Luci Baines Johnson and Ian J. Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing

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Phone: 
512-471-7913
Email:
 lbj-ijtgerocenter@nursing.utexas.edu
Address:
1710 Red River St. Austin, TX 78712

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Caring for Those Who Shaped Our World

Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin

Established in September 2022, the Johnson–Turpin Center honors Luci Baines Johnson and Ian J. Turpin for their support of aging research and community health initiatives.

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UT Austin School of Nursing News

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Jung Kwak One of 16 Awarded Texas Global Faculty Research Seed Grant

July 23, 2026
The UT-Austin School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Jung Kwak, PhD, MSW, FGSA, was awarded seed funding from Texas Global for her project, “What Matters to Persons Living with Dementia: A Japan-U.S. Cross-Cultural Comparison of Self-Agency and Relationship Quality.”
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School of Nursing Faculty Participate in National Palliative Care Leadership Workshop

July 20, 2026
Dr. Eduardo Chávez and Dr. Amber N. Sherman, Clinical Assistant Professors at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, were invited to participate in the Faculty Development and Leadership in Palliative Care Workshop, held July 16–17, 2026, at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.
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