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Asian American Quality of Life Survey
The City of Austin has launched the Asian American Quality of Life Initiative. The initiative, in response to a City Council resolution, aims...
Read moreDoctoral student receives Hogg Foundation fellowship
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has selected Shannon Johnson, a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work at...
Read moreDiNitto on poverty and childhood
Dr. Diana DiNitto shared her insights on childhood and poverty with WalletHub. She discussed the relationship between education and income, and...
Read moreAn in-depth study on campus sexual assault
Social work researchers will conduct the most in-depth sexual assault study in higher education for the UT System
Read moreMilitary Social Work Conference: Bridging the gap between research and practice
The school is holding the Third Annual Military Social Work Conference in September
Read moreA final field placement in Costa Rica
A recent graduate shares her thoughts about her final field placement in Playa Potrero, Costa Rica, and the impact it...
Read moreZayas on deportation threat and the children of the undocumented
School of Social Work Dean Luis H. Zayas was featured on Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health, the monthly podcast by...
Read moreMaxwell on methamphetamine use in Texas
A recent article in the Texas Tribune on methamphetamine use and treatment in Texas quotes extensively from Dr. Jane Maxwell,...
Read moreSocial justice advocacy comes home
Students advocate for gender-neutral restrooms in the School of Social Work building (Photo: Flickr user Peas via Creative Commons license)
Read moreNew project: Screening for PTSD in emergency rooms
How many injured patients come into emergency rooms not knowing they also suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)? Can they...
Read moreSalas-Wright: Marijuana use is down among young teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Since 2002, the proportion of adolescents reporting marijuana use has decreased, and more younger adolescents report strong...
Read moreChoi: Online therapy can help low-income older adults
Dr. Namkee Choi talked with the Texas Tribune about her research on the effectiveness of online mental health therapy on older adults’...
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