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The PhD in Social Welfare doctoral program's Arol Shack Dissertation Award was established through donations from friends and alumni of the program along with a matching gift from Gigi Nordquist. The fund honors the many years of work and dedication that Arol Shack devoted to the doctoral program,…

����APP scientists, artists collaborate to develop art algorithm that can distinguish different painters’ brush strokes “at the bristle level” A team of scientists and art historians at ����APP say they have used tools of artificial intelligence (AI)…

Class Year: 2023 Program Major: PhD in Social Welfare As a member of the International Student Advisory Council (ISAC), Hyunjune Lee is helping international students grow their sense of belonging at ����APP. Newly created this semester, ISAC strives to improve support…

Alumni and families give back to the Mandel School in gratitude for educational opportunities Five years ago, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences marked its centennial by unveiling an overhaul to its main building. Central to the updates: the welcoming, airy Noble…

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach and grow. This year’s APM is focused on "Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic and Environmental Justice" and will feature social…

Launched by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) in 2016, the Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) are groundbreaking initiatives meant to champion social progress that is powered by science. They are a call-to-action for those within and outside the profession of…

Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development and founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC), and Amy Khare, research director of NIMC, are co-editors on the recently published book What Works to Promote Inclusive, Equitable…

Class Year: 2022 Program Major: Master of Social Work (MSW) with a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice Katherine “Rinn'' Ramcke had yet to earn her bachelor’s degree when she began graduate study at the Jack, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. As an…

Case Western Reserve scientist investigates adaptation of ancient South American mammals that reveals contrarian changes and challenges evolutionary assumptions A ����APP scientist has found that certain prehistoric horse-like mammals in South America evolved differently…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Case School of Engineering, two of ����APP's top schools, have developed a Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact (DSSI). The certificate: Is intended to prepare students to navigate and…