The Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) is already renowned among the top 10 schools of social work in the country according to U.S. News and World Reports. But we’re not done yet. Dr. Allan Cole, recently appointed to serve as the seventh Dean of the school, has big… read more
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Preventing Drug Overdoses in Texas
The rate of opioid and other drug overdoses is on the rise in Texas, but there has been no statewide system to collect overdose data—until now. An interdisciplinary team of developers, designers, clinical partners and researchers led by Dell Medical School and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas… read more
UT Austin health-related disciplines come together at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic
On a Wednesday morning this past February, after the winter storm that left Texas paralyzed for a week, a long line of people lined up outside Gregory Gym, in the heart of the Forty Acres. People waited patiently, masked under the warm sun and with the proverbial six feet of… read more
