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Helping Latinos quit smoking
Professor Yessenia Castro seeks to understand how Spanish-speaking Latinos experience smoking dependence.
Read moreWork rules for public assistance are shortsighted
The Trump administration has recently asked federal agencies to strengthen and expand existing work requirements for low-income Americans who receive...
Read moreTransforming teams. Transforming healthcare
The university launches the Center to Advance Health Interprofessional Practice and Education
Read moreNew study on the link between religion and suicide for queer youth
Religious beliefs are supposed to protect people from suicidal thoughts and behaviors. However, a new study in the American Journal...
Read morePop-up institute takes on youth addiction
A network of scholars, students, staff at The University of Texas at Austin together with local agencies and organizations have...
Read moreBuilding a bridge
Social work student organizes awareness walk to unite communities in recovery
Read more2018 Social Work College Scholars
Every year, The University of Texas at Austin selects undergraduate students of high academic achievement to be recognized during Honors Day with the...
Read moreWashington Calling
In a week-long career development seminar, students learn about social work in our nation’s capital
Read moreAs we talk about guns, we have to talk about youth suicide
Gun access and age requirements are the latest flashpoints in debates over school safety. In this debate, let’s not forget...
Read moreDown by the Border
An Alternative Spring Break program serves immigrant and low-income families in the Rio Grande Valley
Read moreWe must stop the criminalization of mental illness in schools
As a clinical child psychologist and associate professor of social work, I’m concerned by the national discourse around mental health,...
Read moreLailea Noel is first-ever social worker to be awarded a Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship
NYU Silver School of Social Work Assistant Professor Lailea Noel has been awarded a 2018-19 Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellowship...
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