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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.