Lessons from Nicaragua and Tanzania
July 14, 2014

Lessons from Nicaragua and Tanzania

Social work students come back from service learning trips with Projects for Underserved Communities (PUC)
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DSM-5: What social workers need to know
July 9, 2014

DSM-5: What social workers need to know

Dr. Cynthia Franklin summarizes some of the major changes that social workers that provide therapeutic and other services to children...
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Report on unaccompanied children immigrants
July 7, 2014

Report on unaccompanied children immigrants

School of Social Work students and researchers at the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA) contributed to the...
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A Texas border county gets in shape
June 25, 2014

A Texas border county gets in shape

Social work researchers help Starr County transform to improve health
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Project for Underserved Communities on Fox 7
June 25, 2014

Project for Underserved Communities on Fox 7

Project with Underserved Communities (PUC) was featured on Fox 7. Watch the video here. PUC is collaboration between the Cockrell School...
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Riding into her dream job
June 16, 2014

Riding into her dream job

Social work student Grace Weiss did her final field at Spirit Reins ranch. Watch a video about her experience.
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Dean Zayas on Academic Minute
June 10, 2014

Dean Zayas on Academic Minute

Dean Luis H. Zayas has been featured in The Academic Minute, a public radio show that features researchers from colleges...
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Dr. Salas-Wright receives Hogg Foundation grant
June 6, 2014

Dr. Salas-Wright receives Hogg Foundation grant

Dr. Christopher P. Salas-Wright, assistant professor at the School of Social Work, in collaboration with Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, was...
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Making the grade: Educating Texas foster youth
June 2, 2014

Making the grade: Educating Texas foster youth

Social work researchers collaborate with state agencies to improve Texas foster youth's educational outcomes
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Op-ed by Dr. Cubbin: Texas women need access to cancer screenings
June 2, 2014

Op-ed by Dr. Cubbin: Texas women need access to cancer screenings

Dr. Catherine Cubbin,  associate professor at the School of Social Work, authored the op-ed piece “GOP war on women’s health...
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PhD student awarded prestigious UT fellowship
May 27, 2014

PhD student awarded prestigious UT fellowship

Doctoral student Laurie Cook Heffron has been awarded a Harrington Dissertation Fellowship for the academic year 2014-2015. This award is the...
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Se habla español
May 23, 2014

Se habla español

St. David’s Foundation endowment allows 2014 MSSW graduates to better serve Central Texas's Spanish-speaking population
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