U of M Nursing Program Expansion Could Help Solve Doctor Shortage
The University of Minnesota is expanding a nursing program that could help with an expected shortage of doctors. The U of M School of Nursing will train 500 more advanced…
$10 million gift to U of M aimed at transforming health care delivery through nursing
Together a Minnesota-based foundation and the University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing are stepping up to address an acute shortage of primary care providers, rising health care costs and the…
The Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection at your fingertips
Now open, the Walker Mediatheque is a new cinema-style space that puts visitors in control of viewing the Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection. The Mediatheque offers you the chance to browse…
Bentson Foundation gives $1.5M to support infectious disease prevention
Attention-grabbing specters like bubonic plague, Ebola, or the slim possibility of anthrax attacks make for compelling headlines, and the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)…
Walker Moving Image commissions premiere
Six artists have each been commissioned to create a new work that will premiere online. These works respond to the inspirations, inquiry, and influence of three key artists in the…
College of Creative Studies Students Receive Bentson Scholarships
A passion for aquatic biology, the motivation to pursue research opportunities, and outstanding academic merit are characteristics that the four recipients of the inaugural Bentson Scholarship have in common. These…
Senior nursing student Samantha Smith demonstrates the new facilities at the Bentson Healthy Communities Innovation Center for the Grand Opening of the Center on Thursday, April 13, 2013. The new nursing simulation lab replaces the 25 year-old lab.
New simulation center opens—The $7.8 million center triples the size of the old nursing lab space
Samantha Smith treated a patient with congestive heart failure in a large hospital room Thursday afternoon. The University of Minnesota nursing senior administered medication on her patient using a syringe…
The Ruben/Bentson Film and Video Study Collection
The Ruben/Bentson Film and Video Study Collection, housed at the Walker Art Center, consists of nearly 900 titles, from the beginning of film to the present. Established to further the…
Bentson Foundation gives $6.65 million to the University of Minnesota—Gift will support nursing education, undergraduate scholarships
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/07/2012) —The University of Minnesota has received a gift of $6.65 million from the Bentson Foundation for a high-tech teaching laboratory in the School of Nursing…
Walker Art Center receives $1 million to digitize films, upgrade cinema
State of the Arts MPR News Where creativity makes news Marianne Combs August 18, 2011, 9:57 AM The Bentson Foundation has granted the Walker Art Center $1 million to “enhance…