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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April 28, 2023
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Mandel School, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect’s 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to participate in the institute, which will be held June…
April 28, 2023
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect's 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to…
April 27, 2023
Cincinnati Enquirer (subscription required): David Miller, associate dean for academic affairs, said health disparities break down along both racial and geographic lines. Read the article
April 24, 2023
In this months newsletter: Day of Giving update Alumna to deliver diploma ceremony address Alumni awards Student accomplishments Upcoming Events and CEU Opportunities Student Spotlight Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Development Opportunities Read the April…
April 21, 2023
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was…
April 21, 2023
The University Center on Aging and Health at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing selected Piper Sereno, a student in the Master of Social Work program, for the 2023 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in…
April 20, 2023
Associate Professor Megan R. Holmes has been promoted to full professor effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Holmes earned her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the Mandel School faculty as an assistant professor in 2012. She was promoted to associate professor with…
April 18, 2023
On April 17 and 18, Professor Agnieszka Naumiuk from the University of Warsaw visited the Mandel School and Cleveland. A Fulbright Scholar, she is researching the life of Jane Addams and how the issues acknowledged by Addams are part of social work practice today. While in Cleveland, she was the…
April 18, 2023
Nobel Laureates: Ferid Murad earned both his MD and PhD degrees in 1965 from the school. He was part of a team awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998—“for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system.” Alumnus Alfred Gilman…
April 17, 2023
Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas will retire effective June 30, 2023. She has devoted 35 years of exceptional scholarship, teaching and service to the Mandel School, Case Western Reserve University and the academy. Dr. Farkas has made significant scholarly contributions to the areas of…