School of Social Work News
- 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
- Professor Earns Prestigious Award for Advancing Education in International Social Work October 8, 2024'Helping students to see the interconnectedness of global issues and the local issues they are trying to address here in Connecticut is so important'Kimberly Phillips
UConn Today
- UConn Working to Improve the Lives of Those with an Underactive Thyroid November 20, 2024NIH Grant Award Fueling New Clinical Trial Testing Novel Treatment Approaches for Patients Affected by Hypothyroidism.Lauren Woods
- Smokers and Never Smokers are at Risk for Lung Cancer and UConn Health is on the Forefront of Finding it Early November 20, 2024It's lung cancer awareness month and UConn Health is on the forefront of technology to find it before it is even detectable or in the early stages leading to treatment and cures.Jennifer Walker
- MolQ Days Draw High School Students From Around CT To Learn About Quantum Chemistry November 20, 2024Students visited UConn Storrs for two days to explore key concepts governing the fabric of the universeElaina Hancock
- Paving the Way for Future Success November 20, 2024UConn Engineering helped pilot an asphalt training program aimed at reducing recidivism and creating job paths for formerly incarcerated individualsIra Morrison
- UConn Researchers Develop Pioneering Monitoring Technique to Help Build Mangrove Resilience November 20, 2024Mangroves are like armor to protect us from climate change, but faced with sea level rise and extreme weather, will these important habitats survive?Elaina Hancock
SSW Events
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Dec
18
Bachelors of Social Work (Social Work major) - Info Session 6:00pm
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Feb
7
2025 CATIC Symposium 8:00am
2025 CATIC Symposium
Friday, February 7th, 2025
08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UConn Law
The racial wealth gap in the United States has witnessed alarming growth in recent years, with BIPOC households now possessing less than 25% of the wealth held by their white counterparts. A substantial portion of this wealth gap can be attributed to disparities in housing. Owning a home remains a principal method for building and transferring wealth, constituting approximately 70% of an individual’s net worth. However, challenges such as housing discrimination, restrictive zoning laws, income disparities, and lending practices have created barriers to homeownership, particularly for BIPOC individuals and first-time homebuyers.
Real estate lawyers and practitioners have a unique opportunity to address this critical issue by creating new pathways to homeownership for increasingly diverse communities. We invite you to join this critical examination of how real estate law plays a pivotal role in the short-term provision of affordable housing to underserved communities and, in the long term, contributes to the wealth accumulation of Black individuals and families.This event is free for students, faculty, staff and the general public. There is a registration fee for attorneys seeking CLE credit.
RSVP coming soon!
If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Law School at 860-570-5079 or via email at law.studentservices@uconn.edu at least two weeks in advance.