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Study will examine impact of pandemic on women of color, essential workers
Women of color, in particular, continue to be especially vulnerable to coronavirus, both as an infection and as a threat to their livelihoods ... Read MoreResearchers partner to mitigate reading disparities among young children during the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and the UNC School of Social Work have been awarded a nearly $20,000 grant to support an innovative project ... Read MoreTrenette Clark Goings promoted to full professor
Trenette Clark Goings, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor. Goings joined the School in 2010 and over the past 12... Read More
Dews, Godwin and Palmer receive faculty promotions
Denise Dews, Melissa Godwin and Theresa Palmer were each promoted to clinical associate professor. Read MoreLippold named as national co-leader for Grand Challenge
Melissa Lippold, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as a national co-leader for the Grand Challenge for Social Work... Read More
SSW appoints Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Ph.D., is joining the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social... Read More
Distinguished Professor Mark Testa to retire July 1
Mark Testa, Spears-Turner Distinguished Professor of Social Work and an architect of innovative reforms in the field of... Read More
SSW faculty receive grant for youth study in the Galapagos
Assistant professors Cindy Fraga Rizo and Rainier Masa and professor Mimi Chapman were recently awarded a $7,500 Galapagos... Read More
A message from Dean Gary Bowen
To our UNC School of Social Work Community, We are overwhelmed with emotions right now. We are horrified by the... Read More
Zimmerman and colleagues publish first-of-its-kind study on connection between mouth care and pneumonia
A first-of-its-kind study, led by Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., and Philip Sloane, M.D., MPH, finds oral hygiene training can significantly reduce pneumonia in nursing homes. Read More