The United Way Benefits Hub is inviting students and community members to attend our Winter Workshop series! We will be co-hosting five free Zoom workshops on financial planning, tax preparation, and more.

Benefits Hub primarily serves community and technical college students in King County, but non-students are welcome to attend, and we will cover information that may apply to all community members. Workshops are only available in English.

Registration and details can be found at https://calendly.com/bh-workshops.
Questions? Reply to this email at benefitshub@uwkc.org!

We are delighted to announce and invite you to this series to grow our skills, knowledge, and practice in an emerging and rapidly growing social work practice area, Environmental Justice.

As you know Competency 3 calls on us to advance Environmental Justice.  We are honored that leaders in this area of practice and study are offering us a unique look at this emergent practice area.

We thank the UW SSW student group Social Workers for Environmental Justice, UW SSW faculty, Field Instructors, and community members for collaborating and planning this discussion panel series to deepen our understanding and practice of EJ in social work

February 14th from 1:00-2:30 PST  

EJ & Anti-Racism | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucOGoqzoiGtPtJ-oRYgLzCtraJZAUdJU6

• • Ray Williams (Black Farmers Collective)
  • Heather Day (Community Alliance for Global Justice)
  • Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)
  • Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)

April 4th from 2:30-4:00 PST

EJ & Indigenous Perspectives and Connection to Land | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItf-yrqjkiEtP4mcxr66kj-rzLlJYQULoF

• • Dr. Mike Tulee (United Indians for All Tribes)
  • Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)
  • Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)
  • Other speaker TBA

May 23rd from 12:30-2:00 PST 
EJ & Food Sovereignty | Pre-Registration required: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtdO2qpzMrG9XfnDKr66a41ZGlpykOGUtu

• Ray Williams (Black Farmers Collective)
• David Lee (Interim CDA Wild Program)
• Jeff Smith, MSW (Makah) Director/former Director of NEKANI Native Services)
• Dr. Michael Yellow Bird (Dean of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada)

Issue No. 103                                                                      January 18, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

Congratulations to Justin Lerner!
Congratulations are due to Justin Lerner, who has been awarded a Racial Equity Special Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation. Justin’s project will focus on developing measurable, actionable competencies in anti-racist knowledge and practice for undergraduate and graduate social work students at UW. Way to go, Justin!

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Call for Nominations
The National Academies is seeking experts to serve on an anticipated committee on Creating a Framework for Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine. The committee will develop a cross-sectoral governance framework, founded upon ethical principles with a focus on equity, for considering potential benefits and risks that emerging science, technology, and innovation in health and medicine can bring to society. Application deadline is January 27. For more information, click here.

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement for FY 2022
The revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) has been published, replacing the previous version as standard terms and conditions of award. This revision applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. For more details, click here.

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Issue No. 102                                                                      January 11, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

Congratulations to Dan Goldhaber!
The EdWeek recently released their Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings. Dan Goldhaber ranked in the top 50 among scholars who did the most in the last year to shape educational practice and policy.

NIH Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for Spring 2022
The NIH has released guidance for applications submitted in Spring 2022. Specifically, NIH grant applications should NOT include contingency or recovery plans for problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, click here.

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Join Lev Cunningham, the SSW Mental Health Specialist, to learn about mental health resources available to students both within the SSW and at UW.  Lev will cover free mental health resources at UW and tips for finding resources off-campus.

Dialogues for Change Accountability Series: From Ally to Accomplice to End White Supremacy and Racism

Thursday, January 13, 3 om – 4:15 p.m. (PST), Online

Register via Zoom (UW NetID required):

https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsd-ugqzspGdRI0b84FBDsO_rwAIfgqqzd

All are welcome. We recommend this event for current UW graduate students and postdocs, as well as faculty and staff invested in equity, justice, and inclusion for graduate students and postdocs across our three campuses.

We invite you to register for the first Dialogues for Change session of the winter quarter, scheduled for Thursday, January 13, 3 pm – 4:15 pm. This online session is part of the Accountability Series: From Ally to Accomplice—a collaboration between the Office of Equity & Justice in Grad Programs, Graduate Student Equity & Excellence (formerly known as GO-MAP), and Core Programs–the Office of Graduate Student Affairs. The Accountability Series invites faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs to not simply observe or feel bad about inequalities in Graduate Education, but to be accountable to change those inequalities. We are excited to partner with you in this work.

