At a virtual press conference on Thursday, February 24th, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work announced the launch of the largest survey of Pittsburgh hospital workers ever conducted. Researchers believe the survey will help provide the Mayor and the public with a better understanding of the myriad challenges driving workers away from city hospitals. Read more in the Tribune-Review.

The survey can be found here.

Research Associate Professor Mary Beth Rauktis was interviewed on WESA 90.5 about how the pandemic impacts foster youth in the county . Listen here (8:12 - 17:00).

Field Education Coordinator and Lecturer Amy DeGurian, MSW alumna Madeline Rigatti, and Steven Albert from the School of Public Health recently had an article published in the

Journal of Applied Gerontology. Read “'Getting There': Transportation as a Barrier to Research Participation Among Older Adults."

A team from Pitt Social Work including Mary Ohmer, Aliya Durham, and Alicia Melnick, along with Carrie Finkelstein and Lina Dostilio authored a new piece for Metropolitan Universities entitled "University-Community Engagement during a Pandemic: Moving Beyond “Helping” to Public Problem Solving." Read here.

Pitt School of Social Work was front and center on Pitt's Day of Giving! Highlighting the importance of donations to help students in need. Read more.

The MSW Student Executive Council (SEC) has been hard at work making a fresh round of Pitt MSW apparel and gear. Please see the catalogue at the link below, and follow the instructions to purchase what you’d like for yourself and your loved ones. Order now.