A special hearing, led by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, brought to light issues the assisted living industry faces, and CEAL@UNC — led by the School of Social Work’s Sheryl Zimmerman — is ready to collaborate.
Month: January 2024
CEAL@UNC provides assisted living industry suggestions to U.S. Senate special committee
Research Roundup: January 2024
School of Social Work gears up for third installment of Black History Month Research Series
Mental health, physical health and community interventions will highlight the third installment of the UNC School of Social Work’s Black History Month Research Series.
Practicum Conversations: Radical Healing Collaborative’s Dr. Marvice D. Marcus
We spoke with Dr. Marvice D. Marcus, director of training and internships for Radical Healing Collaborative, to learn more about the partnership between his agency and School of Social Work students.
Tar Heels well represented at 2024 SSWR Conference
Faculty members, students and researchers filled the Marriott Marquis DC in Washington, D.C., beginning Jan. 11 for the 28th annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference.
Effective finance in Africa a focus for UNC’s Ansong
Associate Professor David Ansong led a symposium at the 2024 SSWR Conference that discussed issues related to financial capability, wealth creation and asset building in sub-Saharan Africa.
UNC researchers examine state of behavioral health workforce in harm reduction organizations
A team led by Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden sought to understand the who of the harm reduction workforce in association with the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Four UNC School of Social Work professors receive prestigious honors at 28th annual SSWR Conference
Four School of Social Work professors were honored for their excellence in the field of social work during the 2024 SSWR Conference in Washington, D.C.
How to diversify involvement with NIH initiatives? Social scientists brainstorm solutions
Four SSW professors shared a presentation and led a discussion regarding how health research supported by the NIH is influenced by who reviews proposals and ways to diversify the funding processes and efforts to involve social workers and community members with lived experiences in NIH study sections and panels.
UNC School of Social Work faculty celebrate, socialize at SSWR reception
The School of Social Work hosted a reception on Friday, Jan. 12, for colleagues, friends and family during the 28th annual Society for Social Work and Research.
