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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.

Recent News

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New biophysics program partners with U.S. Air Force to develop biosensors for stress and fatigue
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…
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Meconium may provide clues to fetal-alcohol exposure, forecast behavioral issues later in childhood
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…
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Spartan Showcase: Tyrone Hamler
Program: Mandel School PhD candidate For individuals with kidney disease, navigating treatment can take a physical and psychological toll. But patients don’t have to go through it alone. While working at a dialysis center, Tyrone C. Hamler saw firsthand the impact social workers could have in…
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Spartan Showcase: Tyrone C. Hamler
Program: Mandel School PhD candidate For individuals with kidney disease, navigating treatment can take a physical and psychological toll. But patients don't have to go through it alone. While working at a dialysis center, Tyrone C. Hamler saw firsthand the impact social workers could have in…
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Recommended Reading: Status of Cancer Care at Network Sites of the Nation’s Academic Cancer Centers
Led by cancer center directors and chief medical officers, the American Association of Cancer Institutes (AACI) initiated a mixed-methods survey of the status of cancer care across cancer center networks, results of which have been recently published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive…
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Commentary: New US guidelines expand lung cancer screening
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has published updated recommendations addressing eligibility for lung cancer screening with a low-radiation dose chest CT scan. The current recommendations update those published at the end of 2013. The age limits have been expanded to age 50-80…
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Mandel Foundation awards challenge grant to support scholarship campaign honoring retiring dean
As Grover “Cleve” Gilmore prepares for retirement as dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, the Mandel Foundation is recognizing his accomplishments through a $250,000 challenge grant to the Dean Grover “Cleve” Gilmore Scholarship Campaign at Case Western…
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Begun Center’s Ivette Noriega researches PTSD in Colombian youth
Ivette Noriega, a postdoctoral scholar at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-wrote an article titled “Emotional memory processing in post-traumatic stress disorder affected Colombian youth.” The piece was published in the International Journal of Psychology. In…
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Begun Center’s Jane Timmons-Mitchell co-authors piece published in Epilepsy and Behavior
Jane Timmons-Mitchell, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-authored a piece titled “Screening for suicidality and its relation to undiagnosed psychiatric comorbidities in children and youth with epilepsy.” The article was published in the…
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Begun Center’s Mark S. Fleisher contributes to book on James F. Short Jr.
Mark S. Fleisher, research professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, had a chapter published in the book Social Bridges and Contexts in Criminology and Sociology: Reflections on the Intellectual Legacy of James F. Short, Jr. Fleisher’s chapter, titled “Social…