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    Asst. Prof. Desmond Patton's paper "Internet banging: New trends in social media, gang violence, masculinity and hip hop" picked up by several news outlets

    His study is featured in the Michigan Chronicle ( http://goo.gl/0ggo2 ), WWJ ( http://goo.gl/OHNRe ) and Spero News ( http://goo.gl/u9rFc ).

    The paper examines:

    -- internet banging within the context of gang violence, paying close attention to the mechanisms and processes

    -- the role of hip-hop in the development of internet banging and highlight the changing roles of both hip hop and computer mediated communication as social representations of life in violent communities

    -- the presentation of urban masculinity and its influence on social media behavior

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    Asst. Prof. Michael Woodford's new study, '"That's so Gay": Heterosexual Male Undergraduates and the Perpetuation of Sexual Orientation MIcroagressions on Campus', is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

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    Social Work and Research Annual Conference

    At the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference:

    Kathleen Faller presents the Opening Plenary Session, "Social Justice and Child Sexual Abuse: What Are the Stakes and Who Are the Stakeholders?"

    Luke Shaefer receives the 2013 Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award

    Kerri Nicoll receives the 2013 Doctoral Fellows Award

    Leah James receives the 2013 Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention Award

    • January 18, 2013

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    Asst. Prof. Emily Nicklett talks with LiveScience regarding a study that links eating vegetables with having an optimistic outlook

  5. Kristin S. Seefeldt
     
    Asst. Prof. Kristin Seefeldt was a guest on National Public Radio's On Point with Tom Ashbrook. The show focused on though times and the American debt crisis.

    Asst. Prof. Kristin Seefeldt was a guest on National Public Radio's On Point with Tom Ashbrook. The show focused on though times and the American debt crisis.

    You can also listen to the broadcast in streaming audio ( http://onpoint.wbur.org/section/radio ) by browsing or searching the online archive.

  6. Kristin S. Seefeldt
     
    Asst. Prof. Kristin Seefeldt discusses her research on consequences of carrying debt in New York Times

    Kristin Seefeldt discussed her research on the consequences of carrying debt in the New York Times, Life in the Red.

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    On January 10 the Michigan Daily featured Viewpoint: Invest in Social Work

  8. Mieko Yoshihama
     
    Prof. Mieko Yoshihama a recipient of 2013 Sarah Goddard Power Award for distinguished leadership, research and scholarship

    Mieko Yoshihama has been selected as a 2013 Sarah Goddard Power Award recipient The award recognizes her years of distinguished leadership, research and scholarship. Yoshihama has made significant contributions to the development of the status of women as evidenced in her teaching, mentoring and research at U-M and globally.

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    Asst Professor Luke Shaefer's research cited in HuffPo story, Latinos Less Likely To Receive Unemployment Benefits

    Assistantt Professor Luke Shaefer's research cited in Huffington Post story, Latinos Less Likely To Receive Unemployment Benefits

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