Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

An accomplished scholar and a trailblazer in academia, the Mandel School’s new dean, Dexter Voisin, works to build consensus and bridges With a last name that literally means “neighbor” in French, it’s of little surprise that fostering community is among Dexter Voisin’s highest priorities as dean o...

Breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients, according to two new studies from researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. People with these diseases are often more susceptib...

On Point With Alex Pierson: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the key differences between the U.S. and Canada regarding gun violence. “It’s abhorrent that gun violence and the carnage in the United States has become normalized,” h...

The condition, known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), can result in severe brain damage, which is why researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) are studying the condition to evaluate how HIE i...

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences celebrated the graduation of its Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO), and PhD in Social Welfare students on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The master's degree ceremony took place in-person at the Maltz Perf...

Data support PSA screening, particularly in Black men, for whom there is a shortage of clinical trial evidence Prostate-cancer screening based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood was introduced—and readily adopted—in the United States around the late 1980s. But this screening me...

In honor of commencement this weekend, we're spotlighting some of our graduating students. Read more about MSW candidate Gabriela Leskur below. Class Year: May 2022 Program/Major: Master of Social Work with a concentration in Direct Practice with Adults Hometown: Euclid, OH Before beginning at t...

As commencement quickly draws near, we're spotlighting some of our graduating students. Read more about Ibukunoluwa "Ibukun" Ode-Martins, MSSA/MNO candidate, below. Class Year: May 2022 Program/Major: Master of Science in Social Administration and Master of Nonprofit Organizations As a social wor...

Science News Explores: Laura Voith, assistant professor, and Erika Kura, a dual degree social work and public health student, offered up some pointers to help teenagers who are dating to identify signs of trouble and when it’s time to seek outside help. Read the article...

Dr. Claudia J. Coulton, the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research and Social Change and Distinguished University Professor, will retire on June 30, 2022. Dr. Coulton joined Case Western Reserve University as an assistant professor in 1978 and has since distinguished herself as an important ...