News Releases for IU School of Social Work

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Inspires PhD Student

Hannah Cowles October 30, 2009 —
When others were thinking of beach getaways in June, Hannah Cowles was preparing for a trip, too. Except Cowles didn’t need beach towels or sunscreen where she was headed – a maximum security prison near Philadelphia, Pa.

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School of Social Work Students, Faculty Attend Conference on Volunteering in Cologne, Germany

October 23, 2009 — When Caritas, one of Germany’s largest providers of social services, decided to host a conference exploring how Germany might bolster the country’s interest in volunteering, the Indiana University School of Social Work was among those invited to attend.

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PhD Student Co-authors Book Detailing Victimization of Women in Western India in the Name of Religious Rite

Govind DhaskeOctober 16, 2009 — Govind Dhaske is a new PhD student at the Indiana University School of Social Work, but he has already something to add to his resume – co-author of a book detailing the victimization of women in western India in the name of religious rite.

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Attacking Emerging Health Risks Through Innovative Health Information Technology

Shaun Grannis, M.D.October 6, 2009 — Researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute, with its world-renowned medical informatics research group and regional health information exchange, have been awarded a $4.8 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create the Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, one of only four such centers in the nation.

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From Ethiopia to IUPUI to Learn More about the Art of Teaching Social Work

Abebaw Minaye GezieSeptember 11, 2009 — When Abebaw Minaye Gezie of Ethiopia was in the third grade, something clicked and the young student understood the importance of school.

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Play Golf and Help an Elephant

August 13, 2009 — Fundraisers at golf courses are par for the course in terms of organizations trying to raise money for a good cause. But how often do you get a chance to play golf and help elephants?

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Diversity Scholars Research Program Member Looks Forward to Research, Social Work and Graduate School

July 31, 2009 — Alexandria Edmondson’s future is far from being mapped out, but she knows it will include research, social work and graduate school

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IU Press Publishes First Book on IU-Kenya Partnership

June 29, 2009 — Indiana University Press has just published the first book on the IU-Kenya Partnership, author Fran Quigley announced last week.

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MSW Students Help Launch New Community Partnership

June 1, 2009 — Graduate students from the Indiana University School of Social Work are part of a new community partnership to help meet the needs of the growing Hispanic parish at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on Westside of Indianapolis.

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Elsa Iverson, A Pioneer in the Development of International Field Placements, Has Died

May 18, 2009 — Elsa Iverson, who recently received the 2009 Indiana University School of Social Work’s Spirit of Philanthropy Award in recognition for her development of the school’s international student placement program, has died.

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