerable patients out of the emergency room by sending caregivers to their…
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DNP Students Author Paper on Pediatric COVID Response

February 17, 2022
An alumnus and College of Health Professions students are sharing their expertise in caring for patients in the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James Thomas, a DNP alum, and current DNP students Lisa Lietzke and Sean Elwell are the authors of an article in Nursing 2021, titled “The…
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Nurse Anesthetist Profiled for Devotion to Patient Care

December 16, 2021
Dr. Klisa Hargrove-Loper, an alumna of Wilmington University’s D.N.P. program, was profiled as a healthcare hero in a YouTube video by AtlantiCare Regional Medical in Pomona, New Jersey. A nurse anesthetist, Dr. Hargrove-Loper was inspired to pursue healthcare when she was…
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Dr. Sebach Elected to National Nursing Committee

October 18, 2021
Dr. Aaron Sebach, director of Graduate Nursing Programs, has been elected to serve on the National League for Nursing’s Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) six-member nominating committee. Dr. Sebach, who also chairs the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, will represent practice-focused doctoral programs in nursing, identifying and putting forth individuals to serve on the…
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