Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences
September 11, 2024
cleveland.com (subscription required): Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said the decline in Cleveland’s crime rates is “generally good news.” What’s more, as the weather cools, he expects crime ...

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September 10, 2024
The News-Herald (subscription required): Mark Chupp, associate professor, discussed the positive impact of Euclid’s Neighbor Night, which brings Euclid residents together twice a month for meals and discussions, fostering community connections, understanding and collaborative problem-solving for loc...

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September 05, 2024
WEWS: Angela Newman-White, executive director of First Year Cleveland at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Lynette Hammond Gerido, assistant professor of bioethics at the School of Medicine, discussed an effort to increase diversity in clinical trials in north...

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September 04, 2024
First Year Cleveland is shifting the narrative on Black infant vitality with $9.4 million in funding
The beats of life heard on a monitor… An image of your baby seen on a screen… The first flutters in your belly…
These milestones can bring feelings of joy and anticipation for both a pregnant mother and her family. Yet, for some, the experience will be different. Although most families will experi...

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August 27, 2024
In Cuyahoga County, the stark reality of the opioid crisis is that most drug overdose victims die alone, with no one nearby to help.
A recent study, done in partnership with ϳԹ and Cuyahoga County, highlights the critical need for “targeted harm-reduction strategies” in...

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August 26, 2024
Lori Stokes presented the inaugural Change Leaders Keynote Address on Thursday, Aug. 15, to the Mandel School community during orientation week.
Stokes is a former award-winning journalist and news anchor at WNYW-Fox 5 News and WABC New York. She is the daughter of attorney, civil rights pioneer a...
August 16, 2024
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the juvenile justice process.
"I think people are concerned when young people are out doing these things and they're sort of doing them with imp...

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August 15, 2024
cleveland.com: David Miller, associate professor, weighed in on how community resources have contributed to a shift in prison demographics and crime trends, with rural counties accounting for a larger proportion of inmate populations.
“As more people have moved out of larger counties into suburban ...
August 14, 2024
Class Year: May 2025
Degree Program: MSW On-Campus
Concentration: Mental Health with Adults
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Summer Field Placement/Internship: Cleveland Leadership Center in Cleveland, Ohio
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August 12, 2024
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, explained that whether crime increases during disasters depends on how it’s measured and whether crimes are reported.
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