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Anna Stelter is 2016 Social Work Student of the Year
Master’s student Anna Stelter, has been awarded the 2016 Social Work Student of the Year by the Capital Area Branch...
Read moreChildren of Immigration: Conference recap
The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work hosted more than 50 scholars and practitioners from across the...
Read moreArmour on Restorative Discipline in schools
There is a wealth of research on the relationship between school discipline and academic achievement among school age children and...
Read more2016 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...
Read moreVelasquez is recipient of AMERSA 2016 Betty Ford Award
Mary M. Velasquez, social work professor in The University of Texas at Austin and director of the Health Behavior Research...
Read morePadilla on Grand Challenges for Social Work
Led by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking...
Read moreNew book on transracial and inter-country adoptions
Professors Rowena Fong and Ruth McRoy are the editors of Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions. Cultural Guidance for Professionals, published this past January...
Read moreIn Flint, pregnant women must be worrying
(From Womensnews) — Undoubtedly, pregnant women in Flint, Michigan, now find themselves more concerned than usual about the health of...
Read moreA groundbreaking blueprint for sexual assault response
A unique collaboration between The University of Texas System Police and social work researchers has produced a science-based, victim-centered blueprint...
Read moreHouston Chronicle on success of restorative discipline in Fort Bend ISD
A Houston Chronicle article of February 23, 2016, highlights the success of restorative discipline in Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas. Marilyn Armour, professor...
Read moreSpring 2016 IE Kuhn Awards
Senior Marisa Ortega have received an Intellectual Entrepreneurship Kuhn Award for the spring 2016 semester. Her graduate student mentor is Adam McDonald, who is...
Read moreSt. David's Foundation funds GRACE program
The St. David’s Foundation is providing $175,000 to continue and expand the School of Social Work’s GRACE program (Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community...
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