Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
At Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, equity, innovation and transformation are more than just values—they’re deeply embedded in all of the research and work we do, and the news we make. Stay up to date on how students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Mandel School are tackling mental health challenges, addressing inequalities, leading community transformation and more.
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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a…
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November 06, 2012
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a way to create three-dimensional maps of the stress that circulating blood places on the developing heart in an animal model—a key to understanding triggers of heart defects.
The team has begun testing the technology to uncover how alcohol,...
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November 06, 2012
Leon Gabinet, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, recently had an article accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of The Journal of Taxation Investments.
His article is titled "Registered Domestic Partners and the Tax Ownership of Property: Poe v. Seaborn Still Matters, But it Shouldn't."...
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November 05, 2012
Next month, the Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative will host a half-day symposium titled “So You Want To Do Comparative Effectiveness Research? The Nuts and Bolts of CER.”
The symposium will help physicians, biomedical researchers, nurses, case managers and more identify strategies to e...
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November 05, 2012
On Nov. 5, the Case Western Reserve Law Review broke new ground with the digital pre-release of the first issue of this year’s review, volume 63. The new volume is redesigned from the ground up to support tablet reading and uses a font designed by alumnus Donald Knuth (CIT '60; GRS '60 mathematics)....
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November 05, 2012
SOURCE (Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors) will host two information sessions this month, providing tips on earning research positions.
The sessions, titled “How to Find an Undergraduate Research Position,” will take place Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. in AW Smith Building 329 and Nov...
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November 05, 2012
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host “The Morning After,” a discussion about the impact of the national election on local governments, nonprofit organizations and the people.
Terry Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor, will moderate the panel. Paneli...
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November 05, 2012
The Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution will present the Elmer F. and Ellen Law Burwig Lecture Nov. 8 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the law school’s moot courtroom.
This year’s topic is “Mass Incarceration, Retributive Justice and the Penal Substitution Doctrine of the...
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November 05, 2012
In the early 21st century, speculative fiction’s genres and subgenres are bursting their boundaries and flooding mainstream and young adult literature: Science fiction. High fantasy. Cyberpunk, steampunk, sword and sorcery. Why this contemporary boom in alternate narrative worlds? Why deep space and...
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November 05, 2012
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History made its own history 25 years ago when it was launched as the first modern encyclopedic-style reference book to chronicle a detailed history of a major U.S. city.
A quarter-century later, the encyclopedia still serves as an invaluable one-stop tool and crash co...
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November 04, 2012
Eric Baer, Distinguished University Professor and Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering, recently was named an honorary professor of Beijing University for Chemical Technology (BUCT), a distinction considered the university’s highest academic honor.
The university recognized Baer f...