Transportation isn’t just logistics—it’s essential to dialysis care.

Read the new Journal of Nephrology Social Work article:
“It’s Part of Dialysis”: Lived Experiences of Transportation Challenges Among Patients and Staff in In-Center Hemodialysis

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

Columbia veterans urge caution with New Year’s fireworks celebrations Bright bursts will light the New Year sky on Wednesday night, but for thousands of local veterans, the celebrations could trigger painful combat memories.

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

Social Work students posing

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!

Also a terrific opportunity to see Avi Gillespie again! His work on social networks and kidney transplant access is so important.

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

Growing Native - Columbia Metropolitan Magazine The front yard of Terry Wolfer’s Cottontown home does not resemble the typical suburban landscape, one of well-manicured lawns with…

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.

Ashton Petta, COSW alumna, Washington, DC

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

A nephrologist gives a kidney, receives hope Last winter, I donated my kidney to a stranger. As a nephrologist, I see people every day who need a gently used kidney, and having two myself, I could not see fit to hold on to both. The experience ...

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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

No man is an island Anton Gunn looks to pay it forward

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

Designing a Patient-Centered Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Equitable Access to Kidney Transplantation across Health Systems: The STEPS Study Abstract. In the United States, health inequities persist in the management of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease, including unequal acces

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

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Kidney dialysis industry accused of maximizing profits over patients The great majority of patients requiring kidney dialysis in the U.S. are treated in outpatient clinics almost all run by for-profit corporations which, critics say, prioritize company profits over pat...

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

Q&A: Eating during dialysis — is it safe? Eating during hemodialysis is not often talked about in nephrology. Some clinics deter the practice due to safety and hygiene issues, but others may promote it. Emerging research may signal a shift in...

Love the patient-centered approach to this question!

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