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When a chronic illness is political, it can kill
As a 51-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease, I think a lot about medications. A couple of months ago, I began...
Read moreNew Health IPE Fellows
Dean Luis H. Zayas, research assistant professor Farya Phillips and assistant dean for health affairs Dede Sparks have bee selected...
Read moreWant better schools? Teach compassion
Back to school is a time when we can imagine what school could be, before the reality of homework assignments...
Read moreRedefining how we support mental health in Central Texas
As a child of the 1980s and 1990s, I was among the first wave of Millennials raised to be overachievers...
Read moreAn interview with Eboni Calbow
It’s easy to see why Eboni Calbow’s calling is social work. Eboni is incredibly intelligent yet effortlessly humble. She’s spent...
Read moreWe mourn the loss of dean Barbara W. White
Barbara W. White, dean emeritus, passed away July 19 at her Austin home surrounded by her family. She was 76....
Read moreNamkee Choi earns Presidential Early Career Award
Namkee Choi, social work professor and the Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology, is one of five faculty...
Read moreMost influential social work scholars
Luis H. Zayas, Cynthia Franklin, and Catherine Cubbin cited among the 100 most influential contemporary social work faculty
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Danielle Redhead, BSW '19
Danielle Redhead, BSW '19, has been selected by her peers as commencement speaker.
Read more#SteveHicks Grad: Kylie Youmans, MSSW '19
Kylie Youmans, MSSW '19, has been selected by her peers as commencement speaker.
Read morePeople with chronic illness need universal health care now
Like more than 1 million Americans, I live with a chronic illness, a neurologic disorder called Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed at...
Read moreDon't cut rental subsidies that lift families out of poverty
The federal government is moving to cut rental subsidies for families relying on federal housing assistance despite the inadequate supply...
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