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January 14  Dean Marsh announces appointments for Gehlert, Guterman 
Aug. 1 Evelyn Brodkin on Programs that Reward Poor for Good Behavior
July 25 Gehlert: Triple-negative Breast Cancer Disproportionately Affects African American and Hispanic Women
July 3 "From Brass Knuckles to Assault Rifles" -- Spergel's 50-Year Career Reducing Gang Violence
June 23 Harold Pollack on the Urgent Need for Health Screening of Cook County Inmates
June 17  Johnson Discusses Perceptions and Reality of African American Fatherhood
June 8  Noted Scholar of Urban Schooling Joins SSA Faculty
June 6  Waldo Johnson on the High School Dropout Rate for African-American Boys in Chicago 
May 29 Dexter Voisin Calls for Ways to End Community Violence
Other coverage: CNN.com, Associated Press Video
May 26  Sarah Gehlert on Strategies to Improve Health in African-American Communities 
Other coverage: Kaisernetwork.org
May 21 Dexter Voisin Explains the Effects of Exposure to Violence on Young People
May 17 Dodie Norton to be a Panelist at Speaker Pelosi's National Summit on America's Children
May 15  SSA Creates Faculty Leadership Award in Honor of Outgoing Visiting Committee Chair Valerie Jarrett
Media coverage: Chicago Tribune 
May 10 Sarah Gehlert Discusses Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer on WBEZ 
April 19 Ron Huberman, A.M. '00, M.B.A. '00, Selected to Lead Chicago Transit Authority
Other media coverage: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, U of C Chronicle
April 18

Hats Off to Pat Dowell, A.M. '80, Chicago's New 3rd Ward Alderman
Media coverage: Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, U of C Chronicle

April 17  Mark Courtney Comments on the Closure of Catholic Charities Foster Care Program
March 21 Froma Walsh Explains Why Children Keep Dark Secrets
March 16 Gehlert Discusses Challenges of Conducting Interdisciplinary Cancer Research
February 8 Irving Spergel on Solutions to Growing Gang Violence in LA
January 22 Sarah Gehlert Elected to Presidency of the Society for Social Work and Research; Susan Lambert Also Elected to SSWR Board
News release: Gehert to Lead SSWR
January 19

Behavior among Asian Pacific Island Youth, Like Other Ethnic Groups, Linked to Grades
Media coverage: Earthtimes.org, UPI, Social Work Today, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Asian Week.com

