Health Affairs Webinar Features Dean Jorge Delva
Health And Human Services Integration: Seizing the Opportunity to Generate Sustained Health and Equity Improvements BUSSW Dean Jorge Delva and co-authors led a discussion of their article, “Health and Human Services Integration: Seizing the Opportunity to Generate Sustained Health and Equity Improvements” on April 16. The webinar, produced by healthcare journal Health Affairs and hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil, […]
BUSSW Researchers Lend Expertise to University-Wide Inclusion Practitioners Cohort
In spring of 2019, the Boston University Associate Provost for Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with BU Human Resources, established a university-wide Inclusion Practitioners (IP) Cohort dedicated to increasing equity and inclusion across BU. Thirty-four faculty and staff from schools and departments across the Charles River and Medical campuses participated in a 9-week diversity, equity […]
Bostonia: The Transformers
Bostonia profiles dean Jorge Delva in its list of seven top BU researchers making an impact in their fields. Boston University’s research enterprise is booming. Over 4,000 faculty across nearly 1,700 laboratories have catalyzed more scientific and social innovation than ever, attracting a torrent of new grants and funding awards. Last year, they pulled in nearly 20 […]
CISWH Names Core Directors to Expand Research and Programming
The Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), Dr. Jorge Delva, has named three inaugural core directors to guide the Center’s strategy and expand its impact on research, global health, and social work leadership. The three professors will work with […]
Social Work in Action: BU & Worcester Examine the Opioid Crisis
May 15, 2019 BUSSW’s “Social Work in Action” event brought local leaders and community members together to discuss the impact of the opioid crisis and learn more about our new Worcester Hybrid MSW Program. Get the full event recap from Telegram & Gazette here, and see photos from the event below. […]
BUSSW Researchers Find Overeating Less Likely Among Immigrants Compared to U.S. Born Individuals
April 8, 2019 New BUSSW research published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology shows that immigrants in the U.S. are substantially less likely to overeat compared to those who were born in the United States. The study, led by BUSSW Assistant Professor Christopher Salas-Wright along with BUSSW faculty Daniel Miller, Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, MSW/MPH Student […]
Dean Delva Joins Committee Charged with Reviewing Federally-Funded Programs Fighting the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
March 21, 2019 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected BUSSW Dean Jorge Delva to join an ad hoc committee charged with reviewing outcomes achieved by four specific programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The committee will […]
Dean Jorge Delva is Keynote Speaker at Global Conference on Poverty Alleviation through Social Work in China
Dean Jorge Delva gave the keynote address at the international annual Conference on Poverty Alleviation hosted by Henan Normal University on December 8 & 9. Delva, who joined an array of global scholars sharing their expertise on relieving poverty through social work practice, focused on “The Association of Poverty with Health: The Case of the […]
Jorge Delva New Leader of BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health
Dean Jorge Delva will take permanent leadership of the BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health as he assumes the Paul Farmer Professorship formerly held by inaugural CISWH director Sara “Sally” Bachman. By Rich Barlow @ BU Today | November 15, 2018 (BU Today) – At a reception Tuesday at the regal […]
Dean Hosts Culture Exchange with Social Work Educators from China’s Henan Normal University
May 29, 2018 — Four visitors from China’s Henan Normal University (HNU) arrived in Boston Tuesday morning to meet with Dean Jorge Delva and other top administrators from Boston University’s School of Social Work (BUSSW) to discuss BU’s model of professional social work training. The four visitors, who are pioneering the Chinese province of […]