Author: Laurie Anderson

Professor appointed to state family violence commission

School of Social Work associate professor Joon Choi was appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to…
Child well-being expert joins UGA as Georgia Athletic Association Professor

Rachel Fusco is the first person to hold the Georgia Athletic Association Professorship in Health…
Varela, MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winner, to give Hollowell Lecture

Maria Varela, a Latina activist who turned to photography as a means of advancing social…
Faculty member teaches students how to help others

Tiffany Washington, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work, specializes in aging and…
UGA offers online certificate program in nonprofit management

Nonprofit professionals and volunteers yearning to create a bigger impact can now earn the online…
Living history

The career of June Gary Hopps includes several notable firsts.
Reddit gives a clearer picture of what it’s like to be poor

Although millions of people live in poverty in the U.S. — about one in seven,…
Professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award

A University of Georgia professor known for combating injustice through her activism and scholarship has…
Social work faculty member works to fix cracks in health service use

Access to needed health services is a challenge for many people, particularly those with mental…
Study: Cooperatives may provide elder care alternative

A growing elder care shortage could be eased by worker-owned cooperatives, a little-used business model…
Study: Chronic illness and depression increase likelihood of problem drinking in older adults

Older adults suffering from multiple chronic health conditions and depression are nearly ﬁve times as…
Chronic illness and depression increase likelihood of problem drinking in older adults

Older adults suffering from multiple chronic health conditions and depression are nearly ﬁve times as…
Worker-owned cooperatives may help address elder care deficit

A growing elder care shortage could be eased by worker-owned cooperatives, a little-used business model…
$2.6M grant supports scholarships for UGA social work students

Graduate students in the UGA School of Social Work who face financial challenges while earning…
UGA School of Social Work receives $2.6 million to support graduate students in need

Graduate students in the University of Georgia School of Social Work who face financial challenges…
‘Move the needle’

Anna Scheyett is no stranger to change.
Hollowell Lecture explores story of judge who battled racial, gender bias

“(Constance Baker Motley) lived a paradox of change,” Harvard law and history professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin…
Donald L. Hollowell Lecture to focus on ‘Civil Rights Queen’

Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights lawyer who won nine cases before the U.S. Supreme…
‘Civil Rights Queen’ is the subject of Donald L. Hollowell Lecture

Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights lawyer who won nine cases before the U.S. Supreme…
UGA researchers build empathy into engineering program

When Mark Hain decided to leave his job as an emergency medical technician to pursue…
Assistant professor sheds light on poverty, credit and social exclusion

Mary Caplan knows what it’s like to be poor. As a child the Seattle-born researcher…
‘Social change’ scholar named Hollowell Professor

Llewellyn “Lee” J. Cornelius has been named the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Social…
Llewellyn J. Cornelius appointed Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor

Llewellyn “Lee” J. Cornelius has been named the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor of Social…
School of Social Work holds open house at new location

The School of Social Work welcomed new faculty and friends at an Aug. 28 open…