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Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields

Penn Today highlights SP2 Dean Sara S. Bachman’s participation in a Climate Week at Penn panel alongside deans and leaders from Penn’s four other health schools.

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Working to understand & prevent intimate partner violence: A Q&A with Assistant Professor Millan AbiNader

A long-time advocate for survivors of gender-based violence, Millan AbiNader, MSW, PhD, is a mixed-methods researcher and macro social worker who seeks to understand how systems and communities affect individuals’ experiences of gender-based violence. AbiNader began working as a victim services advocate as a college student and aims to stay connected to those roots as she leads research that supports survivor healing and perpetrator change.  

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PhD in Social Welfare Program waives GRE requirement

The PhD in Social Welfare Program at SP2 no longer requires Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores as part of its application process as of Fall 2023, following discussion and a vote by the School’s faculty.