School of Social Work faculty members Mark Fraser, Jack Richman, Maeda Galinsky and Steve Day have authored a new book, "Intervention Research: Developing Social Programs." This guide will serve as a solid reference for social workers in the field, as well as help the next generation of social workers develop skills to contribute to the evolving field of intervention research.

Social development expert Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., will give a public lecture titled “Savings, Assets and Financial Inclusion in the U.S. and Globally: Promises and Challenges,” on March 12 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work.

Sherraden is the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University at St. Louis, and the founder and director of the school’s Center for Social Development.

The Carolina Women’s Leadership Council honored University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professors Kathleen Rounds and Cynthia Bulik for being great mentors. The awards were presented during the council’s annual meeting at the Carolina Inn on Feb. 26.

Matthew Howard, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Social Work Research, the flagship journal of the National Association of Social Workers.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is hosting its annual Career Day/Job Fair for students on Mon., April 6  from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the School.