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Child maltreatment prevention is working in Texas
New report from the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
Read moreParent shaming videos are a short-term solution to bad behavior
Using social media to publicly shame children has sparked strong reactions after one father shamed his son with a sign...
Read more2017 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 moreCynthia Franklin receives 2017 Gary Lee Shaffer Award
Cynthia Franklin is the recipient of the 2017 Gary Lee Shaffer Award for Academic Contributions to the Field of School Social Work, presented by the School...
Read moreShane Whalley selected 2017 Alum of the Year
Shane Whalley (MSSW ’03) is the recipient of the 2017 Charles I. Wright Distinguished Alum Award presented by the School of...
Read moreLynn Panepinto honored with NASW/TX Capital Area Branch Student of the Year Award
Master’s student Lynn Panepinto has been awarded the NASW/TX Capital Area Branch Student of the Year Award. Panepinto is a dual...
Read moreMeghan Cocking receives a Health Equity Fellowship
Master’s student Meghan Cocking has received a Health Equity Fellowship to assist with an upcoming project focusing on oral health...
Read moreHannah Szlyk honored with P.E.O Scholar Award
Hannah Szlyk, a PhD student in social work at The University of Texas at Austin, is one of 100 doctoral...
Read moreUnderstanding health from a global perspective
Through the Global Health in Oaxaca program, students from backgrounds as varied as social work, communications, anthropology, and biology spend...
Read moreDaniela Bermea receives fellowship to do research in Mexico
Daniela Bermea (MSSW ’18) has been selected to receive an E.D. Farmer International Fellowship in the amount of $3,000 for research...
Read moreProtect marriage equality
When we heard the news that a challenge to Houston’s benefits policy for city employees, Pidgeon v. Turner, was set...
Read moreSeparating children and moms will not curb unauthorized entry into the U.S.
Recent news reports have indicated that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering causing children psychological harm as a...
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