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Beloved SSON Staff Member Passes Away


It is with profound sadness that we announce that our beloved Thom Bowling, Executive Assistant Student Services, collapsed this morning, and after concerted resuscitation efforts in our MUHC Emergency Room, Thom was unable to be revived. This death comes as a shock to all of us. Thom just turned 59 and served the SSON for…

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2016-2019 NINR Funded T32 Health Behavior Science Pre-Doctoral Fellows Selected


The MU Sinclair School of Nursing is pleased to announce Julio Loya, BSN, RN, CMSRN, of Marana, AZ, and Jennifer O'Connor, MSN, RN, CFCN, CNE, of Broken Arrow, OK, have been selected as National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) funded T32 Health Behavior Science Pre-Doctoral Fellowship recipients for 2016-2019. As a PhD student, Mr. Loya…

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Graduate Receives MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences


Jennifer Hulett, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, a 2015 graduate of the Sinclair School of Nursing's PhD program, was honored at the the Graduate Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Dr. Hulett received the MU Dissertation Discipline Award in Biological and Life Sciences for her dissertation research entitled "Impact of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs on Neuroendocrine Function…

Sinclair School of Nursing receives $19.8 Million Grant.

Sinclair School of Nursing Receives $19.8 Million Grant


Sinclair School of Nursing is working to create a national model for senior care and significantly reduce national health care spending.

Donors Kickstart New Building Fundraising Efforts


University of Missouri officials announced two gifts to the MU Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) totaling $3 million to support the construction costs of a new academic building for the SSON. Michael and Millie Brown have given $2 million to support the new building. Richard Miller has given $1 million to support the same project.“We…

DNP Graduate Wins Ribbon at MNRS for Poster Presentation


April 19, 2016University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing DNP graduate Shelby Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CLNC, found herself with a ribbon at the 40th Annual Research Conference of the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS). The conference was held in Milwaukee,…

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PhD Student Wins Dean’s Award for Poster Presentation


Nov. 12, 2015Jennifer O’Connor, second year MU SSON PhD student, received the Sinclair School of Nursing Dean’s Award for her research poster “Leisure Time Physical Inactivity, Obesity, and Diabetes Rates in the Southern United States” at the University of Missouri’s Health Sciences Research Day on Thursday, November 12th, 2015. Jennifer’s research mentor is Deidre Wipke-Tevis…

DNP Program Earns Prestigious Award


The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing’s (SSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has received the 2015 Central Region Excellence Award.

MU Nursing Outreach helps RNs learn leadership skills


Aug. 4, 2015Story source: Shirley Farrah, 573.882.0215 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbvJusCrTE MACON, Mo. – Doris White enjoys life at the Loch Haven Senior Living Community in Macon. She plays piano in the Loch Haven Washboard Band, an ensemble whose members play both improvised music makers—pots, pans, spoons—as well as tambourines, bells and other traditional instruments.“My life here is…

Local PhD Program Graduate Accepts Position in Utah


Aug. 11, 2015Dr. Jennifer Hulett, a May 2015 PhD graduate of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship from the University of Utah, College of Nursing. Dr. Hulett will be supported by an NIH funded Institutional Training Grant (T32) awarded to the University of Utah College of Nursing entitled “Interdisciplinary Training…