The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

09/02/2026

Congratulation to Dr. Jung Kwak for receiving a $3 million R01 award from the National Institutes of Aging for her project, "Matching Care to Need in Dementia Care Transitions: Identifying Patient-Caregiver Profiles and Co-Developing Provider and System Implementation Tools."

Dr. Kwak's project will develop a profile-based framework for matching transitional care services to distinct caregiving groups that focus on persons living with dementia. Her study will move beyond the traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches to enable tailored, evidence-based care by creating workflow templates for embedding transitional care into existing processes, including stakeholder training and usability testing.

09/01/2026

Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan has officially been appointed dean of the The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing after serving as interim dean since March.

An accomplished scientist, educator and leader, Dean Radhakrishnan has been a member of the UT faculty since 2012. She will continue leading the School of Nursing as it advances research, educates the next generation of nurses and scholars and works to improve health and care for communities across Texas and beyond.

Congratulations, Dean Radhakrishnan! 🤘

Read more about Dean Radhakrishnan here: https://utex.as/3SrdU2B

09/01/2026

The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Kavita Radhakrishnan, PhD, MSEE, RN, FAAN, as dean of the School of Nursing, effective immediately.

A member of the UT Austin faculty since 2012 and interim dean since March, Radhakrishnan is a nationally recognized nurse scientist and educator whose work bridges nursing, engineering, and digital health. Her leadership is grounded in a commitment to people, shared purpose, and the belief that nursing education and science can transform lives.

Please join us in congratulating Dean Radhakrishnan as the School of Nursing community begins this next chapter together!

https://nursing.utexas.edu/news/kavita-radhakrishnan-named-dean-school-nursing

08/24/2026

Welcome back!

08/18/2026

Amanda Martinez was awarded the SON Star award, given to a staff member every four months as voted by her peers.
Martinez serves as the Nurse Academic Success Coordinator at the University of Texas School of Nursing, where she leads the Peer Academic Coaching program for undergraduate nursing students and oversees the integration of Kaplan NCLEX preparation tools into the nursing curriculum.
Martinez is a proud alumna, having completed both her undergraduate and graduate education at UT.

08/18/2026

Please join in congratulating Dr. Li-Chen Lin who recently received a $225,195 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) award through the Texas Office of the Governor.

Dr. Lin and her co-investigators, Drs. Ana Todd and Lisa Morris, will develop and implement tabletop exercises, simulations, online training modules, and a train-the-trainer models to prepare students, healthcare professionals, and community members to respond to disasters and emergency incidents.

08/17/2026

A reminder to RSVP by 8/17/2206 at 11:59 PM for the Kaplan NCLEX training for this Wednesday, 8/19/2026, 9 AM - 11 AM. All nursing faculty are welcome to attend. All nursing faculty should already have a Kaplan account. Nursing staff who assist with Kaplan proctoring or S2 readiness for graduation/sitting for the NCLEX may attend as well, as they may benefit from background NCLEX information. Staff who already assist with Kaplan proctoring have a Kaplan account as well.

08/10/2026

Officials from the UT Austin School of Nursing and the Del Valle ISD celebrate the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the new Children's Wellness Clinic (CWC). The CWC, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, now boasts of a state-of-the-art facility next to the Del Valle High School campus. It offers medical exams for children 0-21 and a food pantry, baby formula, clothing, benefit application assistance, and a workspace for families in the Del Valle community.

08/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Alvarado, who received a $459,840 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board through the Nursing Innovation Grant Program.
She'll evaluate an AI simulation platform designed to enhance communication skills among prelicensure nursing students.
The platform enables students to practice essential competencies with feedback before entering clinical settings.
This model will position our programs to expand this innovation across nursing schools in Texas.

07/27/2026

Support UTMRC’s Disaster Preparedness Training Hornraiser Today! Your support will fund essential training supplies including disaster preparedness kits, first aid materials, and educational resources. All donors are eligible to receive a discount code for one FREE CNE course titled: Disaster Nursing Essentials: Building Competence and Confidence in Crisis Response. Make your gift at:

Help train UT students with life-saving disaster response skills—give today!