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Expanding Spanish Language and Cultural Knowledge in Costa Rica

The UWinteriM course Spanish for Social Workers immerses students in the language and culture of Central America, preparing them to work with a Spanish-speaking client base in Wisconsin. Developed in 2009, the course was created in consultation with the California …

YCare Project Receives SEED Funding

Social Work Professor Melinda S. Kavanaugh‘s project: YCare: Supporting Young Caregivers in ALS Families, received 2025 SEED funding from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. Through this project, Kavanaugh will evaluate a two-phase program designed to support youth caregivers ages …

HBSSW at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference

Faculty and doctoral students from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare will present at the 2025 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference in Seattle. This year’s conference theme is Strengthening Social Impact through Collaborative Research. SSWR is …

UWM Researchers Present at the Gerontological Society of America

UWM researchers presented at the Gerontological Society of America‘s Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle. GSA is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging.

Social Work Faculty at the CSWE Conference

Helen Bader School of Social Welfare faculty presented at the Council for Social Work Education’s (CSWE) annual program meeting in Kansas City. According to organizers, the conference theme — It’s Time to Act: Indigenous Knowledge Sovereignty and Environmental Justice — …

Exploring and Celebrating the Older Adult LGBTQ+ Community

By Isabella Kostolni Older LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to have experienced discrimination as their straight peers, according to the National Council on Aging, and with this in mind, UWM’s Student Gerontology Association set out to consider the intersection …

UWM Researchers at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference

UW-Milwaukee researchers from the Criminal Justice & Criminology Department presented their findings at the 47th Annual Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference in Chicago. The conference gives participants the unique opportunity to share their latest research and collaborate with colleagues and …

Tackling the Continuing Issue of Ageism in Health Care

By Kathy Quirk “Well, at your age, that’s to be expected.” “How are we today sweetie?” “Are we ready for our checkup?” Those are comments older adults sometimes hear from medical professionals, and they reflect ingrained ageism, according to Andrew …