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Professor Brad Zebrack has received a new five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to support a new education initiative.

Assistant Professor Nari Yoo is a social work scholar with a focus on reducing disparities in access and outcomes for immigrant and ethnic minority communities.

Assistant Professor Tara Maudrie is an enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Snapping Turtle Clan) and a health researcher specializing in Indigenous food systems, nutrition and health.

Associate Professor Shanna Kattari is one of the recipients of the 2025 CSWE Disability Manuscript Award.

Professor Linda Chatters has received this year’s James S. Jackson Outstanding Mentoring Award from the Gerontological Society of America. This award recognizes outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging.

Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin is featured in the film “Resilience Revealed: Ann Arbor’s Disability Legacy.” The film was shown at the Ann Arbor District Library at the end of July as part of celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The University of Michigan School of Social Work is launching a new and innovative 30-credit Master of Arts degree in Social Impact Leadership.

Professor Katie Edwards discussed her lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Science Friday podcast. Since January, the NIH has made sweeping cuts to research funding. “Initially, I was feeling so helpless and just like, this is the end of my career.

Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Concentrate Media as part of a story about Washtenaw County’s drag scene and using drag as activism.

Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol wrote an article in The Conversation about teens’ access to firearms at home.