Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences
November 03, 2022
Fox 8 News: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed safeguards for parents looking to keep an eye on their children’s safety online. “There are apps out there that can put controls on your…
November 02, 2022
The Hill: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a new study that found lead exposure from speedways hurt academic performance at area schools. “It’s a very clever natural experiment,” he…
November 02, 2022
Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years? …
November 01, 2022
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion at the Mandel School and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Fletcher is one of 20…
October 31, 2022
The spooky season is upon us, and with it comes mounds of chocolate, horror movie marathons and imaginative costumes. But, where did some of these Halloween traditions even come from? The Daily wanted answers—and found them through Timothy Beal, a Distinguished University Professor and the…
October 27, 2022
Last month, Jennifer King, assistant professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently appeared on a podcast. On the 654th episode of The Trauma Therapist Podcast, hosted by Guy Macpherson, King…
October 26, 2022
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the nationwide staffing shortage police departments are facing. Read the article
October 25, 2022
The Washington Post: Dexter Voisin, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean of Applied Social Sciences, said cryobanks have to contend with a legacy of mistrust in the healthcare system among Black men, due “in part because of Tuskegee and other atrocities that have happened in the medical system,…
October 24, 2022
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the shortage of workers in the mental health industry in Ohio. “We've seen a significant increase with people reaching out for mental health…
October 21, 2022
Class Year: 2023 Degree Program: Master of Social Work Concentration: Mental Health with Adults + Community Practice for Social Change Jessica Murgel left behind a city she loved and a full-time development and communications job to attend APP. She had been…