July 22, 2022

School’s Aging with Pride study played a role in state’s first LBGTQ senior housing

The state’s first LGBTQ-affirming affordable senior housing community is well underway on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Known as Pride Place, the new eight-story building includes 118 income-restricted apartments.

June 24, 2022

Joint Statement on Roe v. Wade from the Deans of the University of Washington Schools of Nursing, Social Work, and Public Health

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a historic 6-3 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, giving individual states the power to make decisions about the legality of abortion in their jurisdictions.

May 25, 2022

School researchers receive grants to address critical challenges facing population health

Two research teams with representation from the University of Washington School of Social Work received grants recently from the UW Population Health Initiative. 

May 23, 2022

Three School of Social Work alumni recognized for outstanding leadership and service

Three UW School of Social Work graduates, each at a different point in their impressive career paths, will receive alumni awards for their innovation, leadership and impact. 

May 9, 2022

PhD student Jessica Lapham awarded Magnuson Scholarship

Jessica Lapham, a fourth-year PhD student at the UW School of Social Work, was awarded a 2022-2023 Magnuson Scholarship.