2024 News Archive

If you are a mandated reporter in New York, you must retake the NYS Child Abuse and Identification training from a New York State Education Department (NYSED)-approved provider prior to April 1, 2025, according to an updated requirement from NYSED.

Individuals who have a mental illness are more likely to be rearrested than those without a mental illness, according to a new study by a UB School of Social Work researcher.

In a new paper, Professor Nancy J. Smyth discusses the implications of long COVID for individuals and society.

Nadine Shaanta Murshid, associate professor in the School of Social Work, publishes Intimacies of Violence.

The Joining Forces–UB program trains and instructs students who want to make a positive impact on United States veterans and military families.

Patricia Logan-Greene works to improve the skill set and knowledge base for behavioral health professionals to prevent domestic terrorism.

Through a national grant, the School of Social Work and Department of Social Services collaborate to train social workers and improve organizational culture.

Social work graduate students will work in the Alden, Akron, Niagara-Wheatfield and Medina school districts.

During a statewide symposium, leaders from UB’s Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care discuss the need to integrate trauma-informed care with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.

Three UB School of Social Work faculty members and a recent graduate contributed to a special edition of Advances in Social Work.

Karen Andolina Scott, JD ’09, MSW ’08, and Deana Bodnar, MSW ’05, were among the honorees at the 2024 UB Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony.

Elizabeth Bowen, associate professor in the School of Social Work, is the first researcher to explore how climate change may affect individuals who are recovering from addiction.

The scholars are on campus this week, and UB hopes some will join the next generation of faculty at the university.

Brenda McQuillan, clinical associate professor in the School of Social Work, discusses her community research and expertise.