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Mental health and violence on campus
Weeks after the one-year anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s murder, The University of Texas at Austin is now mourning the murder...
Read moreAustin American-Statesman: Dean Zayas on Texas immigration bill
Senate Bill 4, signed by Governor Greg Abbott on May 7, becomes effective September 1, 2017. SB 4 imposes stiff...
Read moreDaniela Bermea on how Texas is failing mothers
Social work master’s student Daniela Bermea wrote an opinion piece for the Austin American-Statesman on the many ways in which...
Read moreVoices from East Austin
Social work students go on an alternative spring break to record East Austin residents’ views on gentrification
Read moreEducating health care leaders
Four social work students talk about their experiences with the UT HEALS program
Read moreChild 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 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...
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