After 10 years as co-founder and director of the School’s Forefront Suicide Prevention innovation center, Associate Professor Jennifer Stuber has stepped down. Larry Wright, formerly deputy director at Forefront, has been named director.
February 22, 2021
Forefront director Jennifer Stuber steps down after 10 years; Larry Wright named director
February 1, 2021
Joshua Center on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention fills critical gap with focus on middle and high-school students
The Joshua Center on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, a School of Social Work research and innovation center, focuses on raising awareness and ending the sexual abuse of youth ages 12 to 17, with a special commitment to working with underserved youth in diverse communities.
January 26, 2021
Professor Elena Erosheva named to national board to explore ways to increase diversity on space mission proposals
Elena Erosheva, a professor of statistics and social work, was selected to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s committee to explore ways to increase diversity and inclusion in the leadership teams of space mission proposals submitted to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
January 19, 2021
Eight-part lecture series spotlights School scholars and teachers in the forefront of systemic change
A eight-part lecture series—Leading Lights: UW Social Work Innovators on Creating Systemic Change—is designed to spotlight some of the School’s most noted scholars who are driving systemic social change.
January 15, 2021
Deans of the six UW health sciences' schools publish letter of support for Dr. Ben Danielson
The deans of the six UW health sciences' schools have published an open letter of support for esteemed pediatrician Dr. Ben Danielson.