College of Health News
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College of Health Receives Grant to Support School Social Worker Pipeline
The School of Social Work at the Morrison Family College of Health just received a $622,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education to help attract and prepare students for a career in K-12 school social work. Facing a shortage of support services staff in schools across Minnesota and the nation, the funds will allow… The post College of Health Receives Grant to Support School Social Worker Pipeline appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Community Healing in Focus at Second Annual Whole Person Health Summit
When Dr. Antony Stately took over as president of the Native American Community Clinic in south Minneapolis, he decided to launch a traditional healing program. Hiring Ojibwe and Dakota elders to perform ceremonies and provide patient consultations, the program integrated centuries of Native wisdom into the clinical model and put a deliberate emphasis on community… The post Community Healing in Focus at Second Annual Whole Person Health Summit appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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College of Health Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant to Address Opioid Epidemic
A $900,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services will allow the Morrison Family College of Health at the University of St. Thomas to quickly train more students to serve on the front lines of the opioid crisis. The School of Social Work will use the funds to develop and launch a new co-occurring… The post College of Health Receives Nearly $1 Million Grant to Address Opioid Epidemic appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Innovation Scholars Bridge Classroom to Mayo Clinic
Four University of St. Thomas students, all from different majors and backgrounds, came together for months to do something extremely unique and challenging. Through experiential learning program Innovation Scholars, the team was assigned a project to work on for Mayo Clinic. Kiersten Hamby ’24, Mellissa Ingabire ’24, Elsa Lillegard-Bouton ’25 and Alena Wadzinske ’25 make… The post Innovation Scholars Bridge Classroom to Mayo Clinic appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.