News Archive
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A select group of scholars from across the country gathered recently at the USC School of Social Work to participate in an intensive summer training institute focused on issues surrounding substance abuse among Hispanic populations.
The 10-day program, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and known as the Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute on Hispanic Drug Abuse, is designed to support and advance the careers of graduate students and new investigators interested in pursuing drug abuse research.
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The Social Work Policy Institute of the National Association of Social Workers Foundation, in partnership with the USC School of Social Work and the PolicyLab of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has issued a new report highlighting critical reforms needed to improve the health of children involved in the child welfare system.
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Mark Spratt, a member of the USC School of Social Work Board of Councilors, has established a scholarship to aid students who support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
The $50,000 gift created the Matthew Holland Scholarship in Social Work, in honor of Spratt’s partner, for students who have demonstrated a commitment to LGBT matters through academic work, community involvement or other personal contributions.
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A new report from the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work offers a glimpse into the lives of aging Latinos and African-Americans living in East and South Los Angeles and the challenges they continue to face amid the ongoing economic crisis.
“The economic problems that have beset California and the United States have imposed a special hardship on low-income aging people in the Los Angeles areas surveyed in our report,” said William Vega, provost professor and executive director of the USC Roybal Institute.
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The USC School of Social Work was well-represented among this year’s USC Community Service Award winners, which included MSW@USC student Carla Groves and Anthony Hassan, director of the school’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, who were recognized for their extensive service in the military community.
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Ralph Fertig, a clinical professor at the USC School of Social Work, has been appointed to the city of Los Angeles’ Ethics Commission by City Controller Wendy Greuel.
In his role as one of five commissioners, Fertig, who is known for his social justice advocacy, will help administer and enforce city ethics, campaign finance and lobbying laws to ensure elections and government decision making are fair, transparent and accountable.
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A new study by USC School of Social Work professor Suzanne Wenzel seeks to develop an effective intervention designed to reduce the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among homeless women.
Funded by a two-year, $487,752 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Wenzel and her team will work with homeless women, HIV prevention experts, and housing and shelter service providers to create a sustainable program that can be used in everyday practice in communities frequented by homeless women.
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Field internships are an important part of the curriculum at the USC School of Social Work, but one Master of Social Work student was able to turn hers into an accepted proposal for a national child welfare conference in Texas.
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Dorian Traube, an assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received a USC Mellon Mentoring Award for her exemplary work with graduate students.
The Mellon Mentoring Awards honor faculty for helping build a supportive academic environment through faculty-to-student and faculty-to-faculty mentoring.
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Maryalice Jordan-Marsh, an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work, has received the 2012 Distinguished Faculty Service Award for her contributions to the USC Academic Senate as co-chair of the Committee on Information Services.
Jordan-Marsh is one of three recipients of the award, which honors faculty who have served the Academic Senate, the representative body of the entire faculty at USC, well above and beyond the call of duty.