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Teamwork, service and the social good
University-wide course pairs social work and health sciences students for service-learning projects with local nonprofits Each week, more than 500 health sciences and social work students at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø gather to learn how to work together—all while benefiting the community. T...
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You’ve seen the hats, but how much do you actually know about the Kentucky Derby?
The Kentucky Derby is the longest continuously held sporting event in the United States, with the first event being held in 1875—but chances are you don’t know much about it beyond its fanfare. The 2023 Kentucky Derby—taking place May 6 in Louisville, Kentucky—is the 149th renewal of the horse race...
A new First Year
With a new executive director and $4.9 million state grant, First Year Cleveland joins the Mandel School to continue its fight against infant mortality As she entered the second trimester of an unplanned first pregnancy, 21-year-old Rachel Ashew was scared. She had no insurance and was unsure where...
Student Spotlight: Pranit Lanjewar
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Health and Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Field Education Organization: St. Herman House FOCUS in Cleveland, Ohio — recognized as one of the Mandel School's 2023 Outstanding Field Organizations! Be...
MetroHealth approves year-old meeting minutes from timeframe of search for the successor to CEO Dr. Akram Boutros
cleveland.com: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a move by the MetroHealth System board to approve minutes from five committee meetings that happened months ago after issues were raise...
PhD student Duncan Mayer writes about child maltreatment
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently penned two articles about child maltreatment using Cuyahoga County data. The first article, published in Social Currents, explored the role nonprofit organizations have in the spatial distr...
PhD student Carina Montoya to participate in a Summer Research Institute
Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Mandel School, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect’s 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to participate in the institute, which will be held June 1–6. Le...
Why is there a life expectancy disparity in Greater Cincinnati?
Cincinnati Enquirer (subscription required): David Miller, associate dean for academic affairs, said health disparities break down along both racial and geographic lines. Read the article...
April 2023 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this months newsletter: Day of Giving update Alumna to deliver diploma ceremony address Alumni awards Student accomplishments Upcoming Events and CEU Opportunities Student Spotlight Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Development Opportunities Read the April 2...
What comes next legally after Jayland Walker grand jury decision? ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø expert discusses
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was j...