January 19 Alumna Selected to Lead National Affordable Housing and Community Development Organization
January12 Dean Marsh Discusses New Partnerships, a New Building, and SSA's Centennial
January 5 Rzepnicki Uses Root Cause Analysis to Help Family Service Systems Work Better
December 21 1st Receipient of International Social Welfare Fellowship Reports on Experience
December 13 Associate Professor Julia Henly and Co-Authors to Receive the 2007 Excellence in Research Award from the Society for Social Work and Research
November 30 Froma Walsh Lectures on Spirituality and Social Work 
November 21 Professor Emeritus Irving Spergel Discusses the Origins of the Latin Kings Street Gang with the BBC
November 9 SSA Forms New Consortium for Social Work with Older Adults: Fall News & Notes Now Online
November 6 "Global Issues Facing Youth" the Focus of Student-Run Conference
November 6 Ph.D. Student Jewell Brazelton Receives Hartford Fellowship
November 1 Waldo Johnson to Lead Council on Contemporary Families
October 23 Gehlert Examines Whether Social Environment Affects Incidence of Breast Cancer
October 19 Jared Diamond Delivers 2006 Helen Harris Perlman Lecture 
October 18 Sarah Gehlert Discusses Racial Disparities in Chicago Breast Cancer Rates
October 16 Susan Lambert Examines the Consequences of Paying Low Wages
October 13 Scott R. Petersen, A.M. '02, Discusses Efforts to Aid Torture Victims in Iraq
October 5 SSA Welcomes Visiting Scholars
October 2 Susan Lambert Discusses the Impact of Wal-Mart's Cost Containment Strategy on Low-Wage Workers
September 28 Harold Richman, Hermon Dunlap Smith Professor Emeritus, to Receive 2006 Kids Count Award from Voices for Illinois Children
September 21 SSA Mourns the Death of Professor Emeritus William Cannon, 85
September 21 Study: Girls in Foster Care 2.5 Times More Likely to Become Pregnant
September 15 Melissa Roderick: Colleges Not Accountable for Graduation Rates
September 8 Yoonsun Choi Discusses the Risks Facing Multi-Racial Adolescents
August 29 Evelyn Brodkin on the U.S. Poverty Rate
August 14 Irving Spergel Discusses a Comprehensive Approach to the Gang Problem
July 27 Courtney Discusses Welfare Reform in The Economist
July 27 Mark Courtney on the Limitations of the Welfare Reform Law
July 27 Courtney Concerned That States May Be Tempted to Limit Services to Families
July 11 Professorships at SSA to Advance Research on Mental Health and Major Urban Problems
July 11 Gehlert Prepares SSA Students for Today's New Textbook Cases
July 11 Ex-owners of Quartet Manufacturing give $4M to U of C
July 11 Greens Endow Chaired Professorship at SSA
May 19 Substance Abuse, Violent Behavior Markedly Higher in Multi-Racial Adolescents, Study Finds
May 19 Advocates' Forum 2006 Now Available Online
May 19 Denise Kane, A.M. '78, Ph.D. '01, is the winner of SSA's 2006 Elizabeth Butler Award: Spring News & Notes Now Online
May 2 Melissa Roderick on the Prospects for College Success for CPS Graduates
April 27 Sarah Gehlert Discusses Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Following Late Mammograms
April 18 Sharon Berlin and Karen Teigiser Discuss the Role of Empathy in Social Work
March 24 SSA Alumnus Fred Wulczyn Honored with the Forsythe Award
March 15 Dean Marsh Discusses Helping Dedicated Students Avoid Debt.
March 15 Charles Shireman, Professor Emeritus and Juvenile Justice Expert, Dies at 90
February 6 Mark Joseph and Pat Dowell Discuss Community Redevelopment on Chicago's South Side
February 6 What Works: Addressing the Community Youth Gang Problem in the United States
February 6 Conference will recognize Spergel's gang prevention work within urban communities
February 2 Elizabeth Butler Award Nominations Due Feb. 15
January 18 Festschrift Honors Spergel's Influence on SSA and Gang Violence Research: Winter News & Notes Now Online
January 18 Professor Mark Courtney Discusses Challenges Facing Youth Who "Age Out" of Foster Care
January 9 Valerie Jarrett anchors University of Chicago tribute to Martin Luther King
November 4 Assistant Professor Gina Samuels Elected to the MAVIN Foundation's National Board of Advisors
November 2 Melissa Roderick Discusses the Academic Achievement of Black Male High School Students
October 28 Waldo Johnson Named to Lead University of Chicago Center on Race, Politics and Culture
October 28 Social Work Research Journal Honors the Career of Elsie M. Pinkston
October 28 Media Guide -- SSA Faculty Available for Commentary on Katrina-related issues
October 27 Teacher concern associated with reduced anti-social behavior among troubled teens
October 5 An Interview with New Dean Jeanne Marsh: September News & Notes Now Online
September 26 Associate Professor Sydney Hans Discusses the Importance of Support for Low-Income Teenaged Mothers
September 12 New Titles for Faculty Members Courtney, Roderick, and Johnson
September 12 Voisin and Parks Awarded Federal Research Grants
September 7 SSA Response to Katrina
June 14 Jeanne Marsh named Dean of the School of Social Service Administration
June 9 Gina M. Samuels Wins 2005 Pollak Award for Teaching Excellence
June 7 $1 Million Dimon Donation Supports Community Schools Initiative
April 25 SSA Faculty on Research Team for New Chapin Hall Study, "Youth Who Run Away from Out-of-Home Care"
March 7 SSA Professor Cafferty Named to SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies
March 5 Generations of SSA Alumni Lead in Academia: March Issue of News & Notes Now Online
February 25 New Book on the State of Work-Life Balance: January News & Notes Now Online
December 28 Alumnus Counsels Soldiers on the Battlefield in Iraq
December 28 SSA Professor Lambert Reports Businesses Need New Supports for Workers
December 7 SSA Students Take Three of Four Doctoral Fellow Awards
December 7 Education of Youth in Child Welfare System Suffering
September 23 SSA to Celebrate the Life of Helen Harris Perlman, Social Work Pioneer and Distinguished Educator
September 14 September 2004 News & Notes Alumni Newsletter
September 1 Photos from the 2004 Hooding and Convocation Celebrations Now Online
August 24 SSA Professor Receives Grant to Study CPS Students after High School
June 17 Practical Public Health: Associate Professor Harold Pollack's Research Agenda
April 8 Jeanne Marsh Appointed Interim Dean
April 3 SSA Professor Pollack discovers smokers are more aware of secondhand smoke's harmful effects
March 29 March 2004 News & Notes Alumni Newsletter
March 4 Bank One donates $1 million to help SSA prepare social workers to work in community schools
January 26 Jeanne Marsh named George Herbert Jones Professor at SSA
January 26 A good time living the examined life: Rosenheims reflect on teaching at Chicago for more than half a century
January 14 January 2004 News & Notes Alumni Newsletter
January 8 Choi to use NIMH Grant to Study Asian American
Youth
November 30 Associate Professor and Deputy Dean for Research Sarah Gehlert in the November issue of News and Notes
November 7 Dean Lawlor Discusses Politics
and the Medicare Reform Debate on NPR's Travis Smiley Show
October 13 Alex Kotlowitz on campus for SSA orientation
October 13 SSA begins alternative re-accreditation process for social work education
September 15 University initiates interdisciplinary study of early on-set breast cancer among African-Americans: New center to be led by Associate Professor Sarah Gehlert
September 12 New Model for Field Education to be Launched this Year: September issue of News & Notes
September 5 Community development firm shares practical experience with SSA students
July 17 Photo Album from Convocation 2003


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