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UK Social Work’s Kentucky Kinship Resource Center receives national award for support program

From conducting research to launching programming, the college is on a mission to connect relatives caring for youth with an array of services designed to meet their unique needs.

UK Social Work’s Rosenstein Lecture to feature author Melissa Harris-Perry

On Tuesday, April 18, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work will hold the 21st Annual Irma Sarett Rosenstein Lecture. This year's event will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom.

Women Making History: UK researcher helps caregivers navigate Alzheimer's challenges

Throughout March, UK is spotlighting Women Making History. These women are leading their fields of research and impacting the lives of Kentuckians. For Allison Gibson, Ph.D., her passion is helping some of the most vulnerable Kentuckians.

UK Social Work launches virtual reality child welfare investigation simulation

The College of Social Work has developed a new virtual reality simulation to better prepare students and practitioners to conduct child welfare investigations. The simulation is the latest innovation from its eService Learning Initiative.

UK Social Work launching Oculus VR support group for foster teens

Facilitators will use virtual reality to create a safe, compassionate environment for teens to share with one another and receive peer support.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 18 students

The UNited In True Racial Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed its inaugural cohort of 18 graduate students from 6 colleges to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program. 

UK Develops Support for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Caregivers

College of Social Work's Allison Gibson, Ph.D., is working to address a lack of information and services for people with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Rosenstein Lecture to Feature Award-Winning Journalist Marc Lamont Hill

The lecture will be part of the 2022 UNITE Research Showcase, which is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Study Shows Black Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Receive Less Workplace Support

College of Social Work study showed Black survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) receive less workplace support than their White counterparts.

New Study Offers Insight on Impact of Masculinity on the Mental Health of Gay Black Men

A recent study conducted by University of Kentucky College of Social Work researcher Keith J. Watts, Ph.D., discusses the social construction of masculinity and the implications it has on the mental health of gay Black men.