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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.

In May 2025, Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN, AMSN, professor emerita, and Li-Chen Lin, PhD, RN, CNRN, clinical assistant professor, visited academic nursing institutions in Taiwan to strengthen international educational partnerships and share their expertise in evidence-based practice and nursing leadership.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing welcomes Linda Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, a distinguished nurse scientist, educator and global health leader, as a new faculty member and director of the Center for Global Nursing and Health (CGNH).

Three individuals from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing have been recognized for their academic excellence and dedication to the nursing profession with awards from Sigma Theta Tau International’s Epsilon Theta Chapter.

Emmaleigh Clark, a BSN student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, was recently awarded the National Certificate of Merit by the National Court of Honor of Scouting America.

Sookja Kang, MSN, RN, a PhD student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and a 2025 Scholars Lab Fellow, recently presented her research at the Scholars Lab Fellows Research Showcase, hosted by UT Libraries.

Namuun Clifford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, a PhD student at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, has been selected as one of only 100 doctoral students across the United States and Canada to receive a prestigious $25,000 Scholar Award from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Sisterhood. She was nominated by Chapter JI of the PEO Sisterhood in Austin, Texas.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing recognizes four staff members for their dedicated years of service to the University.

Students from The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing made an impressive display at the 7th Annual Interprofessional Health Showcase, hosted by the Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education. Held in April 2025, the event brought together students from across health disciplines to present innovative, collaborative projects aimed at improving patient care, health systems and community well-being.