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Two UT Austin School of Nursing faculty members will be inducted into the 2019 class of fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. Karen Johnson, PhD, RN, associate professor; and Julie Zuñiga, PhD, RN, assistant professor, are among 231 highly distinguished nurse leaders to be inducted during the AAN policy conference in Washington, D.C., October 26, 2019.

In east Austin live a largely unknown refugee population who fled their native Burma (also referred to as Myanmar) several years ago, forced to leave because of persecution by the ruling parties in their homeland. They are Matu, a tribe of the ethnic Chin group, and were accepted into the United States after genocidal attacks by the Burmese military junta. Approximately 50,000 members of the Chin group now live in the U.S., and 35 to 50 Matu families have found refuge in the city of Austin.

Each year the SXSW Festival provides a stage where the global music industry alongside film and technology professionals can strut their stuff and make personal and work-related connections as well as discover the next generation of talent. This year was no exception as Marvin the School of Nursing’s telehealth robot wheeled onto the scene, wowing visitors of the MedTech and Health Expo interactive section.

Just under 40,000 undergraduates were registered at UT Austin in 2018, so when one of them receives a large number of awards, it’s noteworthy. That student is Kelsey Mumford, who received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in May 2019, and was recognized as an accomplished student not only by the School of Nursing, but across campus as well.