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New Security Beat: Dir. Lyndsey McMahan Shares How NGOs Can Provide More Sustainable Outcomes

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4/24: Professor Copeland Shares His Expertise as an Abolitionist at BU Conference on the Future of Borders

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Professor Alvarez-Hernandez & Colleagues Research the Mass Exodus of Mental Health Professionals from Puerto Rico

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Professor Hahm Appointed to South Korea’s Peaceful Unification Advisory Council by President Yoon Suk Yeol

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The SSW group in their transport vehicle. Clockwise from front left: Margaret Lombe; Tee Thach; Monica Salazar; a JRS staff member; Stacy Karabetsos; Ellie Zambrano, executive director of the BU Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health; and Megan Hart (SSW’23). Photo courtesy of Lombe

The Brink: Professor Lombe’s Work to Reduce the Impact of War & Displacement on Women Refugees Is Featured

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Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez Shares Liberation Health Expertise in Greece

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Professor Collins Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Collaborate with Women & Children’s Rights Organization in Ghana

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Professor Ha Discusses Partnerships between Government & University-Based Researchers at Pusan National University

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Professor Margaret Lombe Shares Expertise on Gender-Based Violence at National Center for PTSD

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BUSSW Partners with YouthBuild USA to Improve Staff Training Across Global Network

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Professor Jacobson López’s Research in Ghana Improves Access to Preventative HIV Care

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BU Today: Professor López Reflects on Work Supporting Displaced Communities at the US-Mexico Border

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