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Supporting military spouses
Elisa Borah, research associate with the School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for excellence in Mental Health, wrote this opinion...
Read moreKatherine Martin receives Ashworth Fellowship
Katherine Martin, a student in the master of science in social work program, has been awarded the 2016 Kenneth H. Ashworth...
Read moreFoster youth learn about the Forty Acres through SPARK
The School of Social Work’s Child & Family Research Institute held its first annual Teen Conference at The University of...
Read moreHOPES for prevention of child abuse and neglect in Texas
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has funded the project Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and Early Support (HOPES)...
Read moreA Twitter storm for children’s mental health awareness
Social work student Emily Hammer encourages Akins High School students to #StopTheStigma
Read moreLauderdale and Nonaka receive university-wide teaching awards
Professors Michael Lauderdale and Angela Nonaka are recipients of two prestigious, university-wide teaching awards administered by he Office of the...
Read moreHands-on learning on homelessness
The UT Austin School of Social Work routinely collaborates with local service agencies to develop and implement homelessness-related projects in the...
Read moreBarbara Jones named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Professor Barbara Jones has been named to The University of Texas at Austin’s respected Academy of Distinguished Teachers for 2016. Jones...
Read moreAn oral history project with Jewish older adults
It was love at first sight for Miriam Simmons that day in 1939. She was welcoming Holocaust survivors in her...
Read moreOn smart decarceration
Assistant professor Terrence Allen and undergraduate student Reginald Smith co-wrote this opinion piece about smart decarceration for the Austin America-Statesman. “Every...
Read moreMaster's students write about East Austin gentrification
Master’s students LaDawnya Hooks, Gilbert Lopez Jr., and Mya Randle authored this opinion piece on gentrification in East Austin for for...
Read moreHow does English proficiency impact healthcare access?
Koreatown, Little Italy, Tehrangeles, Spanish Harlem –wherever they’ve gone, immigrants to the United States have tended to live in places...
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