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October 05, 2022
Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, will give a presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics' National Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. PDT, ...
September 29, 2022
Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, wrote a comprehensive public health approach to curbing gun violence in America, based on scientific evidence and his decades of researching the issue.
Crain’s C...
September 26, 2022
Ohio Capital Journal: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said the increase in drug overdoses was likely driven by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or carfentanyl that are increasingly prevalen...
September 06, 2022
WEWS: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed a surge in gun violence among Cleveland’s youth—partly due to an overwhelming number of guns on the streets.
“It’s certainly been a more persi...

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August 29, 2022
Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Mandel School, effective immediately.
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court as their inaugural director of dive...
July 19, 2022
Los Angeles Times: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said sustained help is essential to victims and their families in the months and years following mass shootings.
“It’s the attention [shoot...
July 14, 2022
Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the necessity of developing an action plan to eradicate gun violence in an article published in Keeping Students Safe and Helping Them Thrive, an edu...
July 08, 2022
Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-wrote an op-ed regarding policies he said have failed and undermined Ohio’s juvenile justice system, making communities less safe.
Titled “Mandatory bindov...
June 30, 2022
Healthline: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the 30% increase in unintentional fatal shootings by children compared to 2019. “More young people are carrying guns, guns are more easil...
June 03, 2022
CNN: Ed Dabkowski, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the police response in the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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