Research in the News

• Survey of 6,000 Students in Phoenix, Arizona Found Multicultural Program Reduced Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana Use among 7th And 8th Graders
  "Keepin' It REAL" Curriculum Worked in 10 School Districts with Culturally Diverse Student Populations, Changed Adolescents' Drug Use Norms
  (12/24/03)
• New Grants.Gov Web Site Offers One-Stop Shopping — For Information on Applying For All Federal Grants
  (12/24/03)
• NHGRI Launches Social And Behavioral Research Branch
  12/10/03
• Hospital-Based Palliative Care Unit Offers Better Care, Dramatically Reduces Costs, VCU Study Shows
  12/10/03
• SASKATOON 2OO4
  Meeting the Challenge Making& a Difference
  2004 National Social Work Conference
  Read more here... (pdf file)
• Individual Development Accounts and Welfare Reform: A Case Study
  Center for Social Development
  George Warren Brown School of Social Work
  Washington University in St. Louis
  11/14/03
• New Vaccine Reduces Behavioral Effects of Nicotine
  9/3/03
• Study: Guatemalans Suffer 20 Years After Fleeing War
  9/3/03
• New Guide Helps Families Get Quality Palliative Care for Relatives and Friends
  9/2/03
• SAMHSA Releases Training Manual for Developing Competitive Grant Applications
  9/3/03
• National Cancer Institute Special Project
  Barriers of Translating Oncology Research to Social Work Practice
  7/23/03 | More information here...(pdf file)
• Low-income families ignored again
  By JENNIFER ROMICH
  Seattle Post Intelligencer
  GUEST COLUMNIST
• Understanding prenatal alcohol exposure
  Claudia Hutchison
  The Oregonian
• Rising number of men are becoming caregivers
  By Diane C. Lade
  Staff writer
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Kinship Center receives gift for social work program
  By Sandra Serrano
  Staff Writer
  Oracle Online
• University of Pittsburgh Establishes Institute to Enhance Palliative Care
  June 2003