This Dialogues for Change session welcomes back Dr. Jen Self, PhD. The event begins with Dr. Self briefly reviewing ally, accomplice, and co-conspirator accountability models. Dr. Self will then invite you all to move to affinity groups also known as caucuses) where small groups of BIPOC and White participants will discuss specific strategies and approaches for interrupting and dismantling everyday forms of white supremacy and racism across our spaces of learning, teaching, work, and research.

This event is sponsored by The Graduate School.

Learn more about Dr. Jen Self’s social and racial justice work:

• https://www.brick13.com/

Resources:

• https://justleadwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Caucuses-as-a-Racial-Justice-Strategy-JustLead-WA.pdf
• https://edibleschoolyard.org/sites/default/files/resource%20library/RacialIdentityCaucus.pdf

Send questions to Core Programs—Office of Graduate Student Affairs in The Graduate: cpinfo@uw.edu

Issue No. 101                                                                      January 4, 2022

Highlighted News and Announcements

SSWR Annual Conference Announcement
If you are planning to attend the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) annual conference from January 13-16, please note that SSWR has confirmed that the conference will continue to proceed in-person as planned. They will not have a virtual or hybrid option for attending this year. You can, however, live-stream some key events (plenaries, invited symposia, and doctoral student session).

NIH Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for Spring 2022
The NIH has released guidance for applications submitted in Spring 2022. Specifically, NIH grant applications should NOT include contingency or recovery plans for problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, click here.

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Issue No. 100                                                                      December 28, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

OFFER Newsletter’s 100th Issue
The OFFER team is pleased to announce the 100th issue of our research newsletter! We want to thank the SSW community for your contributions and updates each week, as they help keep everyone informed of events and funding opportunities.

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Issue No. 99                                                                      December 21, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements

CLIME Grand Round Session: 
Bias in Assessment – when to accept bias, minimize bias (and how), or throw the assessment out?
January 21, 2022, 1:00-2:00pm
Even the best designed assessment cannot escape bias. What we don’t know is when does a difference between subgroups indicate bias and can that bias be minimized? Furthermore, how much bias must be mitigated before we stop using scores from the assessment in decision-making? In medical education there are many high stakes decisions based on assessment performance so it is important to ensure assessments measure each trainee’s true ability.

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Beyond the Book – An Anti-Racist Book Circle. How To Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi. Free to attend, 4 CEU’s offered. Space is limited. 5 sessions from 6-7pm on January 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. https://www.wsscsw.org/event-4465996

Apply for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – deadline, January 31, 2021. Start your application now – click here!

Not sure where to start, what to do? Join one of two online information sessions

• Friday, January 14^th, 9-10 a.m.

Are you interested in learning French or an Indigenous language spoken in Canada and conducting research on the Arctic, Québec, natural resource management, climate change, human rights, urban planning, fisheries, law, humanities, public health, Indigenous political mobilization (to mention a few) while earning up to $38,000???

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Issue No. 96                                                                       November 30, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).

eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.

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This is a reminder that the next SWAPI meeting is on Thursday December 2, 2021, 5:30-6:30pm. Like November’s SWAPI Meeting, we will have a post-meeting hang out at a local U-District spot.

SWAPI is a UW School of Social Work Affinity Group for students, staff, and faculty who identify as Asian and/or Pacific Islander.

On December 2nd, 2021 5:30-6:30, we would love it if you could join us in person! The meeting will be in Room 306AB – UW SSW

Please use the Zoom info below if you cannot join in person:
Meeting ID: 698 838 4004
https://washington.zoom.us/j/6988384004

Return Forward With Us We are excited to invite you to Returning Forward: A Virtual Pilgrimage with the Sankofa Impact community. This online experience will be an evening of truth-telling, learning, and taking action. This Virtual Pilgrimage on Thursday, December 2, at 7pm PST will take participants to locations which create historical context, provide opportunities for self-reflection and dialogue, and explore ideas on how to make meaningful contributions to your personal and professional networks. Over the course of the pandemic, we have built numerous Virtual Pilgrimage trips which center anti-racist themes. Returning Forward will sample from Sankofa Impact curriculum exploring themes like transportation, finance, and the Pacific Northwest, among others. We look forward to seeing you “on the bus” though Zoom and exploring our shared history together. Join us on December 2, 2021 at 7pm and help usher in a new era for our organization.

Register

Issue No. 95                                                                       November 23, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).

eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.

