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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School briefs
Associate professor Gary Cuddeback is working closely with the UNC Center for Excellence in Mental Health on a project that... Read More
Macy, Lanier named fellows in honor of their scholarship and leadership
Professor Rebecca Macy and assistant professor Paul Lanier were both recently honored for their scholarship and leadership... Read More
In the news
Sarah Verbiest, clinical associate professor and director of the Jordan Institute for Families, was quoted in the Charlotte... Read More
Alumni briefs: Casalotti, MSW/MPH ’09; O’Brien, Ph.D. ’16; Ermentrout, MSW ’04; Daye, MSW ’09; Stephens, MSW ’18; Goddard, MSW ’83
Adriane Casalotti, MSW/MPH '09, recently joined the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) as... Read More
MSW applications increase with elimination of the GRE
The UNC School of Social Work has received nearly double the number of applications to its MSW program for the 2019 academic... Read More
Recent publications
Ph.D. graduate Brianna Lombardi, clinical associate professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Ph.D. student Ting Guan and MSW graduate... Read More
Paul Lanier named as SSWR Fellow
Paul Lanier, Ph.D., has been named as a 2019 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). The honor recognizes... Read More
School to host memorial service for Matthew Howard
UNC School of Social Work will host a memorial service for Matthew Howard, Ph.D., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in the School's... Read More
School community mourns the loss of Professor Matthew Howard
Matthew O. Howard, Ph.D., the Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor for Human Services Policy Information at the UNC... Read More
Dean Bowen’s statement to our School of Social Work community about “Silent Sam”
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, Dean Gary Bowen sent the following statement to all School of Social Work faculty, staff and... Read More