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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January 06, 2020
Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research from ϳԹ
Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He’s been linked to raping six women—...
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December 20, 2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, to the new School Safety Working Group.
The working group was created as part of the new Ohio School Safety Center. The gro...
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December 18, 2019
Designed in response to high exposure rates, new screening measure expected to be implemented nationally
One in five children in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are either exposed to, or are victims of, violence and trauma, according to a new study from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied S...
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December 13, 2019
An article co-authored by Mark S. Fleisher, research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was published in the Journal of Black Studies. Titled, “Historical Roots of Chicago’s Contemporary Violence: An Interpretation of Chicago’s Early Sociologists’ Text...
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December 13, 2019
For generations, Megan Holmes’ family has passed down the tradition of giving children pajamas from Mrs. Claus on Christmas Eve. But last year, when her 5-year-old son asked who “Jammie Claus” was, Holmes, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, k...
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December 12, 2019
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is accepting applications now for a nine-month certificate program that brings together area institutions and community partners to work toward sustained and effective community engagement.
Running from January to September 2020, ...
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December 09, 2019
ϳԹ research examines virtual role-playing to address student mental health, suicide
Aside from car crashes, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Ohio alo...
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December 05, 2019
Karen Rosenberg, an alumna of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently returned from organizing a diabetes clinic in Yucatán, Mexico. There, she led a team of bilingual social workers, nurses, nutritionists and allied health professionals from the United States,...
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November 25, 2019
In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers and court officials will establish new docket to address high-risk cases
According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four women and one in seven men in the United States will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
The numbers in N...
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November 19, 2019
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Office of International Education Programs and Office of International Affairs and the LINK (Local InterNational Konnection) student group will host a special discussion in celebration of International Education Week titled “Menta...