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Tyrone Reese, a student in the online MSW program, has been named Student of the Year by the New York State Social Work Education Association.

Congratulations to UB School of Social Work faculty members Todd Sage, Mickey Sperlich, Christopher St. Vil and Noelle M. St. Vil. 

The group is believed to be the largest cohort of new faculty at UB since the university joined SUNY in the 1960s.

Part of a historic UB faculty-hiring initiative, these scholars contribute to the school’s research in emerging technologies, children and families, homeless services, social policies, and trauma and human rights.

Associate Professor Yunju Nam co-authors a chapter in the book that'll serve as the centerpiece to the Grand Challenge to Eliminate Racism.

The paper, "Social workers’ voluntary political participation: Testing a civic engagement model," was published in the Journal of Social Work.

The prize money from the annual Pitch for a Cause event will allow Journey's End Refugee Services to implement the UB team's standout project.

The UB School of Social Work's Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care culminates its 6-year partnership with the Kenmore-Tonawanda School District.

Braden Linn and Lisa Butler published a new study validating the Emotional Betrayal from Child Sexual Abuse Measure.

The program brings together MSW, MBA and CAS graduate students to devise solutions to challenges facing WNY community organizations.

While cycles of trauma often intersect with a woman’s childbearing years, pregnancy is an opportune time to intervene. But screening and treating PTSD are rarely done during the prenatal period.

Event Saturday is being held jointly by the student-managed Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic at UB and the Seneca-Babcock Community Association.