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Mourning Maeda Galinsky, a legend at our School
Maeda Galinsky, Ph.D., a long-time social work scholar, researcher, teacher and mentor, died on Sept. 9, 2019. She was 84.
Known as the “Grand Dame of the School of Social Work,” Galinsky retired from the UNC School of Social Work in 2015 following 50 years of service. A pioneer scholar for her work with groups and with intervention research, Galinsky was the longest-serving member of the School’s faculty.
Goings to lead $1.5 million SAMHSA project
A new $1.5 million intervention research project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is designed to help prevent substance abuse among youth in North Carolina’s rural communities, with project activities centered in Robeson County.
UNC School of Social Work associate professor Trenette Clark Goings, Ph.D., will develop “Substance Use Prevention and Education for Robeson (SUPER)” with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The five-year project will begin in October 2019.
MSW student awarded Career Development Grant from AAUW
Sabrina Basquez, an MSW student at the UNC School of Social Work, has been awarded a $12,000 Career Development Grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a national grassroots organization that works to improve the lives of millions of women by supporting their education.
Basquez, who is completing her final year of study in the School’s 3-year Triangle Program, is among 259 recipients from across the globe to receive an AAUW award, which will help to pay for her tuition and other living expenses.
New $1.35 million grant to prepare social workers responding to opioid crisis
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work is preparing social workers to respond to the nation’s opioid crisis, with support from a new $1.35 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Ph.D., will serve as principal investigator for the project, working closely with project coordinator Meryl Kanfer.
In memory of Carl Henley, Ph.D.
UNC School of Social Work professor emeritus Herbert Carlisle "Carl" Henley Jr. died at Galloway Ridge on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, after a period of declining health.
Friends and colleagues are invited to join Henley's family for a memorial service at Binkley Baptist Church in Chapel Hill on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m. A reception will follow in the church's fellowship hall.