Research
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Dr. Stacia West Shares Insights on PBS News Hour
Hari Sreenivasan of the PBS News Hour Weekend spoke with Assistant Professor Stacia West on March 28, in a roundtable titled, “Outbreak Reignites Idea of Universal Basic Income” as part of the series, “Chasing the Dream.” She is the co-PI of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, the first modern city-led guaranteed income experiment in the…
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Theresa Abrams and Interdisciplinary Team Develop Burn App
Thereasa Abrams, assistant professor at the College’s Nashville campus, envisioned the design of a mobile app so that patients released from burn units could receive the recovery guidance they require without the need of in-person consultation at overburdened medical facilities. She collaborated with five others from the University of Tennessee and the Firefighters Burn Center…
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Social Justice Innovation Initiative 2020 Funding Announcement
Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII) is a fund established in 2017 by longtime College of Social Work supporter Susan Cooper. Her vision is to stimulate a college-wide conversation surrounding social justice issues through rigorous research, public outreach, and innovative education. SJII offers a unique framework for understanding many of society’s most pressing issues and then…