ʻOhana Day 2018
Congratulations to the BSWO, GSO & Nu Sigma Phi Alpha organizations for a successful ʻOhana Day at Magic Island. It was so nice to see many of our students who…
UH Center on Aging recently hosted visiting colleague, Kohei Kajiwara, PhD
UH Center on Aging recently hosted visiting colleague, Kohei Kajiwara, PhD, faculty member of Hiroshima University, Japan. During his 10-day visit, Dr. Kajiwara presented on aging in Japan and his…
Gartley Hall Naming Opportunity
For more information contact: Theresa Kreif Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health E-mail: kreif@hawaii.edu Phone: 808-956-6120 Fax: 808-956-5964 Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health Gartley Hall Naming Opportunity…
MBT SSW Professor featured in CNN.com Article
Assistant Professor Christabel Cheung shares her personal and professional research experience with CNN.com "Today, Cheung calls herself an "embodied researcher": essentially, a researcher who is also a cancer patient. "I'm…
Ito Family Foundation Scholarship Awardees AY 2017-2018
MSW students, Jasmin Chang and Paul Richard "Malu" Cassiday III were this year's recipients of the Gordon and June Ito Foundation Scholarship for Social Work. They were honored at the…
Pizza with Professionals
Kathleen Rhoads Merriam, LSW (Class of 2012) was a guest panelist at the "Pizza with Professionals" event coordinated through the Mānoa Sophomore Experience (Office of Undergraduate Education) on October 29,…
MBTSSW Professor Apointed to State’s Elderly Affairs Policy Board
Governor David Ige has appointed Dr. Colette Browne to the State's Policy Board for Elderly Affairs. Previously, Dr. Browne was a gubernatorial appointee by Governors Ariyoshi, Waihee, and Cayetano. The…
PhD Student Successfully Defends Dissertation
Vijaya Perumal successfully defended her final oral examination titled "Gender, Perceived Health Status, and Social Support Amongst Oahu's Homeless" on November 21, 2017. The Chair of her committee was Dr.…
MBTSSW 80th Anniversary Gala
On Friday, October 28, 2016 the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work held their 80th Anniversary Gala at the Japanese Cultural Center, Mānoa Grand Ballroom. The Gala honored Clorinda…
Myron B. Thompson Reorganization: Department of Social Work, Office of Public Health Studies, Center on Aging
Effective July 1, 2016, the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work (MBT SSW) has been reorganized and is now home to the Department of Social Work, the Office of…