SPRING/SUMMER 2020
06 A groundbreaking understanding of sexually-exploited students New study is the first ever to estimate the prevalence of sex trading among high school-aged youth in Minnesota
18 Climate conscious BSN student Zoë Kondes partners with future health care professionals to plan for a changing environment
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24 Pushing the boundaries At Indian Health Service, four nurse-midwifery alumni thrive
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47 The ‘founding mother of eating disorder treatment’ passes away at the age of 94
Vivian Meehan graduated from the School of Nursing in 1947
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