News Archive
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In recognition of his schizophrenia research to improve the effectiveness of community mental health rehabilitation, John Brekke, the Frances G. Larson Professor of Social Work Research at the USC School of Social Work, received the 2006 Insight Award at PORTALS' 50th Anniversary Golden Bell Awards Gala held in May at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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The Class of 2006 began its journey during what commencement student speaker Maura McGinnis-Gibney recalled as one of the most tumultuous times in world history. From the disastrous tsunami in Southeast Asia and increasing violence in Iraq to the re-election of one of the most controversial presidents in modern times and Hurricane Katrina's destruction of the Gulf Coast, she and her classmates utilized their classrooms - and one another - as outlets to deal with a world evolving literally right before their eyes.
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Sweeping Dreams, a student documentary about housekeepers Milca, Mered and Rosa trying to making a living in Los Angeles, took top honors at the inaugural USC School of Social Work Film Festival.
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USC School of Social Work Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus Rino J. Patti received the USC Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the university's most prestigious faculty honors, at the 2006 Academic Honors Convocation.
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Chinese teens who think of themselves as fat, even if they were normal or underweight, are at a greater risk for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has found.
Girls who said they were overweight reported an overall grade point average of 3.06 versus 3.20 for other girls, according to the study of nearly 7,000 middle- and high-school students in seven Chinese cities. Boys who felt obese reported being more prone to rudeness and losing their tempers. The study appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior.
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Social work newcomer Cherry Short has been declared a Commander of the British Empire (CBE), the United Kingdom's highest public service award, for promoting racial equality and equal opportunity in Wales. Prince Charles presented the official royal honor in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
"It's with a great deal of pride that we congratulate Cherry on this esteemed honor from her home nation," said Dean Marilyn Flynn. "She's touched so many people's lives during the course of her career. She truly deserves this wonderful acknowledgment."
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Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace by USC Professor Mich'lle Mor Barak has been named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2006 by Choice, a publication of the Association of College and University Libraries.
Each year, Choice editors single out the most significant academic works from thousands of titles reviewed over the previous year, recognizing what they have determined to be the best in published scholarship. Mor Barak's book was one of only 15 business titles selected for the nationwide honor.
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Ron Avi Astor, a professor in the USC School of Social Work and USC Rossier School of Education, has received the 2006 Distinguished Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for his co-authorship of 'The Contributions of Community, Family, and School Variables to Student Victimization,' published in the American Journal of Community Psychology.
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A USC review of published research has found no evidence that early episodes of schizophrenia without medication result in long-term harm for patients, casting doubt on the practice to immediately medicate for a year.
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The USC School of Social Work will offer two new study-abroad seminars in Mexico and the Philippines this summer, giving participants an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of another culture and different community development models of social service in an international setting.
Open to both graduate-level students and professionals, the "Social Work and Social Development in Mexico" seminar is scheduled for May 13-28 in Mexico City, and the "Feminist Theory, Social Action and Social Work" seminar will convene Aug. 2-14 in Manila, Philippines.