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Center for Societal Impact Named for Moritz Family
AUSTIN, Texas – The Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin is renaming its...
Read moreSHS Ph.D. Candidate Katie McCormick Wins Prestigious Donald Harrington Fellowship
Katie McCormick, a doctoral candidate in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS), was selected for Donald D. Harrington...
Read moreTexas HHSC awards funding to Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH) to help advance innovation in health prevention services
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) awarded the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health...
Read moreCynthia Franklin, Ph.D., named as Director of External Relations
Dean Allan Cole announced the appointment of Cynthia Franklin, Ph.D., as the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s (SHS) new...
Read moreMoritz Center Announces $12 Million In New Funding Through Texas Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas (June 14, 2023) — The Moritz Center for Societal Impact (MCSI) in the Steve Hicks School of Social...
Read moreSteve Hicks School Establishes the Center for Societal Impact (CSI) and Welcomes Jeanette Davidson as Director
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS) at The University of Texas at Austin has established the Center for...
Read moreDavid Springer, Ph.D., LCSW Selected as Dean of Florida State University College of Social Work
David Springer, Ph.D., LCSW, director of the RGK Center and LBJ School professor, has accepted a position as the Dean...
Read moreSHSSW Faculty Rethinking Suicide Prevention with Young LGBTQ+ Adults
Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide, amounting to 800,000 lives lost every year. In the United States suicide is...
Read moreAllan Cole Appointed Dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has selected Allan Cole to serve as dean of the Steve...
Read moreFirst Digital Platform to Track and Prevent Drug Overdoses in Texas Launches
AUSTIN, Texas — The rate of opioid and other drug overdoses is on the rise in Texas, but there has...
Read moreAsthma Hospitalization Rate for Kids in Travis County is Much Higher than National Average
Neighborhoods East of I-35 Have Highest Rates of Pediatric Asthma-Related ER Visits in County
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