School of Social Work News
- UConn School of Social Work Lands $587,633 Mental Health Training Grant December 17, 2024Grant will support 50,000 students in under-resourced Connecticut school districtsJoanna Smiley
- UConn’s Experts in Aging Honor Colleagues and Highlight Advances October 21, 2024'This is a time of remarkable innovation in geriatric medicine and gerontology'Kim Krieger
- Voting Is Social Work: Empowering Social Workers to Empower Voters October 16, 2024'We've always believed that social work has the power to transform democracy'Jaclyn Severance
- Social Work Professor Focused on HIV, Intimate Partner Violence Research Brings New Perspective October 10, 2024'My work considers the intersection of social work, public health, psychology, and implementation science to see how I can utilize those interdisciplinary approaches to address the health issues this population faces'Kimberly Phillips
- ‘Access to Food is a Human Right’: New Professor Focused on Childhood Food Insecurity October 9, 2024Forté is considering the impact food insecurity has on one’s mental health, specifically for young people in middle and high school, and how that impact can be measured accuratelyKimberly Phillips
UConn Today
- With Fierce Work Ethic, Business Students Take First Place in American University Case Challenge February 28, 2025The case competition involved integrating artificial intelligence into Xylem Inc., an American water technology provider and Fortune 500 company, that does business in more than 150 countries.Claire Hall
- Husky Harvest Waterbury: Innovating Food Access with Hydroponic Systems, Refrigerated Lockers, and a Transformed Pantry February 28, 2025Husky Harvest Waterbury is improving food access at UConn with new refrigerated lockers, expanded hydroponic systems for fresh produce, and a redesigned pantry to promote healthy eating. These initiatives aim to provide convenient, sustainable, and nutritious food for students, faculty, and staff facing food insecurity.Taylor Hunt
- In Memoriam: Harvey Gilbert, Former Professor and Department Head February 28, 2025Gilbert mentored junior faculty and students during his two decades at UConnSarah Al-Arshani
- UConn Magazine Chronicles 24 Hours on Campus February 28, 2025A team of photographers and editors spent Oct. 24, 2024, collecting photographs from around UConn that capture every aspect of the campus experience, from academics to athletics and student lifeMike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
- UConn’s Institute of Materials Science Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation February 28, 2025'The interdisciplinary and highly collaborative traits of faculty throughout IMS are big drivers in terms of new research projects'Tom Breen