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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March 13, 2023
Paul Berg, PhD [GRS'52], Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of genetic engineering, who earned his PhD in biochemistry from Western Reserve University in 1952, died last month.
Berg became the university’s first Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1980 when he was awarded the prize “for his fu...
March 13, 2023
WEWS: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the recent surge in juveniles charged with murder—along with those killed—compared with past years in Cuyahoga County.
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March 10, 2023
Ann Nguyen, assistant professor, received a new grant funded by the Research Centers Collaborative Network from a parent grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH). This is a two-year grant, totaling $50,000. She is the principal investigator on the grant, alongside co-principal investigator H...
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March 10, 2023
Ann Nguyen, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, received a new grant funded by the Research Centers Collaborative Network from a parent grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH). This is a two-year grant, totaling $50,000. She is the pr...
March 08, 2023
Assistant Professor Marjorie N. Edguer will be the new director of the Mandel School's School Social Work program, succeeding Senior Instructor Emerita Sarah S. Andrews, whose guidance and dedication helped build the program many years ago.
Edguer has experience as a school social worker, as well a...
March 08, 2023
Mandel School adjunct professor Jocelyn Rosnick wrote an op-ed for cleveland.com titled, Working together to protect reproductive health care rights in Ohio. Rosnick teaches SASS 512: Legislative and Political Process and is the policy director for the ACLU of Ohio.
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March 08, 2023
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can learn how careers in social work are making a difference in society with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Impact Talk series in March.
Dana Prince, associate professor at the Mandel School, will presen...
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March 06, 2023
Funds to support new education and research programs that integrate humanities more deeply with science and engineering studies
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) today announced a $2 million commitment from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation to support a new initiative at CWRU that ...
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March 03, 2023
Medium: Jennifer A. King, assistant professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, said meaningful breaks between meetings can make all the difference. “The 2023 version of Zoom fatigue, which occurs in the absence of breaks, finds us even more unfocused and stressed,” she said.
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March 01, 2023
Social Work Month is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work. This year's theme is Social Work Breaks Barriers.
Throughout March, take some time to learn more about the many positive contributions of the profession, and use the items in the official NASW toolkit to celebrate all the...