Latest School News

Lewis appointed to CSWE's Council on Global Social Issues
7/31/23
Laura Lewis, clinical associate professor and assistant dean for global partnerships, will serve a three-year term on CSWE's Council on Global Social Issues.
Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer
7/26/23
In recognition of her work in support of LGBTQ+ youth, the National Association of Social Workers will award Diane Elze, associate professor emeritus, one of the profession’s highest honors.
3 UBSSW students awarded WNY Prosperity Fellowship
7/18/23
MSW students Elizabeth Ramirez, Destiny Rust and Arianna Wink have been awarded the Western New York Prosperity Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Addictions training program closes care gaps
7/12/23
Through the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Fellowship, MSW students learn the complexities of substance use and prepare to provide holistic care to individuals.
Ginn leads study advocating for ‘broader conception of competence’
7/6/23
New research explores how perceptions of pity impact the sexual rights of women labeled with intellectual disability.
UB professor, alumna publish chapter on intersectionality and immigrant and refugee trauma
6/26/23
Congratulations to Associate Professor Filomena Critelli and Asli Cennet Yalim, PhD ’19, on their work in the Research Handbook on Intersectionality.
Study examines potential impact of New York’s cannabis law on underserved communities
6/21/23
Congratulations to Associate Professor Kelly Patterson, who co-authored the new paper in Journal of Policy Practice and Research.
UB social work researchers adapt health literacy scale for Karen refugees
6/9/23
The researchers — all affiliates of the school's Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute — published their findings in Social Work in Health Care.
UB researcher receives $421,000 grant to improve chances of successful recovery from alcohol abuse
6/7/23
Social work researcher's innovative project will explore how a person’s emotional changes during the early stages of recovery from alcohol use disorder can influence the potential success of their recovery.
MSW alumnus named executive director of Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center
6/6/23
Benjamin Hilligas, MSW ’14, comes to UB from the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of WNY.
UB School of Social Work offers boundaries training to meet new NYS continuing education requirement
6/1/23
The live webinar will give social workers, counselors and other professionals the contact hours they need for coursework in professional boundaries.
Community violence intervention focus of pediatrics event
5/19/23
Keynote speaker Christopher St. Vil advocated for CVI, which focuses on supporting the people who are at the highest risk of engaging in violence.

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