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Panel Discussion on Coping with Climate Grief- 12/2

Please join us for a panel discussion on Coping With Climate Grief: A Panel Discussion on Eco-Anxiety. We’ve got a great panel of faculty and students, and we know the discussion will be interesting and informative!

The panel discussion will take place over Zoom on Thursday, December 2, 5-6 PM. The Zoom link is https://washington.zoom.us/j/96900520496

Faculty:

• Maya Magarati, Psychiatry/Seven Directions and Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
• Jennifer Atkinson, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell
• Cleo Wolfle-Hazard, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs

Students:

• Jonathan Kwong – undergrad, Environmental Science
• Aisha Rashid – undergrad, Marine Biology and American Indian Studies
• Bryan Pelach – PhD student, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
• Inhwan Ko – PhD student, Political Science

 

Please join us for this panel discussion in conjunction with the exhibit in Allen North on Climate Justice: Climate Solutions Through an Equity Lens.

Benefits Hub is hosting a workshop on Tenant Protections in Washington on Thursday, December 2nd.

We are also offering free grocery deliveries to community and technical college students in King County. Do you know someone who might be eligible? Share our sign-up form below!

Questions? Email us at benefitshub@uwkc.org.

 

Workshop Thursday 12/2, 6pm. Tenant Protections: Know Your Rights.

Tenant Protections: Workshop Thursday, 12/2, 6pm. Learn about permanent legal protections for renters in Washington, beyond the moratorium. 1) Your permanent rights 2) Tenant-Landlord mediation programs 3) Benefits Hub rent help, mortgage, & move-in. In partnership with the Housing Justice Project. Workshops are only available in English. Recordings will be available.

Click HERE to register for the Workshop!

Free Weekly Grocery Delivery For Students!

Click Here to Sign Up! https://bit.ly/2ZrbdCi ¡Entrega de comestibles semanal gratuita para estudiantes! ¡Haga clic aquí para registrarte! https://bit.ly/2ZrbdCi

Click here to sign up for WEEKLY deliveries

Want groceries delivered, but not every week? Click HERE to sign up for a free, ONE-TIME
Hot Meal Delivery through DoorDash! ¿Quiere que le envíen comestibles, pero no todas las semanas? ¡Haga clic AQUÍ para registrarse y obtener una entrega de comida caliente a través de DoorDash!

Click here to sign up for a ONE-TIME delivery

Issue No. 94                                                                       November 16, 2021

Highlighted News and Announcements
eRA Commons Reminder: Password Moving to Passphrase
Effective November 17, 2021, users of eRA Commons (including Commons Mobile, ASSIST, and IAR) who change their passwords will be required to use a passphrase — a set of random words or a sentence at least 15 characters long — instead of a password. With this move, users will need to change their passphrase only once a year (as opposed to the current NIH policy that requires passwords to be changed every 120 days).

eRA Commons ID required for Key Personnel starting January 25, 2022
For due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, AND VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form to have an eRA Commons username.

2021 GSS Cross-Sectional Data Release
The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative survey of adults in the US conducted since 1972. The GSS contains a standard core of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. The 2021 GSS data is now available at gss.norc.org. The 2021 GSS was fielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers vital data about potential social and economic impacts of the pandemic.

New Publications
Matson, P. A., Ridenour, T., Ialongo, N., Spoth, R., Prado, G., Hammond, C. J., Hawkins, J. D., & Adger, H., Jr. (2021). State-of-the-art in substance use prevention and early intervention: Applications to pediatric primary care settings. Prevention Science. Advance online publication.

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Tackling Homelessness Nationally: Adapting Services and Improving Housing Options

Friday 19^th November 2021

Speakers Confirmed:

Dan Treglia, Practice Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice

Don Burns, Founder, and Senior Adviser, Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy

Jennifer Speight, Speakers Bureau member, Community Life Services

Paul Muniz, Ph.D., Cornell University

Molly Brown, Associate Professor of Clinical-Community Psychology, DePaul University

Website

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Getting the Academic Support You Need: A Workshop for International Grad Students

Wednesday, November 17, 7 – 8:30 p.m. (PST), Online
Register: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvduGvrTkuGdzYdc4aw-mLjbaB4YgXJshf

 

Writing, presentation and research skills are key to academic and professional success in and beyond graduate school. International graduate (master’s and doctoral) students, join CIRCLE team, UW faculty, and academic staff to learn about UW academic support resources and develop effective strategies that can support your academic needs.

 

This event is organized by the Center for International Relations and Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE). For questions, please contact Ziyan Bai at baiziyan@uw.edu.

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