{"id":3475,"date":"2023-08-23T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=3475"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:43:44","slug":"news-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nursing\/nursing-experience\/news-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>News &amp; Spotlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SON News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read stories about current undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and faculty at the UMaine School of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-3 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/graduates-of-umaine-nursing-program-boost-primary-care-in-rural-areas\/'>Graduates of UMaine nursing program boost primary care in rural areas<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">In its first academic year, the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program (ANEW) at the University of Maine supported 23 trainees [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/media-highlight-downeast-nursing-track-from-umaine-machias-and-uma\/'>Media highlight Downeast Nursing Track from UMaine Machias and UMA<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Bangor Daily News, WFVX (FOX22\/ABC7) and the Portland Press Herald reported on the University of Maine at Machias partnering [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/umaine-nursing-efforts-to-address-burnout-boosted-by-bdn\/'>UMaine nursing efforts to address burnout boosted by BDN<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Bangor Daily News highlighted the efforts of the University of Maine School of Nursing to restructure their nursing program, [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/wfvx-reports-on-umaine-school-of-nursing-expanding-nurse-practitioner-program\/'>WFVX reports on UMaine School of Nursing expanding nurse practitioner program<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">WFVX-TV (Fox 22\/ABC 7 in Bangor) reported that the University of Maine School of Nursing received $1.96 million in funding [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a 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Parsons developed a workshop, \u201cEat Well to Test Well,\u201d for nursing students to help improve diet quality and nutrition knowledge through a gamified cooking-based workshop, leading to improved academic success and other health behaviors. Parson\u2019s modified the workshop for a national audience to expand support for health sciences students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parsons also developed the curriculum MasterChef Nursing Edition and an interactive 4- session course to promote positive health behaviors and improve diet quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Kayla Parsons, Ph.D. student in food and nutrition science, and Graduate Assistant on UMaine School of Nursing\u2019s WellNurse research study, won the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2023\/05\/08\/umaine-students-faculty-recognized-by-maine-academy-of-nutrition-and-dietetics\/\">Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Featured Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id3475_a44b42-b1 > 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