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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August 04, 2023
Are you ready to take your fundraising skills to new heights and achieve increased levels of funding for your organization? Consider pursuing the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences’ Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising. Members of the Case Western Reserve…
August 02, 2023
Nutrition plays a vital role in health—particularly in the prevention and management of chronic conditions. Guidelines like those in the widely known MyPlate model created by the US. Department of Agriculture can help people understand the types of foods they should eat, but it can be challenging…
August 02, 2023
Nutrition plays a vital role in health—particularly in the prevention and management of chronic conditions. Guidelines like those in the widely known MyPlate model created by the US. Department of Agriculture can help people understand the types of foods they should eat, but it can be challenging…
July 31, 2023
School of Medicine Pharmacology student Jacqueline Plau has earned a Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery from the PhRMA Foundation. The award includes $25,000 per year in stipend support for promising students in the advanced stages of training and thesis research in drug discovery. Plau, who…
July 27, 2023
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Adult Mental Health Name of Summer Job/Organization: Open Sky Wilderness Therapy and Restorative Solutions, both in Colorado When considering how he’d spend his summer, Seth Rose found two opportunities related to his…
July 27, 2023
The summer break from classes offers college students an opportunity to learn more about their fields of interest, gain practical experiences and create connections that may lead to job offers after graduation. Case Western Reserve students are using this time to explore roles as diverse as…
July 26, 2023
Restore the help for Ohio’s most vulnerable cut from DeWine’s budget proposal: Angela Newman-White cleveland.com (subscription required): Angela Newman-White, executive director of First Year Cleveland at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said Cuyahoga County’s…
July 24, 2023
WEWS: Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the recent surge of gun violence in the City of Cleveland, noting that it can all be traced to the amount of guns available. “If you get into a dispute and you think somebody else has a gun…
July 18, 2023
Signal Cleveland: Southeast Human Service Center is a behavioral health treatment clinic in Fargo, North Dakota. In the early 2000s, the staff was seeing more clients with both severe mental health and substance abuse issues. Many were dying. In 2006, they reached out to a center within Case…
July 14, 2023
The Sound of Ideas: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, discussed the effort to transform the City of Cleveland’s 22 recreation centers into places that provide mental health support to youth dealing with trauma. Her interview begins at…