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Doctoral student Laurie Graham and alumna Abby Cannon, MSW ’10, presented their poster at the “Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-based Action” Conference, held April 12-13 at UNC’s Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Professor Rebecca Macy and School of Public Health doctoral student Jennet Arcara also worked on the poster.

MSW candidate Laura Morrison has won a highly competitive post MSW Fellowship at the Emory University Counseling and Psychological Services, which she will start in July.

Several MSW students were recognized at the UNC Graduate School’s 2016 recognition celebration on April 14:

  • Brye Balkum, CSWE Minority Youth Fellowship for Master’s Students
  • Scott Luetgenau, Governor’s Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
  • Donald McDonald, Governor’s Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
  • Jeff Neer, Governor’s Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
  • Colleen Reilly, Governor’s Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
  • Lydia Short, Tillman Scholar