Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student - Prospective Student Session
Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student - Prospective Student Session
Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student - Prospective Student Session
Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student - Prospective Student Session
Connect Virtually with a Current MSW Student - Prospective Student Session
SSW Faculty Digital Storytelling Workshop
Come, join your colleagues in a two-day workshop (June 25-26) to craft your compelling story, to learn about the work happening in SSW, and complete a short personal video that communicates the value of the work you do.
Katie Edward Discusses her Lawsuit Against the NIH on Science Friday
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. This is the end of all the work we’ve done to prevent violence, improve youth outcomes. This is all ending. And then I got angry and then I said, I’m going to do something about this. And now, I’m suing the NIH,” she said.
Rogério Pinto Quoted in Concentrate Media
Professor Rogério Pinto spoke with Concentrate Media as part of a story about Washtenaw County’s drag scene and using drag as activism. “Drag allows for creativity that is striking, provocative, and sometimes triggering, but allows for a level of humor that other things may not necessarily have,” Pinto said. “By using humor, drag makes me more vulnerable and allows me to convey an idea that could otherwise be very flat.”
Rebeccah Sokol Writes Article for The Conversation About Teens’ Access to Firearms
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol wrote an article in The Conversation about teens’ access to firearms at home.
“More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than one-third of teens still believe they could access and load one,” wrote Sokol. “Prior research shows that teens who believe they can access a firearm are more likely to access and carry one. This is particularly concerning for teens who already have a higher risk for dying by suicide
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor Writes Book on Multilevel Thinking
Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s new book, “Multilevel Thinking: Discovering Variation, Universals, and Particulars in Cross-Cultural Research,” has been published by Oxford University Press. The book provides an introduction to multilevel modeling, which allows researchers to explore the variation and diversity across a data set.