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Many advocates celebrated what they say is a significant achievement for autonomy and individual rights when North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 615 into law in late September.
Read MoreThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work staff and faculty members gathered on Thursday, Dec. 7, to celebrate the holidays and the end of another important semester with music, good food and more.
Read MoreThis year’s five recipients of the Staff Impact Awards were recognized for their hard work, positive spirit, loyalty and more. The award winners display the breadth of the School’s service to the state and to the field of social work.
Read MoreSeveral researchers on campus are focusing their efforts on suicide-related intervention research and the Suicide Prevention Institute is hoping to link their work across schools and departments.
Read MoreChapel Hill native with a passion for food system social justice encouraged by School’s emerging macro pathway.
Read MoreUNC School of Social Work Professor Paul Lanier has received a $250,000 award from the Humana Foundation to study the impact of suicide prevention programs.
Read MoreThe School of Social Work’s Allison Metz took center stage last month more than 3,000 miles from Chapel Hill, delivering a keynote address in Dublin, Ireland.
Read MoreThe School of Social Work partnered with Carolina Housing to provide wellness care to residential undergraduate students.
Read MoreThe UNC School of Social Work honored one of its pioneers Iris Carlton-LaNey during her retirement ceremony in November.
Read MoreResearch Assistant Professor Todd Jensen is leading an interview-based study of parents’ and caregivers’ strengths, challenges, transitions, and stages in their experiences raising children from birth through their 18th birthday.
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