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Funding support for abortion is needed by women across Texas
Austin recently became the first city in the United States to fund logistical support for residents seeking abortion care. This...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Ellen Leahy, BSW '20
From: Haslet, Texas. Why social work? As a high school junior and senior, I was unsure about what I should...
Read moreMedicine joins forces with social work - Blueprint for the future
Social work and medicine have long gone hand in hand—though that has not necessarily always been recognized. Over the years,...
Read moreChoi and DiNitto on older adults' cannabis use
Professors Namkee Choi and Diana DiNitto were among a small group of national experts invited to contribute to a special...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Sarah Naizer, BSW '21
From: Houston, Texas. Why UT Austin? I have wanted to be a Longhorn since I was a young girl and...
Read moreDean Zayas on the TEDSalon "Border Stories"
Dean Luis H. Zayas was one of five speakers in the TEDSalon “Border Stories,” at the TED World Theater in...
Read moreWhen a chronic illness is political, it can kill
As a 51-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, I think a lot about medications. A couple of months ago, I began...
Read moreNew Health IPE Fellows
Dean Luis H. Zayas, research assistant professor Farya Phillips and assistant dean for health affairs Dede Sparks have bee selected...
Read moreWant better schools? Teach compassion
Back to school is a time when we can imagine what school could be, before the reality of homework assignments...
Read moreRedefining how we support mental health in Central Texas
As a child of the 1980s and 1990s, I was among the first wave of Millennials raised to be overachievers...
Read moreAn interview with Eboni Calbow
It’s easy to see why Eboni Calbow’s calling is social work. Eboni is incredibly intelligent yet effortlessly humble. She’s spent...
Read moreWe mourn the loss of dean Barbara W. White
Barbara W. White, dean emeritus, passed away July 19 at her Austin home surrounded by her family. She was 76....
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