Mosaics – Spring 2026

Rob Healy pointing his camera while in a photography darkroom.

Inside the issue

Why I'm Here: Rob Healy

Rob Healy.
Service to country and community

Peter Sobota retires

Peter Sobota.
The beloved professor looks back on his career

Trauma-informed tech

Illustration of woman shaking robot's hand.
Working to make technology safer and more healing

The Moynihan Report at 60

Audience's view of the Moynihan report event.
Examine the report's legacy

Take care

Four social work alumni in matching pickle ball T-shirts with their names on the back.
What sparks joy

NASW Social Work Pioneer

NASW Foundation logo.
Dean Keith A. Alford named NASW Social Work Pioneer

Highlights

UB School of Social Work swap meet, people looking at and sharing items like puzzles and books.
Spotlights on our students, faculty and research

Dean’s column

Portrait of Keith Alford.
An ode to seniors — and a call for advocacy

Social work is vital

Social workers uplift individuals and advocate for the most vulnerable members of society. We draw from trauma-informed and human rights perspectives to solve big problems and transform communities.

At the School of Social Work, we dig in — and our research makes life better. 

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Mosaics, the magazine of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, is produced twice a year. Spring 2026. Volume 20, Number 2.

The University at Buffalo is New York State’s flagship and one of the nation’s leading public research universities, recognized for our excellence and our impact.

Address changes and other correspondence, including Class Notes submissions, may be sent by email to sw-mosaics@buffalo.edu or by mail to: Editor, Mosaics, University at Buffalo, School of Social Work, 685 Baldy Hall, 205 Founders Promenade, Buffalo, NY 14260.