Latest School News

To address the increasingly urgent needs of the growing population of adults aged 65 years and older, UB will dedicate $4 million to aging-related research. 

New research led by Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim shows how the impact of secondary traumatic stress varies based on workers' roles.

The project, led by Seventy Hall, examined how researchers considered equity, ethics and other issues when using machine learning in child welfare settings.

Assistant Professor Jangmin Kim and colleagues published their work in the Journal of Public Child Welfare.

School of Social Work faculty members Michael Lynch and Elizabeth Bowen analyzed the program's effectiveness in helping students understand social problems, collaborate across disciplines and develop critical skills.

The University at Buffalo recognized 18 distinguished alumni from across campus, including School of Social Work grads Rita Andolina, Esther Annan and Elizabeth Woike-Ganga. 

PhD candidate Beth Tripi and Associate Professor Annette Semanchin Jones published their research in the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Associate Professor Annahita Ball co-authored studies in the journals Affilia and Advances in Social Work, discussing microaggressions experienced by employees of human service agencies and individuals in schools. 

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.