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Alexsis Torres Receives August 2025 SON Star Award

Aug. 19, 2025

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.

UT Austin School of Nursing Welcomes Visiting Scholars from Hungkuang University

Aug. 13, 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.

UT Austin School of Nursing Named Official AHA Training Center

Aug. 12, 2025

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.

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