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A coordinated, compassionate response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed existing systemic inequities in the United States’ health care system and highlighted the need for…
Read moreJunior Grace Farley receives President’s Leadership Award from Texas Exes
Junior Grace Farley, who is majoring in social work and Plan II Honors Program, is the recipient of a 2021…
Read moreCubbin and Jones inducted as AASWSW Fellows
The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has inducted Steve Hicks School professors Catherine Cubbin and Barbara Jones…
Read moreNeighborhood racial segregation linked to premature births
WASHINGTON, D.C.— New research on neighborhood racial segregation and sentiments toward people of color is highlighting how racism-related stress may be contributing…
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