Please join us in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Center on Race and Social Problems with esteemed scholar and White House Champion of Change, Haben Girma. February 7, 2022 4:45-6pm. Register here.

Assistant Professor Travis Labrum recently authored "Family Conflict and Violence by Persons with Serious Mental Illness: How Clinicians Can Intervene During the COVID‑19 Pandemic and Beyond" for the Clinical Social Work Journal. Co-authors include Professor Christina Newhill and doctoral student Ana Flores.

BASW student Alayna Lauver came to Pitt from a small town with a concrete plan for her future and hopes to become comfortable with herself during college. She shares her story of triumph over a myriad of hardships and unexpected twists and turns, and finishes her time here confident in who she is and passionate about her work. Watch her video here.

MSW alumnus Johnnie Geathers, MSW, LSW was featured in a podcast interview with FOZA Inc. The episode was about perfectionism and postpartum depression. You can listen to it on Google Podcast, Spotify, YouTube, and FOZA Inc. podcast. Listen on Spotify.

Members of the Sisterhood of Rodef Shalom gathered Sunday on Zoom to memorialize Marla Perlman — a teacher, community organizer, social worker, Shadyside volunteer, and MSW alumna. Perlman died Dec. 21. She was 84. Read more in The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle.

Health Disparities and Social Justice Poster Competition. Sponsored by the Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, this event gives young researchers an opportunity to present their work and expand their scientific professional skill set. The term “disparities” applies to differences in health status in any studied population compared to the comparable majority (or more commonly studied) population. We expect to see work in disparities based upon race or ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, and other parameters. More information and submit here.