Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
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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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October 03, 2022
Inside this issue:
Coulton Retirement Celebration Recap
Register for Mandel School Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Events
Upcoming Events & CEU Opportunities
Media Mentions and Publications
Student Spotlights
Alumni News
Employment and Career Development Opportunities
Read the September 20...
September 30, 2022
Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity and assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, weighed in on the stress and anxiety some experience in the fall.
“Autumn anxiety is a term that describes the increase in worry, fear, a...
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September 30, 2022
Jennifer King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity and assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, weighed in on the stress and anxiety some experience in the fall.
“Autumn anxiety is a term that describes the increase in worry, fear, a...
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September 30, 2022
Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, wrote a comprehensive public health approach to curbing gun violence in America, based on scientific evidence and his decades of researc...
September 29, 2022
Dan Flannery shares suggestions for preventing gun violence in OpEd for "Crain’s Cleveland Business"
Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, wrote a comprehensive public health approach to curbing gun violence in America, based on scientific evidence and his decades of researching the issue.
Crain’s C...
September 28, 2022
Freshwater Cleveland: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the ongoing need to address continued concentrated poverty and racial segregation on Cleveland’s East Side, weighing in on the HUD-funded Woodhi...
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September 27, 2022
New Case Western Reserve University study suggests it just might
Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it’s generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone’s chasing a wo...
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September 27, 2022
Hunger forces families in every community across the United States to make impossible choices. That is, according to Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the country.
Rob Fischer
To educate the public about hunger and encourage them to take action, the organization has de...
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September 27, 2022
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to a City Club of Cleveland forum titled “It Takes a Village: Improving Black Infant and Maternal Health” Friday, Oct. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 850 Euclid Ave.
This forum will take a look at the disproportionately high mat...
September 26, 2022
Ohio Capital Journal: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said the increase in drug overdoses was likely driven by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or carfentanyl that are increasingly prevalen...