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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April 09, 2021
Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, was featured by Children and Screens as one of many leading figures in the fields of public health, education, psychology and parenting to weigh in with their suggestions on the best ways to address violent me...
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April 05, 2021
New initiative supporting children’s behavioral health programs to be part of university’s Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
A new, multi-million-dollar statewide effort to transform adolescent behavioral health programs and agencies will be housed at Case Western Reserve...
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April 02, 2021
Jennifer King, an assistant professor and assistant director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, weighed in on the one-year mark of COVID-19 pandemic in a piece published by Medium.
Her article, titled “A Year Later, The Bod...
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March 31, 2021
Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences virtually for a memorable evening honoring Dean Grover “Cleve” Gilmore to celebrate his legacy of accomplishments and friendships made over the years.
This event will be held Thursday, May 6, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
In recog...
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March 26, 2021
Program/Major: Duel-degree Master of Science in Social Administration (MSSA) and Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) Candidate
Expected Graduation: December 2021
As an undergraduate student studying broadcast journalism at the Communication University of China, Nanguang College, Yixi Ren didn’t...
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March 26, 2021
To support strong collaboration between Federal research agencies, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made every effort to align the Biographical Sketch (Biosketch), Other Support format page, and Application Form Instructions with the guidance issued by the Office of Science and Technology...
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March 26, 2021
Vaishali Deo, who recently joined the Begun Center as a research associate, co-authored an article on 2016 fentanyl and heroin overdose deaths, comparing them to previously studied heroin-associated fatalities from 2012.
The piece, published in the <em>Journal of Forensic Sciences</em> and titled ...
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March 26, 2021
The Center for Innovative Practices’ Bobbi Beale, a senior consultant and trainer, and Richard Shepler, director, contributed to an informational video series produced by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities as part of the Supporting Youth with Intensive and Complex Needs online trainin...
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March 25, 2021
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have established the Case Center for Biomarker Structure and Integration for Sensors (BioSIS), a program to advance biosensor technologies using biophysical techniques to understand and improve sensing of markers of stress and fat...
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March 25, 2021
Newborn babies with indicators of alcohol in their stool are more likely to face behavioral difficulties later in childhood, according to new study from a team of multi-disciplinary researchers at Case Western Reserve University.
The research, published recently in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol D...