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    Harold R. Johnson Shares Experiences as First African American Dean at U-M with StoryCorps

    Dean Emeritus Harold R. Johnson talks with his daughter Karen Downing (U-M librarian) about his experience has the first African-American dean at the University of Michigan.

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    Jack Griffin and Amrita Das Receive the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Spirit Award

    Jack Griffin and Amrita Das, CASC minors, received the 2018 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Spirit Award. The awards honor undergraduate students on Central Campus who best exemplify the leadership and extraordinary vision of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  

     

    • January 29, 2018
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    Susannah Feinstein Selected as a 2018 DOW Sustainability Fellow

    Susannah Feinstein, MSW ‘18, was selected as a 2018 Dow Sustainability Fellow

    Dow Fellows focus on interdisciplinary approaches to a broad array of sustainability challenges related to water, energy, transportation, built environment, climate change, food, health, human behavior, and others. In addition to co-curricular activities and interactions with the Dow Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows, each Masters/Professional Fellow will complete an interdisciplinary team project focused on developing collaborative and practical sustainability solutions in the real world.

     

    • January 29, 2018
  4. H. Luke  Shaefer
     
    Luke Shaefer Discusses Poverty Solutions with Michigan Radio

    Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio discusses Poverty Solutions latest initiatives with Associate Professor and Director of  Poverty Solutions, Luke Shaefer.

  5. William Elliott III
     
    William Elliott III Featured in The Conversation

    Professor William Elliott III's article, "Why children's savings accounts should be America's next wealth transfer program" was featured in The Conversation. In addition to The Conversation, the story was picked up by other news outlets including:

    • January 16, 2018
  6. Daphne C. Watkins
     
    Daphne Watkins’ Social Work Intervention Project Wins Awards

    Associate Professor Daphne Watkins won two of the four awards presented at the University of Michigan Fast Forward Medical Innovations (FFMI) program on November 17, 2017.  

    Watkins, who competed among 15 teams of physicians and medical professionals, is the principal investigator for the YBMen Project, which was created to better understand and address the pressures and needs of young black men using popular social media platforms to provide mental health education and social support.  Watkins won the Health IT category, and the Crowd Favorite category.  

    “The Medical Innovations program is a great way to learn how to grow ideas and make good use of customer discovery,” Watkins said.  “These awards are an acknowledgement that the work we’re doing is useful and important. They are very encouraging.”

    Watkins continues to write grants to evaluate the YBMen Project and make it scalable and sustainable.

     

  7. Adrienne L. Lapidos
     
    Adrienne Lapidos Awarded Poverty Solutions Grant

    Assistant Research Scientist and LEO Lecturer Adrienne Lapidos' project, "Can Peer Support Specialists Deliver Technology-Based Job Interview Training for People with Psychiatric Disabilities? An Assessment of Community Needs and Priorities" was awarded a Poverty Solutions grant. SSW, in partnership with Michigan Peer Specialists United, will conduct an evaluation of community needs, priorities and views to explore the potential for Certified Peer Support Specialists to deliver a virtual reality job interview training program designed for people with psychiatric disabilities, especially in nontraditional "consumer-centered" spaces such as clubhouses and consumer-run drop-in centers.

  8. Bradley J. Zebrack
     
    Brad Zebrack Article Published in Journal of Psychosocial Oncology


    Professor Brad Zebrack's article "The Association of Oncology Social Work's Project to Assure Quality Cancer Care (APAQCC)" was published in the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology.

  9. David Córdova
     
    David Cordova Research Featured in Multiple Publications

    Assistant Professor David Cordova's research on teenage drug use and risk of HIV has been featured in multiple media outlets, including US News and World Reports. His research finds that teens who engage in risky behaviors are more likely to have unsafe sex, and that may put them at increased risk for HIV. 

  10. Edith C. Kieffer
     
    Edie Kieffer Awarded by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

    Professor Edie Kieffer received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation via the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance to provide expertise and guidance related to implementation strategies needed to promote sustainable financing of community healthcare workers.

    • January 10, 2018

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