In a recent open letter, the UW School of Social Work strongly denounced the white supremacist violence witnessed on the weekend of Aug. 11 in Charlottesville, Virginia. "These types of domestic terrorist acts and hate-based events are against everything we stand for as social workers, as members of the School of Social Work community, and as people fighting for an inclusive democracy."
August 21, 2017
School of Social Work issues open letter denouncing white supremacist violence
August 4, 2017
Taryn Lindhorst speaks on death and dying at 7th annual Death Salon
Taryn Lindhorst, Carol LaMare Associate Professor of Social Work, joins representatives from the national Death Positive community and local death professionals at the 7th annual Death Salon, to be held Sept. 8-10 at Kane Hall on the UW campus.
June 23, 2017
Insights from LGBTQ health-and-aging study attracts local and national media
The only study of its kind in the country, Aging with Pride is a UW School of Social Work-led research project that focuses on understanding the aging, health and well-being of LGBTQ midlife and older adults and their families.
June 21, 2017
School-inspired story of MSW student wins top honors in international competition
For the first time, the University of Washington won a prestigious international Grand Gold Award for its multi-media story, “Seeds of Hope,” profiling School of Social Work alumnus Christopher Brown (MSW ’16) and the organization he founded, Growing Veterans, while still a student.
June 16, 2017
Social Development Research Group studies impact of parenthood on marijuana use
Adults who smoke marijuana often cut back after becoming parents, but they don’t necessarily quit—new findings that SDRG researcher Marina Epstein and the research group's director Kevin Haggerty discuss in a recent KING 5 TV interview.