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William A. Vega, the executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, gave the opening keynote presentation at the 2010 International Conference on Aging in the Americas.
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U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer delivered high praise for the USC School of Social Work's military social work program and its students now preparing to serve the nation's war veterans during a Sept. 17 visit.
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William A. Vega, the executive director of the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, discussed the U.S. healthcare system and health disparities in low-income communities of color at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 14.
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A clinical researcher completes a landmark study on schizophrenia with real-world implications for patient care. She publishes the results in a prestigious medical journal, collects compliments from colleagues and waits for her work to reach the healthcare providers on the ground.
Unfortunately, the wait will last about 20 years.
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The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) has selected John Brekke to give the 2011 Aaron Rosen Lecture at its 15th annual meeting in January, recognizing his career accomplishments in mental health services research.
"This is a very prestigious honor for only the most outstanding scholars," said Marilyn Flynn, dean of the USC School of Social Work. "It is highly appropriate that SSWR acknowledges John's cumulative achievements to advance the profession and society as a researcher and educator."
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In addition to lugging overstuffed backpacks loaded with books and binders to school each morning, students from military families are also carrying with them the invisible weight of a parent at war.
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Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke bluntly about the strains placed on American soldiers and their families while the nation continues its ninth year of war in the Middle East during a recent town hall event hosted by the USC School of Social Work.
On June 11, Mullen addressed a crowd of more than 450 students, faculty and community members—including many active-duty personnel and veterans—assembled at the university's Town and Gown.
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The USC School of Social Work has partnered with USC Libraries to publish the university's inaugural collection of Outstanding Academic Papers by Students (OAPS) as part of a joint initiative to recognize excellence in academic writing and research and to preserve exemplary works for perpetual access.
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After returning from a particularly violent tour of duty in Iraq, Col. David Sutherland caught himself scanning the lakes and canals scattered across his Texas town.
The U.S. Army brigade commander wasn't admiring the scenery. He was on alert for the bodies of murder victims, like the many he'd pulled out of similar looking waterways on the other side of the world.
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Leading scholars from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States convened May 6-7 on the USC campus to discuss the changing role of filial relationships in elder care as a result of the one-child policy's effects on family structure in China.