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BSW student Qusay Hussein featured in The Guardian
BSW student Qusay Hussein was featured in this article in The Guardian about people who are given a second chance...
Read moreTED Talk: Dean Zayas on child separation at the US-Mexico border
How does psychological trauma affect children’s developing brains? In this powerful TED talk, Steve Hicks School of Social Work Dean...
Read moreBusch-Armendariz receives Hamilton Book Award
Professor Noël Busch-Armendariz received the 2019 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award – Textbook for Human trafficking: Applying research, theory, and...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Stephanie Roman, BSW '21
From: Dallas, TX Why social work? I am a first-generation American who grew up with undocumented parents. I always sought...
Read moreDoctoral student in winning team for the President's Award for Global Learning
Doctoral student Christian Vazquez is a member of the team that won the 2019-20 President’s Award for Global Learning for...
Read morePadilla receives distinguished alumni award
Yolanda C. Padilla, Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare at the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Sarah Stransky, BSW ’22
From: Wharton, Texas Why social work? A quick fun fact about me is that I’m an adopted- triplet. My time...
Read morePushing homeless people back into the shadows won't solve anything
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently made headlines after sending a letter requesting that Austin Mayor Steve Adler improve the homeless...
Read more#SteveHicksSpotlight Pramila Nepal, BSW '19
From: Louisville, Kentucky Why social work? I grew up watching my father give back to our community as a selfless leader. He...
Read moreUniversal design for inclusive science
In the October issue of the Observer, the magazine of the Association for Psychological Science, Postdoctoral Fellow Nazanin Heydarian discusses...
Read more$2.5 million research award from NIDILRR
Professor Sandy Magaña has been awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant to study obesity in Latino children with developmental disabilities....
Read moreFunding support for abortion is needed by women across Texas
Austin recently became the first city in the United States to fund logistical support for residents seeking abortion care. This...
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