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Doctoral student in winning team for the President's Award for Global Learning
Doctoral student Christian Vazquez is a member of the team that won the 2019-20 President’s Award for Global Learning for...
Read morePadilla receives distinguished alumni award
Yolanda C. Padilla, Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare at the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Sarah Stransky, BSW ’22
From: Wharton, Texas Why social work? A quick fun fact about me is that I’m an adopted- triplet. My time...
Read morePushing homeless people back into the shadows won't solve anything
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently made headlines after sending a letter requesting that Austin Mayor Steve Adler improve the homeless...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: René Gaitan
Background: René Gaitan is a first generation immigrant from El Salvador, immigrating with his mother during the civil war during...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Pramila Nepal, BSW '19
From: Louisville, Kentucky Why social work? I grew up watching my father give back to our community as a selfless leader. He...
Read more$2.5 million research award from NIDILRR
Professor Sandy Magaña has been awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant to study obesity in Latino children with developmental disabilities....
Read moreUniversal design for inclusive science
In the October issue of the Observer, the magazine of the Association for Psychological Science, Postdoctoral Fellow Nazanin Heydarian discusses...
Read moreFunding 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 moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: Esther Calzada
Background: Second-generation Dominican American – grew up straddling Dominican and mainstream U.S. cultures Interests: Parenting, early childhood development, Latinx families,...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: Sandy Magaña
Background: Mexican-American Focus: Sandy Magaña’s research focuses on Latino families of children with developmental disabilities and autism, an interest that...
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