Latest School News

The UB School of Social Work celebrates its 90th anniversary with a day of service.

Hilary N. Weaver, DSW, professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, has been named one of the 100 most influential contributors to social work research worldwide, according to the journal Research on Social Work Practice.

Efforts to criminalize homelessness are ineffective and have compounding negative effects, says Amanda Aykanian.

UB will use much of the funding to hire seven counselors who will be embedded in academic units, including the School of Social Work.

The UB School of Social Work is among several UB schools that placed among the best nationwide in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Assistant Professor Amanda Aykanian co-authored the study in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.

Several UB researchers have published new research in Behaviour Research and Therapy.

Associate Professor Patricia Logan-Greene joins Driven to Discover to discuss the immeasurable impact gun violence has on our collective mental health and why social workers are uniquely positioned to help stop it.

Researchers Qi Zhou and Annette Semanchin Jones examine factors that influence retention for child welfare caseworkers and supervisors — and supports that can help each role.

Paper looks at language proficiency and employment outcomes from a wider angle than focusing exclusively on the individual.