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Older adults and long-term care
With new Alzheimer’s Research Center, Zimmerman helps states strengthen Dementia care
Launched in October 2024 as part of a $17 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), StARS brings together organizations and universities from around the country — including UNC’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research — to support states in evaluating and enhancing their plans for dementia-related care.
Research & Recognition Roundup: February 2025
Tar Heels shine at annual SSWR conference
UNC School of Social Work researchers made the nearly 3,000-mile journey to Seattle, Wash., for the 29th SSWR annual conference.
2025 SSWR Conference Presentation Roundup
UNC School of Social Work faculty, staff and student researchers shared their work at the 29th Society for Social Work and Research annual conference.
Research & Recognition Roundup: January 2025
School of Social Work maintains No. 4 HERD ranking
The UNC School of Social Work maintained its top-five status in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
Research Roundup: December 2024
Evaluating a National Person-Centered Training Program to Strengthen the Dementia Care Workforce
School of Social Work Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Sheryl Zimmerman runs a research study funded by the National Institute on Aging to evaluate a training program developed by the Alzheimer’s Association that has vastly extended the access of online training to direct care staff.
