UNC School of Social Work shares news and feature stories through its website, social media channels, alumni magazine Contact, and monthly email newsletter. You can scroll through our news releases by date of release, listed below.
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Lisa Zerden, Ph.D., has received a $200,000 training grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help social work and dental health professional students learn more about substance use disorders (SUD).
Read MoreBerg-Beach Distinguished Professor Iris Carlton-LaNey is the recipient of the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read MoreAbout 140 admitted students participated in the School of Social Work’s Virtual Welcome Weekend sessions during the second... Read More
Ph.D. students Anna Parisi and Brooke Jordan were both recently selected as fellows for the Carolina Center for Public Service Community Engagement Fellowship program.
Read MoreSara Shilling, a Master of Social Work student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Alexis Musick, a... Read More
Starting this fall, the School of Social Work will have two more scholarships available to assist MSW students in... Read More
The UNC School of Social Work will host three virtual Welcome Weekend events next week, giving all MSW admitted applicants... Read More
How have programs and activities at UNC School of Social Work changed during the coronavirus pandemic? The most visible... Read More
During times of crisis, our communities turn to our health and behavioral health professionals for solace and support. It... Read More
Mark Testa, the Spears-Turner Distinguished Professor of Social Work, has been selected by the national Child Welfare League... Read More