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WKYC: Angela Newman-White discussed her new role as the executive director of First Year Cleveland, now housed within the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The organization was formed in 2015 to help address Cuyahoga County’s concerning infant mortality rate—one of…

The Land: Mark Chupp, associate professor and founding director of the Community Innovation Network, and Julian Rogers, assistant vice president for local government and community relations, discussed the university’s plans to renovate a long-vacant historic property on Wade Park Avenue near…

Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Professor in Social Work Practice, and Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were elected to the 2023 class of fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR fellows are members who have…

In the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve, PhD student Victoria Laney isn’t only working on research to help make cancer detection more accessible. She’s also offering mentorship for other women in STEM, one of countless women across the university to share her talents in…

CBS News: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed initiatives aimed at assisting low-income residents get into affordable housing. “I would be most concerned about the transition in services for residents…

Upon visiting the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to explore the new interactive exhibit featuring local activist and civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., you might not realize how the exhibit is connected to ÃÛÌÒAPP. But this connection helped facilitate one of the…

Jaylin Crumb is nearing the completion of her Master of Social Work degree from ÃÛÌÒAPP—but she’s never stepped foot on campus. In fact, she’s never even been to Cleveland. On track to graduate in August from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social…

Jaylin Crumb is nearing the completion of her Master of Social Work degree from ÃÛÌÒAPP—but she’s never stepped foot on campus. In fact, she’s never even been to Cleveland.  On track to graduate in August from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social…

Analysis from the school’s Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation aims to assist HFLA of Northeast Ohio in enhancing lending practices When HFLA of Northeast Ohio began providing interest-free loans to low- to moderate-income residents almost 120 years ago, the lending institution…

cleveland.com (subscription required): Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, talked about the City of Cleveland’s efforts to proactively fight child lead-poisoning, noting that “as time passes,…