News: HIV/AIDS
ICYMI: Dr. Victoria Frye on Decreasing HIV Stigma and Homophobia (Video)
“[We] can tell you how much tree canopy there is. . . how much litter there is. But no one…
SIG’s Global Research Projects Respond to COVID-driven Challenges
In this post for our special series on social work in times of crisis, several researchers who are involved in…
Lessons from Decades on the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
University Professor Nabila El-Bassel finds connections with her work during the HIV/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. As we mark…
It Takes Two to Combat HIV Transmission
A new study from Columbia University’s Social Intervention Group confirms the success of couple-based intervention in reducing risky sexual behaviors…
CSSW Welcomes Two New Full-Time Faculty Members
Two new tenure-track faculty members have joined the Columbia School of Social Work at the start of the 2018–2019 academic…
International AIDS Conference Focuses on People Left Behind in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
By Nabila El-Bassel For the past several years, Central Asia and Eastern Europe have been the only areas of the…
SIG’s WORTH Intervention Identified as Best Practice by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified a group-level intervention…
Out of the Shadows: Female Drug Users and HIV/AIDS
Although global action against HIV/AIDS is more than three decades old, certain populations have stayed on the margins of prevention…
New Study: Savings-led Microfinance Reduces HIV Risk for Vulnerable Women in Mongolia
In a month where we celebrated World Social Work Day and International Women’s Day, we present the findings of Professor Susan Witte’s international research project on behalf of Mongolian women.
Social Work Practice Prepared Her for Politics, Says Zambia’s First Woman Vice President
On the occasion of International Women’s Week, the Columbia School of Social Work hosted an event featuring Her Honor Inonge Wina, a former social worker. The focus of her remarks was women’s empowerment.
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