UALR hosts Arkansas Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

The keynote address of the 13th annual Arkansas Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect will be given by the mother of Morgan Nick, one of the most well-known missing person’s cases in Arkansas history.

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Scholarship named for longtime UALR professor Mark Krain

Anonymous donation funds endowed scholarship for UALR social work students

Mark Krain spent more than four decades as a dedicated college professor teaching students how to prepare for a successful life and career.

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UALR social work grad program ranked 10th in nation

The graduate program in social work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been ranked 10th in the nation by an educational research group.

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UALR hosts MidSOUTH conference for Integrated Behavioral Health Studies

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Social Work will host the 44th annual MidSOUTH Summer Conference for Integrated Behavioral Health Studies Wednesday June 8-10 in the Donaghey Student Center.

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Maria Carvalhaes sits in a circle with the participants of her mindfulness class.

UALR grad student helps others by teaching mindfulness

Since an early age, Maria Carvalhaes has always been concerned with helping those from underprivileged communities.

A native of Brazil, Carvalhaes started helping poor communities in her country at 16. Initially, she thought becoming a nurse was her path, but Carvalhaes realized it wasn’t for her.

“I wanted to help people in a more therapeutic way, so that is why I decided to do social work,” she said.

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