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MSW student Josh Campbell has received the 2025 Furstenberg Award for Excellence in Pre-graduate Education from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Campbell was selected from over 1,600 health profession trainees and recognizes his excellence in clinical and educational pursuits. The award is named...

MSW student Jordyn Coury has been selected as U-M’s 2025 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Student of the Year. Coury was nominated for this award based on her exceptional leadership, passion for community engagement, and commitment to academic and ethical excellence. “I’m truly honored...

Research Area Specialist Intermediate Meghan Harrington has received a 2025 Research Study Coordinator Award from U-M’s Office of the Vice President for Research. This award honors staff members for important contributions to the university’s research mission through exceptional performance, and by...

Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton has received the Elizabeth Butler Award from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice. This award honors those who have demonstrated extraordinary career success, advocacy for social welfare and exemplary leadership within...

Professor Katie Edwards spoke with The Atlantic about the termination of hundreds of research awards made by the NIH. She said that grinding these trials to a screeching halt is “completely reckless.”

Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Concentrate about his exhibition “Colorism,” currently on view at the Duderstadt Center Gallery on North Campus. The exhibition explores skin color and beauty ideals through imagination, humor and audience interaction. At the beginning of each new project, Pinto...

PhD student Charles Wiliams was featured in a Washington Post article about how consumers are boycotting companies as they roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Williams helped coordinate a “good-buy” at a Detroit-area Target. “We sent a clear message to Target that our voices and...

Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Michigan Public Radio's “Stateside” about the recent executive order to cut federal funding to health care centers that provide gender-affirming care for minors. This order includes restrictions on coverage under Medicaid, Medicare, and federal employee benefits.

Professor Katie Edwards focuses her research on preventing and responding to sexual and related forms of violence among structural minoritized populations using community-based participatory methods. Her current work is focused on program development and evaluation with Indigenous youth and...

PhD student Olivia Chang was quoted in a recent MSN article about her research on the connection between veterans with PTSD and their use of corporal punishment in their parenting practices. “Understanding a child’s emotions and behavior is essential for effective parenting. This study reveals the...