Join faculty members Aidyn Iachini and Candice Morgan as they present on rural healthcare in #SC. Don't miss this free, virtual #CEU on Feb. 4 from noon - 1:30 p.m., open to anyone with an interest in #SouthCarolina's healthcare workforce. Please register here: bit.ly/3YuLGU0 #socialwork

Faculty member and US Army veteran Nikki Wooten shared her advice on New Year’s Eve fireworks and military veterans on WIS10 - a message that resonates year-round. bit.ly/4jrPj6O #UofSCHealthSciences #Gamecockveterans

If you couldn't tell from the photo 📸, our @u101sc class really enjoyed their first semester! #socialworkgamecocks

Tomorrow begins @sc.edu's #FirstGen week celebration - we're kicking it off with some terrific alumni who visited us for their #socialwork reunion. We 🖤 our #firstgeneration alumni - making a difference! #changemakers

Going to Kidney Week and interested in policy, advocacy, and population health? Join us at the meet up at #KidneyWK!

The Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition had a great meeting in SC this week- learn more about the coalition sektc.org. Focus of this meeting was on the patient experience. A terrific very interdisciplinary group working together for 15 years to ⬆️ KTx access in GA, NC & SC. #NephSky

COSW alumni - want to be a part of our Social Work #FirstGen panel? Come be a part of the @sc.edu First Gen Week celebration! 🤙 We'd love to know if you're a first gen graduate here: bit.ly/3JhkQL6 #socialworkGamecocks

We’re very proud of our alumnus Carl Humphries, CEO of HopeHealth, for being an integral part of @sc.edu 's new Brain Health center. ➡️Making an impact on all South Carolinians. bit.ly/4o6nHpp #USCImpact

Our faculty at the @sc.edu President's party - a good opportunity to celebrate the hard work that makes our faculty community so special. #socialwork #Gamecockchangemakers

Kudos to Dean @teribrowne.bsky.social - the keynote speaker for the 2025 Annual Conference for the Society for Transplant Social Workers. More on this organization here: bit.ly/46P6QkK. #GamecockChangeMaker #kidneytransplantscholarship

Our #COSW #changemaker! 🤩#USCFirstGenerationCenter

Congratulations to professor Aidyn Iachini, named as a fellow to the #SEC Academic Leadership Development Program! Here's her 2025 cohort: bit.ly/46IiNZq @uofscprovost.bsky.social #socialworkGamecocks #highereducation

COSW professor Terry Wolfer turned his yard into a thriving habitat with 70 species of native plants, prompting Columbia, SC to change its ordinance to invite “naturalistic gardens” to Columbia landscapes. Here's more on his local impact: bit.ly/3IVaNLj%F0%9... #changemaker

Calling all #Gamecock social work graduates from 2000 - 2005! We want you at our class reunion! Join us Oct. 31 for a fun and complimentary class reunion lunch. Please rsvp by Oct. 15: bit.ly/3IAWADf. We can't wait to welcome you home! 🏠#socialworkgamecocks #USCAlumni

We kicked off @sc.edu's Family Weekend with our #COSW community and 🍩! So many great parents, students and multiple generations of #socialworkers. Serving the community is a proud #Gamecock tradition! #changemakers bit.ly/46d6DWU

Florence area and coastal alumni - don't miss our social on Sept. 16, 4 - 6 p.m. Drop in and meet your fellow #SC social workers at the Streater Community Center! Please tell us you're coming here: bit.ly/4lOSXqL. Join us! #socialwork #SCHealthcare #HopeHealthInc.

Alumna Ashton Petta (BSW ’16, MSW ’17) is leading change as the Human Trafficking Prevention Manager for Howard County, MD. Her work connects #socialwork practice with public safety, ensuring that survivors receive support and resources. We’re proud she chose social work to make a difference. 🌟

What’s better than a fall picnic? 🍂 Join us for the Second Annual COSW community picnic on Sept. 21 at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia! Enjoy games, food and good company. 🥪 Please register and let us know you’re coming: bit.ly/3JfJICu #socialworkgamecocks

Building momentum for the year ahead: our #COSW annual faculty-staff retreat set the tone for a great fall semester! 📝#changemakers

Students travel long distances, some up to 50 miles, to learn and serve in rural and underserved communities. 🚗 COSW's Gas 2 Go campaign helps cover those travel costs so they can focus on their field placements and not their fuel tank. ⛽Every mile matters. More here: bit.ly/45Kkchq #socialwork

Congratulations to Avril Lail, selected as for @sc.edu's 2025-2026 Emerging Leaders Program! Another #COSW #changemaker! 🎉

Faculty member Patrice Penney, 2025 graduate Grace Brown and student Megan Mazoue are in Tanzania training organizations that serve vulnerable children. Through Penney’s NGO, they’re sharing her curriculum with programs in Mwanza and Moshi. 🌍 More photos coming. 🇹🇿 #GlobalSocialWork #LakeVictoria

To public servant, leader and motivational speaker Anton Gunn, no one succeeds alone. He believes every action has a ripple effect - and he’s committed to making sure his impact is a positive one. Read more about this inspiring #Gamecock alumnus. bit.ly/4kJHnwu

Excited to share our newest pub about the System Interventions to Achieve Early and Equitable Transplants intervention - social work and nursing intervention designed to increase kidney transplants. #nephsky academic.oup.com/hsw/advance-...

