Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finds those who received the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are less likely to experience “breakthrough” COVID-19 cases, compared to recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine. Rong Xu A vaccine breakthrough infe...

Case Western Reserve University researchers find coping with stress, discrimination by working harder doesn’t pay off—mentally or physically According to late-1800s folklore, Black American railroad worker John Henry endured a contest that would tax his strength enough to kill him. The legend goes...

Helping Cleveland’s residents and neighborhoods thrive Partnering to propel a neighborhood’s renewal Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood sits just a mile southwest of Case Western Reserve’s campus, but to Debbie Wilber, it feels like “a world away.” After...

Case Western Reserve University researchers to use acting method, wellness strategies for teens with anxiety issues; supported by National Endowment for the Arts Behavioral research at Case Western Reserve University, which aims to help teens overcome anxiety by blending the power of established we...

National Science Foundation grant funds Case Western Reserve University-led team seeking to modernize industry as key to helping surrounding neighborhoods Case Western Reserve University engineers, computer scientists and social scientists are leading a project to help modernize small- and medium-s...

Interactive online dashboard goes live, highlighting progress of public-private Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition partnership When Cleveland City Council passed the Lead Safe Cleveland ordinance in 2019—landmark legislation resulting from data showing the toxic heavy metal was poisoning the city’s yout...

The annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2022 Conference is taking place this year from Jan. 12–16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. and online. It will feature social work education presentations, an exhibit hall and networking opportunities. Themed Social Work Science for Racial, Social and...

Building Hope and Community Some residents in a severely distressed and isolated 1930s-era public housing complex on Cleveland’s east side live without shower stalls or reliable heat. Greenery is scarce, as are washers and dryers—just three of each for 487 units. But now a $35 million federal gran...

Dear Colleagues, As we begin the new year, I have been reflecting on some insights Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the past 12 years, shared during a recent interview with NPR about his frustration with tribalism and its impact on understanding and accepti...

Launched by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) in 2016, the Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) are 13 groundbreaking initiatives meant to champion social progress that is powered by science. They are a call-to-action for those within and outside the profession of so...