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Alexsis Torres, senior program coordinator for clinical placements at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, received the SON Star Award for Texas Nursing staff in August 2025.

In July 2025, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing hosted 14 visiting nursing scholars and faculty from Hungkuang University in Taiwan for a vibrant two-week educational and cultural exchange.

After training more than 8,000 professionals and students in life-saving CPR and Basic Life Support in the past eight years, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has officially been designated as an American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is proud to announce that Dean Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, has been appointed to the Maureen Healy Decherd ’73 Distinguished Professorship in Nursing.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN, FAHA, has been appointed to the Dolores V. Sands Chair in Nursing Research.

Long-time Texas Nursing supporter and philanthropist Luci Baines Johnson has been selected to be inducted as an honorary fellow in the American Academy of Nursing for 2024.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is marking the final year of its nationally recognized Transdisciplinary Precision Health Intervention Methodology Training Program in June 2025.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and School of Information are proud to announce the appointment of Bo Xie, PhD, FGSA, to the Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Endowed Professorship in Nursing.

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dean Emerita Billye J. Brown, EdD, RN, FAAN, the inaugural dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 29, 2025.

Earlier this month, faculty and PhD students from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing participated in the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress, held June 9–13 in Helsinki, Finland.