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Teach For America (TFA) is partnering with the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis to offer its corps members and alumni added incentives when applying to the Master of Social Work Program. Janice Wells-White, assistant director of admissions at the School of Social Work, says that it is the school’s goal to recruit strong analytical leaders committed to making a difference. “We are confident that Teach For America corps members and alumni possess the characteristics we seek and our new admissions incentives reflect our commitment to attract Teach For America’s best and brightest.”

Preventing Type 2 diabetes among African-American womenWhile culturally traditional foods are a big part of the African-American heritage, they also are a significant factor in the type 2 diabetes epidemic among African-American women. And while the prevalance of type 2 diabetes is associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes nutrition education programs have been relatively unsuccessful in attracting and retaining African-American women. However a new study shows that there is a way to reach members of this population and make a positive impact on their dietary behavior.

Before joining the University, she was senior vice president of the health-care practice at Fleishman-Hillard in St. Louis.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Welfare to work leaves some out in the coldThe Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 dramatically changed the nation’s welfare rules. The act ended low-income families’ entitlement to cash assistance and changed the welfare program from a system of income support to one based on work. “Unfortunately, one of the consequences of this legislation is that a segment of welfare recipients, probably the most disadvantaged group, left or were forced to leave welfare without having the proper means to live,” says Yunju Nam, Ph.D., assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Photo by Kevin LowderDozens of social work students participated in service projects Aug. 27 at a number of sites throughout St. Louis.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Luis Zayas is the new associate dean of faculty and Wendy Auslander is now director of the Ph.D. program, Dean Edward Lawlor announced.

A new partnership between the YouthBridge Association and the Skandalaris Center at Washington University in St. Louis will support social entrepreneurship in the St. Louis region. YouthBridge has pledged $500,000 in funding over five years so Washington University can create the YouthBridge Award and the St. Louis Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. The university, with the help from community partners, plans to support the initiative with more than $500,000 in resources. Washington University and YouthBridge are inviting other area universities, institutions, community groups and foundations to collaborate on this effort. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate collaborative activity that leads to multiple innovative approaches to the area’s social problems.

After earning an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 1977 and moving to the Boston area, Edward F. Lawlor spent many mornings searching for a job. Typically, he would then head over to Harvard Square to browse the job openings posted there — and also to catch an afternoon movie. “Easy Rider and Five Easy […]