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AMEN Program Review: Lessons Learned while Promoting Community Wellness

Dec. 23, 2021
Co-moderator Shannon W. Jones interviewed Jacki Hecht, Managing Director of the AMEN program at UT Austin School of Nursing to share updates on the AMEN program, which is in its 3rd year of funding through Austin Public Health.
Children who got their covid-19 vaccination

The Art of Vaccinating: School of Nursing Provides COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for Elementary-age Children

Dec. 20, 2021
Stephanie Morgan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, is no stranger to setting up and maintaining COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Thanks to her work with the team of nursing faculty and students, other health care providers, and volunteers that was formed in December 2020 when the vaccine first became available, she has been able to pull together and train teams to work with children, ages 5 to 11 in elementary and middle schools in Del Valle, an underserved community in southeast Austin.

Congratulations to the Class of Fall 2021!

Dec. 16, 2021

On Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. (CST), the School of Nursing hosted a ceremony at the Bass Concert Hall in honor of the graduating Class of 2021. The School of Nursing community is excited to honor your achievements and celebrate this moment with your friends and family.

African American father and kid laughting and playing together

Addressing Health Disparities among Males of Color

Nov. 25, 2021
Co-moderators Shannon W. Jones and Jacki Hecht interviewed Larry Wallace, Sr., an accomplished Health Care Executive with over 35 years’ experience in developing strategies to improve access to healthcare to underserved populations.
Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin

Donor Spotlight: “Fixing a Hole:” Couple finds supporting gerontological nursing “enormously satisfying”

Nov. 4, 2021

During the years Ian Turpin and his wife, Luci Baines Johnson, cared for their ailing and aging mothers, they found that very few health care practitioners had the expertise, skills and training to significantly manage the needs of elderly patients.

Dr. John Lowe

School of Nursing Awarded Grant to Address Racism’s Impact on Indigenous Youth

Oct. 29, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is one of two organizations selected by the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation for the 2021 Hillman Innovations in Care (HIC): Racism and Health Program.
African American mother and kid holding each other

Raising Awareness and Bridging the Gaps of Mental Health

Oct. 28, 2021
Co-moderators Shannon W. Jones and Jacki Hecht interviewed Fabian Wood Sr., founder and CEO of the D. Wood Foundation on October 13th, 2021.

Fall 2021 Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony

Oct. 20, 2021

On Friday, October 1st, 2021, the School of Nursing celebrated the Fall 2021​ Light the Lamp Pinning Ceremony. The ceremony honored our nursing students entering clinical settings in a pinning ceremony promoting humanistic, patient-centered care.

Dr. Janice Hernandez and team members.

Honesto, Transparente y Empático: Mobile Vaccination Clinics Reach Austin-Area Hispanic Communities

Oct. 18, 2021
On a recent hot afternoon, residents of an Austin-area apartment complex are slowly driving through the parking lot with windows rolled down so a team of UT Austin School of Nursing faculty and students and other volunteers can administer the COVID-19 vaccine into the proffered arms.

Faculty Member Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Oct. 11, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing faculty member Cara Young, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAANP, associate professor, was selected for induction into the 2021 class of fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).