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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.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Linda Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, CPHQ, CGNC, associate professor and director of the Center for Global Nursing and Health, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

High school students from across Texas and beyond spent part of their summer getting a first-hand look at life as a nursing student through the Longhorn Nursing Immersion Summer Camp. Held in two week-long sessions in June 2025, the camp welcomed a total of 117 students ages 15–17 to the Forty Acres for an immersive introduction to nursing education and practice.

At The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, global engagement is more than a mission—it’s a practice, a vision and a catalyst for advancing health worldwide. The Visiting Scholars Program, housed within the Center for Global Nursing and Health (CGNH), is a vital part of that effort.

Jung Kwak, PhD, MSW, FGSA, associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, has been awarded a Faculty Travel Planning Grant from Texas Global to support a cross-national collaboration aimed at advancing person-centered dementia care in aging societies.

The inaugural NURSING-AI Challenge at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing brought together nursing faculty and students from across disciplines to imagine what’s possible when artificial intelligence is applied to real-world challenges in nursing. Held in May 2025, the event invited eight teams to unveil tools designed to improve patient care, education and decision-making, using some of today’s most advanced AI technology.