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Report by Professor Jane Waldfogel Cited by the Foundation for Child Development as a Top Research Resource on Child Well-Being
The report authored by Jane Waldfogel, CUSSW Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems, has…
Dr. Elwin Wu Awarded Grant to Test Innovative Couple-Based Programs to Prevent HIV and Other Health Concerns Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Dr. Elwin Wu, Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW), has received a five-year, $3.1M grant…
Grant Awarded to Develop Technology to Abate Intimate Partner Violence
The Social Intervention Group (SIG) of the Columbia School of Social Work and the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) have received a $659,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Addiction (NIDA) to develop and test a computer screening tool to help identify and abate intimate partner violence (IPV). This project, known as WINGS, is led by Dr. Louisa Gilbert at SIG. WINGS will be tested in drug-court waiting rooms beginning in February 2012. CCNMTL will receive about $125,000 of the grant over two years ending July 2013.
Drs. Elwin Wu and Assel Terlikbayeva Receive Funds from Republican AIDS Center in Kazakhstan to Develop and Pilot Method for Estimating MSM Population in Kazakhstan
Dr. Elwin Wu, associate professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work (CUSSW) and affiliate of the Global Health Research Center in Central Asia (GHRCCA), has received funding from the Republican AIDS Center in Kazakhstan to conduct a new multidisciplinary population estimation study.
Innovative Program Promotes Economic Empowerment for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Uganda
First Study Aims to Help Thousands of At Risk Children and Their Families Define Their Future September 2, 2011– Associate…