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Mobile Phones Bring Health Care Closer to Patients

October 16, 2018
Research by Dr. Angela Herman, Health Sciences Program Chair, shows that access to health care for people who live in remote areas can be literally a phone call away. Dr. Herman, who has a strong background in clinical research, conducted a study in Elkton, Maryland, the home of Union Hospital, as to how patients would like to use technology in communicating with health care…
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She Triumphed Over Illness and Found Success

August 9, 2018
Working in respiratory therapy for nearly 30 years, Amy Lovenguth was used to taking care of others. She looked to Wilmington University to provide the education that would empower her to have a healthy career, the completion degree she needed to thrive in the job…
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Science Happenings

June 19, 2018
Dr. Milton Muldrow represented the state of Delaware, along with the Delaware Space Grant director, at the National NASA Space Grant conference in Washington, D.C. Prior to the conference, Dr. Muldrow visited the offices of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S.
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Nurses Online Community is National Forum

June 19, 2018
Dr. Aaron M. Sebach, chair, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP), has been named community manager of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Up & Comers Online Community. The community is designed to serve nurses with 5-14 years of experience who are interested in expanding or advancing their careers. It’s also a forum where nurses can network and collaborate with others who are…
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Pioneer nurse practitioner to teach DNP students

April 25, 2018
The College of Health Professions welcomes a pioneer nurse practitioner to the team. Dr. Walton Reddish has served as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Medical Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council. A pioneer nurse practitioner, Dr. Reddish has…
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Student Wellness

November 17, 2017
As director of Student Health Services at Delaware State University, Wilmington University alumna Dr. Michelle Fisher had built a solid career based on her nursing expertise — including her MSN from WilmU.   Dr. Michelle Fisher | Photo by Susan L. Gregg While she certainly could have rested on her laurels, Fisher had a vision that she could do more to support students and contribute to the DSU…
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Doctoral Alum Published in Nursing Journal

November 16, 2017
Dr. Larider Ruffin, who earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)  from WilmU in 2016, was recently published in the Journal of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA). His paper, Health Coaching Strategy to Improve Glycemic Control in African-American Adults with…
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A New Health Sciences Program

October 27, 2017
A reimagined and reinvigorated baccalaureate program offers a new opportunity for students seeking a four-year degree in Health Sciences; with evidenced interest reflected in near doubling of enrollment. “We previously offered an Allied Health completion degree for…
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What’s Your Georeference?

August 16, 2017
As one of the major coral reefs of the world, the coral reef ecosystem of the Florida Keys has experienced significant and rapid decline over the past several decades. Dr. Milton Muldrow, chair of the Environmental Science and Policy program, is working with WilmU senior Sharon Dutton this summer to create maps of the reef by georeferencing meaningful patterns of benthic species (animals living on…
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