Kidney dialysis industry accused of maximizing profits over patients - CBS News - goo.gl/alerts/odJV3r #GoogleAlerts

Love the patient-centered approach to this question! www.healio.com/news/nephrol...

It’s a beautiful summer day on the @sc.edu campus. Perfect time to soak up the 🌞 and enjoy the moment. 🐔 #GamecockSocialWork #WellnessWalk

Our #COSW students are visiting Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine next week - a peaceful forest honoring Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken and a place to reflect on culture and connection. ⛩️ Follow along on their trip June 1 on our social channels! 🌎 #COSWAbroad #GlobalGamecocks

Such a beautiful May view outside of @uofsccosw.bsky.social 🌞

Time for my annual blog post on 15 Job Search Lessons for MSWs @spcummings.bsky.social @profmattdecarlo.bsky.social @cswe.bsky.social @naswil.bsky.social @naswtx.bsky.social

BIG NEWS! 🎉 Through our partnership with the National Kidney Registry, we have just reached our 200th living kidney donation! Are you interested in living donation? Learn more about giving the gift of life: www.kidney.org/transplantat...

Here's a new website for #mentalhealth resources created by students Morgan Ross and Izzy Pyle - it’s help for social work alumni, students, therapists and anyone interested in improving mental health. Take a look! bit.ly/44KqH3L #socialwork #MSW

Adding psychosocial context dramatically improved prediction accuracy across all pain phenotypes. 🧬 + 📋 = 🔍 This synergy paints a richer picture of pain vulnerability and brings us closer to personalized pain care.

🔥 Most important paper I've read all year🔥 👉 Injury/disease doesn't reliably predict pain 👉 Biomarkers alone can't explain pain 👉 PSYCHOSOCIAL factors reliably determine chronic pain 👉 Painful conditions can be predicted from the SYNERGY btwn bio + psychosocial factors www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So excited to meet so many future #MSW #Gamecocks today at the University of South Carolina College of Social Work MSW open house!!! #SocialWorkEd. We all look forward to working with you and seeing the amazing things that you will do. @usocialwork.bsky.social

Faculty member Aidyn Iachini is helping workplaces ease stress and support employee well-being. She shares her expertise during #MentalHealthMonth in the Greenville Business Magazine: bit.ly/4jY8kNv @uscresearch.bsky.social #MentalHealthAwareness #SocialWork

COSW summer lunches are back! 🥪Join us at McCutcheon Garden Grill on the #Horseshoe every Tuesday starting next week for good food and great conversation. All are welcome! 😎#socialwork #HorseshoeOpenHouse

If you're registered for MUSC's virtual 2025 Social Work Conference, don't miss our faculty and student experts Stephanie Hunter and Kathryn McGrady as they discuss juvenile justice and the courts - tomorrow! bit.ly/44XWYo4 ⬇️#socialwork

Congratulations to all of the @sc.edu and @uofsccosw.bsky.social PhD graduates!! 🎓 🎉 #SocialWorkEd

So proud of Dr. Julisa Tindall !!! It has been such a pleasure working with her since she started the @sc.edu @uofsccosw.bsky.social doctoral program. Congratulations!! 🎓 🎉 🙌 #SocialWorkEd

MSW intern Jada Harrison co-presented a trauma-informed practice training for PALSS staff alongside her field instructor, alumna Krystle Holmes-Gay, through Prisma Health’s Supportive Housing Services. Her session featured interactive self-care activities for service providers. 💹#socialworkGamecocks

Congratulations to alumna Meg Wallace - she's a co-author of a new book on #trauma, loss and treatment. Here's a look: bit.ly/4lP2rn3 #socialwork #Gamecockalumni

Two #BSW students and a current @sc.edu student (faculty member Mike Ottone's son) presented their research at Discover USC. We're proud to see social work and all #Gamecock scholarship on display. 🌟#socialworkresearch #USCHealthSciences

The illegal kidney transplant trade continues Now centered in Kenya, with donors from Africa, Azerbaijan and elsewhere Recipients from Western Europe, Russia, and other places www.spiegel.de/internationa... With an Indian in the center #NephSky #PublicHealth h/t @jbrianbyrd.bsky.social

💭 Got a great case study, program, or insight to share? Let's get it published! Join us 4/29 @ 12 PM ET for a webinar on how YOU can contribute to the field through publishing. 🔗 Save your spot: bit.ly/443J7Mz #MedEd #NephTwitter #ProfessionalDevelopment

Such a fun night at the @uofsccosw.bsky.social !!

Our Greenville #MSW cohort wrapped up the semester with a special gathering featuring Dean @teribrowne.bsky.social. It was a great way to connect and celebrate the end of the term.🎉#socialwork

Happy Dyngus Day!!